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Yu Wei

Professor & Director of Research, School of Art, Design & Media, East China University of Science and Technology

Dr. Yu Wei , PhD from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, is Professor and Director of Research at the School of Art, Design & Media, East China University of Science and Technology, and Director of the Institute of Interaction Innovation and Service Design. He serves as a Council Member of the China Industrial Design Association, a member of its Design Research Committee, and Deputy Director of the Cultural and Office Supplies Industry Committee. He is the chief editor of national think tank publications, including the China Industrial Design Blue Book and the China IP & Internet Celebrity Economy Blue Book. He also serves as Vice President of the Shanghai Industrial Art Design Association and Vice Chairman of the Art Education Committee of the Higher Education Society. He is a Senior Research Scholar at the IIT Institute of Design (USA) and a distinguished doctoral supervisor at Thailand’s SSRU Royal University and Dongfang University.

Guided by:

China Media Group, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality, the People's Government of Shenzhen Municipality

Hosted by:

Organizing Committee of the Better Design Award

Organized by:

Guangdong Better Design Innovation Center (Preparatory)

Supporting Organizations:

Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, Human Resources and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Guangdong Provincial Women's Federation, Guangzhou Baiyun District People's Government and other relevant organizations.

Strategic Cooperation Partner:

Guangzhou Baiyun Jianke Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

Partner Organizations:

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Zhejiang University, Xi’ an Jiaotong University, Hunan University, Tongji University, Shenzhen University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Shenzhen Technology University, World Design Organization, World Green Design Organization, Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries, Hong Kong Designers Association, Macau Design Centre, Macau Product Design Association, and other relevant organizations

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