On April 18, the appointment and signing ceremony of Professor Ulrich Weinberg was held at the Hainan International College of Communication University of China. Professor Ulrich Weinberg was appointed as the Chief Education Consultant of the Hainan International College of Communication University of China and the Dean of the School of Design Thinking of Communication University of China. Liao Xiangzhong, the Party Secretary of Communication University of China, and Yang Yi, the Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee, Vice President of the university and the Dean of the Hainan International College, attended the appointment and signing ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Jin Xuetao, the Dean of the School of International Media Education.
Liao Xiangzhong pointed out in his speech that the Hainan International College, as an important part of the university's "One Body, Two Wings" educational pattern, undertakes the dual tasks of promoting the internationalization of the university's education and reform and innovation. The joining of Ulrich Weinberg is of far-reaching significance. This cooperation will be an important opportunity for the college to expand its international expert cooperation network and deepen the reform of the education model. He emphasized that the college should firmly adhere to the development concept of "orienting towards the future and coordinating with the world" to construct the discipline and professional system. With the goal of "producing ideas, practices, and achievements", the college should make full use of the geographical advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port, explore the innovative education model in the AI era, and build the Hainan International College into a world-class high-ground for cultivating innovative and international talents.
Ulrich Weinberg expressed his sincere gratitude for the invitation from Communication University of China. He highly praised the educational achievements of the Hainan International College and paid high respect to the "China Speed". He elaborated on the educational innovation path in the AI era around the concept of "Design + Intelligence". He said that design thinking is not only a methodology for technological application but also a new educational model for cross-border integration and ideological exchange. In the current era of rapid development of artificial intelligence, the application of design thinking will be more extensive. He expected to use his experience in the field of design thinking education to help Communication University of China continue to move forward rapidly.
Yang Yi extended a warm welcome to Ulrich Weinberg on behalf of the Hainan International College. He said that the joining of Ulrich Weinberg will bring pioneering educational concepts and rich international resources to the Hainan International College, helping the college to build an international education innovation platform that links ideas, the world, and the future in the educational reform of the AI era.
At the appointment and signing ceremony, Yang Yi and Ulrich Weinberg jointly signed the appointment agreement. Liao Xiangzhong presented the letter of appointment to Ulrich Weinberg. Zhang Hui, the Secretary of the Directly-affiliated Party Branch and the Executive Dean of the Hainan International College, presented the college's creative cultural products to Ulrich Weinberg on behalf of the college.
In the afternoon of the 18th, Liao Xiangzhong, Ulrich Weinberg and their entourage had a working discussion with Wu Haifeng, the Secretary of the Lingshui County Party Committee of Hainan Province, the Secretary and Director of the Party Committee of the Experimental Zone Administration. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on the construction of the international education system in the Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Experimental Zone.
In the afternoon of the 18th, Ulrich Weinberg gave a lecture titled "Design Thinking in the AI Era" to the teachers and students of the Hainan International College.
Before the appointment and signing ceremony, Liao Xiangzhong, Ulrich Weinberg and their entourage conducted on-site investigations of key facilities such as the Comprehensive Sports Center, the Library, the Coastal Stadium of the Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Experimental Zone, and the building laboratories of the Hainan International College of Communication University of China.
The main responsible comrades and relevant personnel from the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, the School of International Media Education, the Hainan International College, the School of Animation and Digital Arts, the School of Design Thinking, and the General Education Center participated in the above-mentioned activities.
Professor Ulrich Weinberg
He is the Chairman of the Global Design Thinking Alliance, the pioneer and leader of global design thinking innovation education, and an expert in the field of computer animation and games. As a world-renowned top-tier scholar, he once served as the Vice President of the Potsdam-Babelsberg School of Film and Television and the Founding Dean of the School of Design Thinking at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He also serves as a judge for top-level conferences in computer graphics and has a high voice in the international academic arena.
Personal Achievements
In 1990, he founded the TERRATOOLS company and led the development of the "Terramap" three-dimensional digital earth system. This pioneering achievement laid the technical foundation for the well-known Google Earth today and had a profound impact on the development of the global digital map field.
In 2007, he successfully established the School of Design Thinking at the University of Potsdam, pioneering an international interdisciplinary innovation talent cultivation model. This made the school a pioneer in European innovation education and has cultivated numerous innovative talents. In 2017, he jointly initiated the establishment of the Global Design Thinking Alliance. Today, this global network for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation spans five continents and has 39 member institutions, greatly promoting the exchange and development in the global design thinking field.
In his book "Network Thinking - Beyond Brockhaus-Style Thinking", Professor Ulrich called on people to face the complex challenges of the era with deeper collaboration, a more open attitude, and bolder innovation spirit. His ideas have sparked extensive thinking and discussions worldwide.
*Article translated by a large language model.
Editor: Li Jichu
