Based in Dongguan, targeting the talent needs of the integrated development of intelligent manufacturing and creative design in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — centered on “AI + Industrial Design.”
Centered on the industrial transformation and upgrading needs of “AI + Industrial Design,” it aims to cultivate well-rounded talents with solid theoretical knowledge and professional skills in industrial design, as well as innovation-driven AI technologies. It enhances cross-disciplinary skills needed for future smart design and fosters advanced design concepts with a global perspective. Students undertake social responsibility, value social environment, market trends, technological development, technical integration, cultural aesthetics, and natural ecology, adhere to ethical standards, work pragmatically, and become high-quality applied innovative talents capable of solving real-world problems across disciplines.
Objective 1: Cultivate intelligent design talents combining intelligent manufacturing and product design.
Objective 2: Cultivate professional design talents with knowledge and skills in industrial design and product design.
Objective 3: Equip students with innovative development capabilities and aesthetic application skills in industrial design.
Objective 4: Enhance students’ cross-disciplinary integration and innovation capabilities through communication, coordination, and organization.
Objective 5: Cultivate students with international vision, global sustainable development awareness, and environmental protection consciousness.
Introduction to Design, Design Sketching, Design Presentation Techniques, Engineering Drawing, Electrical and Electronic Technology, Microcontroller Principles and Applications, Ergonomics, Mechanical Drawing and Computer-Aided Industrial Design, Computer-Aided Industrial Design Practice, Product Design (I), Product Design (II), Product Model Making Practice, Cross-Disciplinary Design, Artificial Intelligence, and other courses.
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taipei University of Technology, Donghua University, Tamkang University, Fu Jen Catholic University, Tatung University, and more than twenty other higher education institutions.
Guangdong Jiyang Vision Technology, Delta Electronics Power (Dongguan), Shun De Machinery (Dongguan), Guangzhou Fan’er Aroma Daily Products, Dongguan Honglin Vehicle, Dongguan Shini Electric Heating Machinery, Dongguan Beiliku Metal Products, Dongguan Sisuo Connector, SMC Automation, Dongguan Quanchuang Optoelectronics, Yide Electronic Technology, and many other enterprises.
Students must meet moral education goals and pass the university physical education standards, complete all required and elective credits with specified practice components, obtain a total of 164 credits (including 147 theoretical credits with in-class practice, 17 credits of intensive practice), and earn required extracurricular credits to graduate.
Proficient ability to apply design fundamentals, intelligent manufacturing knowledge, and aesthetic knowledge.
Professional ability to execute industrial design processes.
Master solid fundamentals of industrial design and related design skills, and ability to use software and hardware tools.
Familiar with relevant knowledge of markets, ergonomics, and production technology extended from industrial design.
Proficient in using hand-drawing tools for concept communication and design presentation.
Ability to apply learned professional knowledge to real-life problems and entrepreneurial practice.
Ability to discover, analyze, and solve users’ underlying needs and address them through design.
Possess innovative spirit, observation, and critical thinking; understand the social responsibility of designers and uphold that spirit.
Individual and Team: Possess a positive and proactive personality and a cooperative team attitude. Ability to play a key role in solving complex industrial design problems, enabling rapid completion through teamwork.
Environment and Sustainable Development: Possess environmental and sustainable development awareness, able to propose innovative design solutions aligning with sustainable development principles in design practice, promoting rational resource use and environmental protection.
Research: Ability to deeply study industrial design theory and practice, apply scientific research methods to solve design problems, propose innovative design solutions, and publish relevant research outcomes in academia or industry, advancing the field of industrial design.
Lifelong Learning: Possess awareness and ability for lifelong learning, continuously track technological and AI developments, continuously enhance professional knowledge and skills, adapt to the rapidly changing needs of the industry, and maintain competitiveness and innovation ability.
Graduates are suited for emerging trends in industrial design and can work in product R&D, visual communication design, and environmental design.
