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[Canceled] Workshop “Design and Sustainable Development” with De Montfort University

  • Workshop: Design and sustainable development
  • Participants: Cornell and De Montfort University students
  • Location: Design+Environmental Analysis, Cornell University
  • Period: May 18 through 20
  • Participation fee: None

Update – March 12, 2020

We regretfully inform you that we are canceling our workshop, originally scheduled for May 18 through 20. 
Cornell University has issued new policies to minimize future community spread of COVID-19. All international events are strongly discouraged that bring outside guests to campus. We are following these policies, which unfortunately means we will not hold the workshop. Please understand this.

Thank you for your support and enthusiasm.

The purpose of the workshop is to engage Cornell students with high caliber design and research in the School of Design at De Montfort University in the United Kingdom. Participating students will have exciting and meaningful opportunities to take part in the research, design and action addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on SDG 3 (Good health and well-being) and SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production).

The core activities will be special lectures and workshops delivered by professors and lecturers from Cornell, DMU and UNIST. The program will consist of three full-day workshops. The special lectures will be about design for the UN SDGs addressing a range of different issues. Each workshop will be related to the special lecture and based on pre-defined briefs regarding UN SDG 3 and 12.

Cornell students will be paired with students from De Montfort to work on each brief to understand how British (or De Montfort) students think and work, and learn about how to work effectively and efficiently as a team in an international setting. They will be expected to produce compelling design solutions and visual outcomes such as drawings, modeling, renderings, or prototypes as a response to each brief. At the end of the third workshop, the best performing pairs will be awarded with small prizes.

Application
A total of 15 Cornell students can participate. Priority for this opportunity will be given to junior and sophomore students, but those in their freshmen or senior year are also welcome to apply.

Canceled – Fill out online application here.

General inquiries
Dr. Jay Yoon (jy846@cornell.edu)