Creating change through design, a cross-university collaboration

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In a powerful display of creativity and cross-cultural collaboration, students from our University’s School of Textile and Design (SoTD) in the Scottish Borders and Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have come together for the “Design for Change” challenge—an initiative that transcends borders and disciplines to address some of China’s most urgent socio-economic challenges.

Period20 Jun 2025

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Media contributions

  • TitleCreating change through design, a cross-university collaboration
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletHeriot Watt University NewsBeat
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size2min read
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/06/25
    DescriptionIn a powerful display of creativity and cross-cultural collaboration, students from our University’s School of Textile and Design (SoTD) in the Scottish Borders and Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have come together for the “Design for Change” challenge—an initiative that transcends borders and disciplines to address some of China’s most urgent socio-economic challenges.
    URLhttps://heriotwatt.sharepoint.com/sites/Newsletter/SitePages/Creating%20change%20through%20design,%20a%20cross-university%20collaboration.aspx
    PersonsAnia Drzewiecka

Keywords

  • design
  • design thinking
  • collaborative design
  • design-led education
  • China