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Second Stage of PKU-Stanford
Cross-Cultural Design Workshop
PKU NEWS 2010--04—12
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=271158707
Peking University, Apr.12, 2010: During March 22ndto 26th, the second stage of
PKU-Stanford Cross-Cultural Design Workshop was held in Beijing. Delegation from
Stanford University started the second part of the courses and project design work
with their partners in the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Peking University.
This year, six students of Central Academy of Fine Arts participated in the project,
and they enhanced the strength of design team from art perspective. In the Central
Academy of Fine Arts, a series of lectures and seminars given by professors and
media people from Tsinghua University and Central Academy of Fine Arts were
arranged for Stanford teachers and students. The topics included design, the
Chinese elements, and demand survey and so on. Stanford University professors
gave instructions in the specific issues as regard to "intercultural" communication,
interview, understanding and cooperation. Then, under the guidance of teachers,
each team visited nursing home, hospital, community hospital, school for the children
of migrant workers, the elderly family to collected data and idea for their own design
projects.
Peking University College of Engineering, Office of International Cooperation,
Stanford University and the Central Academy of Fine Arts lent strong support to the
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