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The Innovation Practice Summer Camp, which is the first Shanghai Summer School program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has been held seventeen sessions since 2006.

It was awarded the best international summer camp in Denmark in 2019. And it attracted the attention of the ambassadors of China and Denmark as well as the Danish Minister of Education in 2012 and 2013

The Innovative Practice Summer Camp offers chances for practicing innovative design thinking and practical skills. Students will be able to collaborate with partners from other disciplines and countries, as well as industry professionals. Under the guidance of Chinese and foreign experts in various disciplines, students will develop innovative solutions for real-life problems.

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This year's theme focuses on six major sustainable design directions, closely following global sustainable development issues while reflecting localized innovation. In an era of rapid change, design is not only about solving problems, but also about coordinating contradictions and establishing new balance relationships. Through the balance of tradition and modernity, technology and humanities, individuals and systems, it not only pays attention to the design of "objects", but also focuses on the design of "relationships" to envision a sustainable future development. The themes of this project are as follows:

1. Aging-friendly Design for Community Based on Intergenerational Communication

2. Ecological Design for Future Human Habitat Respiratory Health (Services/Products/Experiences)

3. Sustainable Transformation of Food Design

4. Design of Community Health Management Service System Based on Chinese Herbal Medicine

5. Inclusive Public Space Design from the Perspective of "Digital Equity"

6. "Memory Activation Device"-Minimal Intervention Design for Urban Historic Districts

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Schedule Arrangement

July 12th to August 10th (online)

Including lectures and case studies

August 24th to August 31st (offline)

Including field visits and research, problem definition, prototyping and final report

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The summer school plans to enroll 15 students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and 10 students from others (both undergraduates and postgraduates can apply). Candidates with academic backgrounds in design, medicine, nursing, public health management, electronic information, software engineering, mechanical engineering, etc., will be given priority. 

There is no tuition fee for this summer school. Participants only need to bear the transportation expenses for round trips between their place of residence and the event venue, as well as meals during the event.

Please register by scanning the QR code below or via the link below before July 6, 2025, and send your resume to the email address below.

QR Code for Registration

Registration link

https://wj.qq.com/s2/22931541/c76c/

E-mail 

quan1009@sjtu.edu.cn