International exchange events: 2019-2020 academic year (Heisei 31/Reiwa 1)
| Date | Guests | Contents |
| June 2019 |
Daria Halak Photographer / PhD. student, Poznań University of Economics and Business (Poland) |
Special Lecture and interviews with AUA students/faculty (6/10) |
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| October 2019 |
Short-term student exchange, Malmstens Linköping University (Sweden) | For the second straight year, the Creative Manufacturing Design department hosted a student from Malmstens Linköping University (MLU) for a 2-week exchange. Previously educated in woodworking at MLU, this student wanted to gain basic experience working with other materials, primarily glass and urushi, which she hoped to incorporate into her future designs. |
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| November 2019 |
Leo Johannsson Head of Division, Malmstens Linköping University Leif Burman Senior Lecturer, Malmstens Linköping University |
1) Special Lecture (11/4) “Design and Craft: The Nordic Countries” 2) Woodworking (Intarsia) workshop (11/4~11/8) |
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| December 2019 |
Lin Cheng-Fa Director and Associate Professor, Department of Product Design, Tainan University of Technology (Taiwan) |
1) Special Lecture (12/4) “Modern Taiwanese Design” 2) Special Lecture in “Branding Design Seminar” class (12/5) “Successful Marketing” |
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| December 2019 |
Dr. Anthony Shelton Professor, University of British Columbia / Director, Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA) |
Special Lecture (12/18) *Co-hosted with the Graduate School of Transdisciplinary Arts “Aztec Art and Philosophy” |
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| January 2020 |
Sharmila Samant Contemporary Artist/ Associate Professor, Shiv Nadar University (India) |
Sharmila Samant, one of the founders of the international workshop October School, presented on her artistic activities. She then joined 3 AUA students and faculty who participated in this year’s workshop (held in Mexico City) to discuss the program and their experiences. (1/16) |
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