Recently, the national finals of the 9th Milan Design Week – Excellent Works Exhibition by Teachers and Students of Chinese Universities’ Design Disciplines drew to a successful close. With a grand scale, this year’s competition attracted 1,795 universities nationwide and collected over 270,000 entries in total.
Students from Shenzhen University stood out from the fierce competition with their outstanding professional competence and innovative practical ability, winning 53 national-level awards in total, including 8 first prizes, 17 second prizes and 28 third prizes. Among these awards, the College of Fine Arts and Design of the Division of Arts claimed 49, while the College of Architecture and Urban Planning secured 4. Both the quantity and quality of the awards have achieved a marked improvement compared with previous editions. Shenzhen University was also honored with the Excellent Organization Award, which fully demonstrates the comprehensive strength of the university’s design disciplines and the remarkable effectiveness of its talent cultivation.
As a key competition included in the National University Subject Competition Rankings, the Milan Design Week – Excellent Works Exhibition by Teachers and Students of Chinese Universities’ Design Disciplines has been listed as a Category II competition in the Undergraduate Subject Competition List of Shenzhen University. This event has built a high-level academic exchange platform for teachers and students of design disciplines in universities at home and abroad, effectively promoted the sharing of teaching achievements and the collision of innovative practices, and is of great significance for advancing the development of higher art education.
Shenzhen University has always adhered to the educational philosophy of “promoting learning and teaching through competitions”. By leveraging subject competitions, the university strengthens students’ awareness of innovative design, comprehensive practical ability and team spirit. The excellent results achieved this time are not only a full recognition of the professional capabilities of the participating students, but also a concentrated reflection of the university’s remarkable achievements in design education and teaching. Here, we would like to extend special thanks to the instructors for their hard work and the participating students for their forging ahead spirit!
Warm congratulations to all the award-winning teachers and students! We expect all teachers and students of the university to take them as role models, continue to carry forward Shenzhen University’s spirit of “self-reliance, self-discipline and self-improvement”, keep breaking new ground on the path of pursuing excellence, and make greater contributions to the university’s construction of “Double First-Class” initiative.
