Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

School of Design

Hunan University

Founded in 1982

Head of institution

Dean, Professor Renke He

Address

Lushan South Road

Postal 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

Cumulus 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

Contact person for inquiries on study programs

Prof. Xiao Dihu for industrial design, hdxiaodihu[at]163.com
Prof. Ji Tie for art [at] design, image8hd[at]gmail.com

Other contact persons

Summary

Mission

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.

International role

Academic exchanges

National role

Strong ties to national and local industries and business.
Head of national instructive committees for industrial design education.

Main focus

Research based design education

Education

Faculties and departments

Department of Industrial Design
Department of Art and Design

Faculty of Fundamental Study
Faculty of Industrial Design
Faculty of Art and Design

Bachelor level programs

BA in art & design, BE OR BA in industrial design.

Master level programs

MA in design

Research

Research activity and main areas

Human centered design, design strategy

Doctorate level programs

DA in design

Exchange

Subject areas for exchange students

Product Design
Graphic Design
Communication Design
Design History, Design theory and Design Management
Ergonomics, Human centered Design

Application deadlines

1 April

Teaching languages

Chinese and English

Semester dates

1 September to 30 January
1 March to 10 July

Cost of living per month (studying and living)

350€