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School of Design
Hunan University
Founded in 1982
HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION
Dean, Professor Renke He
ADDRESS
Lushan South Road, CN-410082 Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
Phone +86 731 882 2418, Fax +86 731 882 2418
Website http://design.hnu.cn/eng/
CAMPUSES
CONTACT PERSON
Dean, Professor Renke He
School of Design, CN-410082 Changsha City, Hunan Province
Phone +86 731 882 2460, Fax +86 731 882 2460
E-mail Renke8[at]hotmail.com, renke8[at]163.com
OTHER CONTACT PERSONS
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE MEMBER UNIT
A. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE MEMBER UNIT
Department of Industrial Design
Department of Art and Design

Faculty of Fundamental Study
Faculty of Industrial Design
Faculty of Art and Design
AVAILABLE BACHELOR LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING
BA in art & design, BE OR BA in industrial design.
AVAILABLE MASTER LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING
MA in design
AVAILABLE DOCTORATE LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING
DA in design
CONTACT PERSON(S) FOR INQUIRIES ON DIFFERENT STUDY PROGRAMS
Prof. Xiao Dihu for industrial design, hdxiaodihu[at]163.com
Prof. Ji Tie for art [at] design, image8hd[at]gmail.com
MAIN FOCUS IN EDUCATION
Research based design education
RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND MAIN RESEARCH AREAS
Human centered design, design strategy
B. AIMS, PHILOSOPHY AND COLLABORATION
SUMMARY OF MISSION STATEMENT
Based on student centered idea and with the core objective of developing students′ professional creative and practical capabilities, the school’s aim is to build a comprehensive educational Platform combining culture, art, science and technology, as well as a teaching philosophy with open, innovative, practical and global characteristics, in order to foster designers having global sustainability and environmental protection sense, multicultural vision and profound professional skills.
THE ROLE OF THE MEMBER UNIT IN INTERNATIONAL SECTOR AND ITS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Academic exchanges
THE ROLE OF THE MEMBER UNIT IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SECTORS AND IN HOME CITY AND ITS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES, ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS CONNECTIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
Strong ties to national and local industries and business.
Head of national instructive committees for industrial design education.
INFORMATION ON STUDENT EXCHANGES
SUBJECT AREAS FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Product Design
Graphic Design
Communication Design
Design History, Design theory and Design Management
Ergonomics, Human centered Design
DEADLINES TO APPLY FOR AN EXCHANGE PERIOD
1 April
TEACHING LANGUAGES
Chinese and English
BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF THE SEMESTER
1 September to 30 January
1 March to 10 July
COSTS PER MONTH (studying and living)
350€
FIGURES
NUMBER OF DEGREE STUDENTS
Bachelor: 518
Master: 118
Doctorate: 6
NUMBER OF INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS
1
NUMBER OF OUTGOING EXCHANGE STUDENTS
8
NUMBER OF OTHER STUDENTS (continuing education, post-experience courses, other)
34
NUMBER OF TEACHING STAFF
Professors: 13
Lecturers: 10
Other permanent teachers: 8
Part-time teachers: 3