An analysis of the international cooperation and development model of Design Education in the context of the Belt and Road Initiatives

Il testo analizza lo sviluppo del sistema educativo del design in Cina nell’ambito della cooperazione internazionale e nel contesto dell'iniziativa Belt and Road. Prendendo come riferimento il settore dell’arredamento vengono analizzate le opportunità e le sfide di sviluppo dell'industria cinese del mobile indotte dai cambiamenti nel settore. Viene proposto un nuovo modello organizzativo per promuovere lo sviluppo della cooperazione internazionale nella formazione al design partendo dal caso-studio di un progetto di scambio sino-italiano. Il nuovo modello di cooperazione industriale internazionale si basa su un ecosistema educativo integrato "Industria-Academia-Ricerca-Applicazione e ipotizza un utilizzo del sistema educativo per guidare il continuo aggiornamento del settore. How to enable Chinese design education development keep pace with the rapid economic development with the help of international cooperation was explored in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. Taking the furniture industry as an example, the opportunities and challenges facing the development of China’s furniture industry and the new talent demand brought by changes in the industry were analyzed. A new model to promote the development of international cooperation in design education was proposed by taking the Sino‑Italian exchange project as an example. It is necessary to train targeted talents in design education according to industry development trends and needs. The new model of international industrial cooperation will help to deepen design education and improve its practicality. Chinas design education should adopt an integrated education ecosystem of“Industry‑Academia‑Research‑Application”in international cooperation and utilize design education to drive the continuous upgrading of the industry.