Tsinghua University“Design+”Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
The competition relies on Tsinghua University's innovation and entrepreneurship education platform, integrates design thinking and future thinking, promotes cross-border innovation in art and technology, builds a "design +" innovation and entrepreneurship network platform, and explores new design values. The competition aims to inspire students' innovative spirit and initiative, explore new models of design innovation education, and cultivate strategic designers and chief design officers; at the same time, it promotes international exchanges among young entrepreneurial teams, establishes a platform to connect global innovation resources, and contributes young people's strength to solving global challenges. The competition is also committed to developing an innovative and entrepreneurial ecology of new productivity, cultivating leading design talents who can lead the global modernization process, and providing wisdom and motivation for promoting sustainable development.
Guidance unit: Design Education Committee of China Higher Education Society
Tsinghua University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Coordination Committee
Sponsor: Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Organizer: Tsinghua University Art and Technology Innovation Base
Supporting Unit: Tsinghua University Academic Affairs Office, Creative Industry Committee of China Chamber of International Commerce, Information and Interactive Design Committee of China Industrial Design Association, Beijing International Design Week Organizing Committee Office, Tsinghua University Cultural and Creative Development Research Institute
Co-organizers: Tsinghua Qingdao Art and Science Innovation Research Institute, Tsinghua University Milan Design Institute, Tsinghua iCenter, Tsinghua X-Lab, Tsinghua University Youth League Committee, Tsinghua Alumni Association, China University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Alliance, Tsinghua University Student Maker Space Association, Tsinghua University Student Entrepreneurship Association, Tsinghua University Student Metaverse Association, Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University Student Art Association, Tsinghua University Student Intangible Cultural Heritage Communication and Protection Association, TusStar, Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd., Zhiyouwo Industry Accelerator, Tsinghua University UK Alumni Association, China-UK Artificial Intelligence Association, UK Future Innovation Center
Track partners: BOE Yiyun Technology Co., Ltd., Jingzhou Traditional Crafts Workstation/Yangtze River Art and Engineering Vocational College, etc.
Competition Settings
The competition has three categories: the international special invitation track, the main track, and the industry proposition track. The main track includes the creative group and the entrepreneurial group, which aims to explore innovative opportunities in the future field through the integration of art and technology and create products and services with both social value and industrial value.
Requirements
Competition Theme:
The competition is themed on "Design Futures, Empower Youth" and explores innovative opportunities in areas such as future products and services, future spaces and environments, future arts and fashion, future health and well-being, future tourism and cultural creativity, future science popularization and education. By integrating future thinking and design innovation, and utilizing the means of fusion between art and technology, the competition aims to create innovative products and services that possess both social significance and industrial value. The competition will focus on new industries, new models, and new momentum driven by design innovation, with an emphasis on cultivating and selecting strategic designers and chief design officers capable of leading the future.
Requirements for presentation of works:
Contestants need to complete the work design work in the preliminary stage and form a complete innovative solution with 3D renderings and display video or prototype. The works should show future foresight, art, humanities, and future lifestyles influenced by new technologies. Teams that advance from the preliminary round to the semi-finals need to further iterate and update their works in the final stage and formulate a display plan for the exhibition.
Track setup
The International Invitation Track is aimed at overseas colleges and universities cooperating with Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University. It invites design-driven innovative and entrepreneurial projects that meet the theme of the competition to participate in the competition, with the goal of promoting international exchanges and cooperation in the field of design innovation. The organizing committee will also promote the incubation and transformation of projects.
Competition Process
The competition is divided into six stages:
1. The first stage: start of competition, registration of contestants
Planned to launch the competition in early April 2024, open registration, and close registration in late July.
2. The second stage: the preliminary round of the competition
It is planned that in early August 2024, the registration project materials will be reviewed, and those who meet the competition requirements and are excellent will be selected through letter evaluation to advance to the semi-finals.
3. The third stage: competition training camp
It is planned to launch a competition training camp in August 2024, deepen the sample, provide special BP guidance, entrepreneurial consulting, project optimization, etc. to projects that have successfully advanced to the finals, and further incubate innovative and entrepreneurial projects for participating teams and set up curriculum learning or entrepreneurial training Activity.
4. The fourth stage: competition rematch
It is planned that in early September 2024, the semi-finals will be conducted in the form of group presentations for roadshow defense, and outstanding projects will be selected to advance to the finals.
5. The fifth stage: competition finals
It is planned to hold the finals of the competition in October 2024 to select the winning teams for the Creative Group, Entrepreneurship Group, Industrial Thesis Track and International Specially Invited Track.
6. Stage Six: Competition Award Ceremony
The competition award ceremony is planned to be held on November 1, 2024, the anniversary of the Tsinghua Academy of Arts & Design, Beijing, China.