Recently, students from the Department of Industrial Design of the School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation at Beihang University have won two first prizes, one third prize and one excellent prize in the National Finals of the 10th National College Digital Art & Design Awards (NCDA2022). Besides, in the previous regional finals in Beijing, 23 awards were nabbed by Beihang, including six first prizes, ten second prizes, and seven third prizes. Beihang University was also honored the excellent organization award, and four teachers from the School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, including Chen Lu, Wang Yun, Wang Xin, and Yin Hu, were awarded “Excellent Supervisor” prize.

The first prize winning entry: Product Service System for Autism Stakeholders

Sponsored by the Talent Exchange Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and supported by the learning platform “Xue Xi Qiang Guo”, the NCDA competition adheres to the concept of “designing for the people and nurturing future designers”, attracting over one million students to participate.

The Department of Industrial Design has been actively exploring a unique teaching mode characterized by both practice-oriented and creative development, aiming at cultivating multi-skilled talent capable of handling complexities in the future through product innovation and industry-academy integration. The mode mixes “industry and art” and crosses various disciplines, guiding the development of complex product systems and designs of intelligent equipment, sustainability, and public services. The design competition is an important way to improve teaching quality. Over the years, teachers and students of the Department have worked together, achieving great success in design competitions at home and abroad.

Reported by Zhang Zipeng

Reviewed by Zhang Zhigang

Edited by Jia Aiping

Translated by Li Yifan