Technical seminar “Technology and Design: Transforming for Sustainability – Technology and Design: Transforming for Sustainability”

In order to create an opportunity for teachers and teachers to share and exchange information about technology and design, update new trends, and orient through more realistic perspectives from businesses, the afternoon of April 26. In 2022, UEH School of Technology and Design (CTD) organized an online seminar with the theme “Technology and Design: Technology and design: transforming for sustainability” with the participation of participants. The guest speakers were Lecturers of UEH School of Technology and Design, and representatives of the Alta Media Technology Company.

Following the success of the professional meeting in February and March, 2022, UEH School of Technology and Design held a professional seminar in April 2022 with the theme “Technology and Design: Transformation Technology and Design: Transforming for sustainability. The seminar received the attention, participation and comments of lecturers and officials not only in UEH School of Technology and Design but also received attention and suggestions from lecturers and students. of other member schools of UEH and Vinh Long Branch.

Speaking at the seminar, Dr. Bui Quang Hung – Vice President of UEH in charge of UEH School of Technology and Design shared: “Technology and Design are familiar and associated with each essential activity in daily life. And this professional talk, it will help to better understand what is Design, why Technology and Design go hand in hand, how it plays a role in work and life, in research and training. created to meet the needs of society, and especially the role of interdisciplinary integration in providing solutions to serve society.”

Dr. Bui Quang Hung gave the opening speech of the professional seminar

The seminar consisted of two parts: the first part was about sharing experiences and perspectives from experts and lecturers of UEH School of Technology and Design, representatives of Alta Media Technology Company; In the second part, after listening to the sharing of the speakers, the Lecturers and Officials will contribute to extensive discussions related to this field and share their views.

In the first part, Dr. Le Khanh Duy of the Institute of Smart and Interactive Cities shared the economic values of technological designs through 02 typical examples of the world’s leading furniture retailer – IKEA and Industrial Corporation. Apple technology, to show the economic value of the smallest technological designs – small details in products, in layout design, but can bring enormous value and competitive advantage business in the current digital age.

Dr. Le Khanh Duy shares about the economic value of technology designs with businesses through some typical examples.

The next part, Dr. Architects. To Kien shared his experiences while working and teaching, taking the first steps in establishing the Singapore School of Technology and Design (SUTD). Through his practical experience in teaching, he shared his perspectives, the breakthroughs that SUTD has made and is doing, as well as discussing how to teach through a specific classroom model example. while teaching at SUTD (Design Thinking – one of the typical and proud subjects of SUTD that all 1st year students study). He also emphasized and helped to understand better Design is a very broad topic, not only in tangible designs such as art, graphics, fashion,… but also invisible designs. such as activities, services,… In the era of Technology 4.0, the explosion of Technology will always be accompanied by the development of Design.

Dr. Architects. To Kien shared his experiences of teaching and working at SUTD (Singapore).

Besides, Business Representative of Alta Media Technology Company under Alta Group – Ms. Dinh Thi Tuyet Trinh – Resource Manager of Alta Group and Mr. Nguyen Viet Cuong – Director of Training and Program Development shared the projects. stickers that Alta Group has made has the application of Technology and Design. Thereby, you and your colleagues also shared the information you are interested in, which is the practical needs of businesses about resources and skills of students to practice and work in the future. future at Enterprise.

The representative of Alta media Technology Company presented and shared about the practical needs of the Enterprise.

After listening to the sharing of guest speakers and business representatives, the lecturers shared about the importance of applying the professional fields of Mathematics – Statistics, Business, Economics, etc. … in Technology and Design. At the exchange, Dr. Bui Quang Hung shared about the development vision of UEH School of Technology and Design, which is emphasizing on Technology-based Design, and using human thinking to come up with innovative solutions. creative, serving life and society. These are the challenges and prospects of UEH School of Technology and Design in shaping and developing future Technology and Design-related training programs.

The exchange and discussion part of the guest speakers and lecturers of the UEH School of Technology and Design.

Professional talk “Technology and Design: Transforming for sustainability” is a program in the series of professional activities of UEH School of Technology and Design in 2022. The seminar brought a lot of valuable information, helping to better understand the field of Technology and Design. The professional seminar has received many shares and comments from guest speakers, lecturers and officials. In the near future, UEH School of Technology and Design will organize professional sessions to discuss in more detail the issues surrounding the field of Technology and Design, and multi-disciplinary cooperation.

With the restructuring strategy to form a multidisciplinary and sustainable university, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City is constantly making efforts to focus and promote training and research activities in the direction of multi-disciplinary and bi-disciplinary, bringing practical knowledge values to contribute to the development process of economy and society. country association. At the same time, bringing UEH’s academic reputation to strong development in the world market, in the Top 100 Asia region by 2030.

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