On May 30, 2013, Shenzhen Stop Urban Propaganda Tour for the 1st “SDCIC” Undergraduate’s Space & Environmental Art Design Competition was grandly held at Shenzhen University, which was jointly sponsored by www.cbda.cn (official website of China Building Decoration Association) and newspaper office of China Construction News and was organized by Shenzhen Building Decoration Association and SDCIC.
Shenzhen is not only the cradle of Chinese building decoration enterprises, but also the first Chinese city that was appraised by UNESCO as “Capital of Design”. It has gathered lots of excellent talents. Enterprises and universities/colleges have attached great importance to the competition. About 150 persons jointly witnessed the commencement of the activity, including leaders of China Building Decoration Association and Shenzhen Building Decoration Association, principals of building decoration enterprises and design enterprises in Shenzhen, designers, responsible persons of Human Resources Department, principals/teachers/students of environmental art departments of universities/colleges in Shenzhen and personnel from media in Beijing and Shenzhen.?
This activity was presided over by Zhuang Zhannuo, Director of SDCIC. Zhu Shijun (Office Director of Competition Organization Committee and Chief Editor of www.cbda.cn) first introduced competition purpose and activity progress to the guests and participating undergraduates at the site. In the speech, Mr. Zhu stressed the necessity of guiding subject organizational system with market demand and hoped that the competition can promote the cooperation between universities/colleges and enterprises, so that subject setup of universities/colleges can better adapt to the market and more design talents urgently needed by enterprises can be cultivated.?
After that, Wang Yanbo (Chief Engineer of Shenzhen Building Decoration Association), Zhuang Zhong (President of SDCIC) and Zou Ming (Subdean of Art School of Shenzhen University) delivered ardent speech to encourage undergraduates to positively participate in the competition and make full use of the shortcut for employment to realize their own design dreams. Yang Min, student representative of Shenzhen University, called on the competitors to take actions and cherish this rare opportunity to realize their personal value by presenting excellent works.?
Ren Qingquan (Design Director General of Shenzhen Renqingquan Design Co., Ltd.), Du Yun (Founder and Chief Designer of BLVD Shenzhen) and Li Ping (Professor and Dean of Environmental Art Department of Shenzhen University) shared their design experience with the undergraduates in their speech, advanced pertinent suggestions for the competitors, and wished the competitors have a good performance in the competition.
The employment of this year’s graduates is not optimistic. This year is regarded as “The toughest employment season in the history”. The most important cause is the lack of effective connection between talent cultivation and industrial demands. The competition aims to seek for talents for enterprises and seek for tutors and proper posts for talents. This activity was especially designed with tour speech on campus delivered by Top 100 enterprises. Relevant principals of Top 100 Chinese building decoration enterprises sincerely invited all undergraduates to join their enterprises and realize their personal value and dreams in the process of enterprise development, including Zhao Haifeng (HR Director General of Shenzhen Zhongzhuang Design Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.), Lv Jing (Office Director of SDCIC), Wu Qiaoping (Chairman of the Trade Union of Shenzhen Building Decoration (Group) Co., Ltd. and General Manager of Enterprise Layout Department) and Zhang Jujing (Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Changcheng Furniture Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.).
Activity Scene
The 1st “SDCIC” Undergraduate’s Space & Environmental Art Design Competition was greatly supported by Top 100 Chinese building decoration enterprises, which will provide exercitation and employment opportunities for winners of the competition, recommend well-experienced designers as their tutors to guide and care for their career, and find an effective shortcut for the graduates’ adaption to enterprises’ demands in a better and faster way, thus achieving win-win situation.
It is learned that the organization committee will conduct initial appraisal on the entries from August 1 to August 31, and will perform final appraisal from September 1 to September 20. Award conferring activity of this competition will be held during Beijing International Design Week that is scheduled for September 28, 2013.
Speech Delivered by Guests
Zhu Shijun: Building decoration industry helps our environmental art students to release their dreams.
Introduction: Chief Editor of www.cbda.cn and Office Director of Competition Organization Committee?
Wang Yanbo: The competition serves as a communication bridge for colleges and enterprises.
Introduction: Chief Engineer of Shenzhen Building Decoration Association
Zhuang Zhong: All graduates are welcome to Top 100 enterprises for exercitation and work.
Introduction: President of Shenzhen Zhongzhuang Design Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Zou Ming: The competition is an evaluation on students’ design from the perspective of enterprises.?
Introduction: Subdean of Art School of Shenzhen University
Yang Min: Competition is an opportunity that should not be missed.
Introduction: Student representative of Shenzhen University
Ren Qingquan: Successful design will make people reliant.
Introduction: Design Director General of Shenzhen Renqingquan Design Co., Ltd.
Li Ping: The competition can better the students’ understanding of design cause.
Introduction: Professor and Dean of Environmental Art Department of Shenzhen University
Du Yun: Ideal, artistic conception, philosophy and morality are four principles that designers should follow.
Introduction: Founder and Chief Designer of BLVD Shenzhen
Lv Jing: Hope that the competitors will infuse vigor to SDCIC.
Introduction: Office Director of SDCIC
Wu Qiaoping: Graduates with ambitions in decoration industry are welcome to our group.
Introduction: General Manager of Enterprise Layout Department of Shenzhen Building Decoration (Group) Co., Ltd.
Zhang Jujing: Changcheng Furniture is a stage for youngsters to chase dreams.
Introduction: Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Changcheng Furniture Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Zhao Haifeng: SDCIC will substantially perform our responsibilities as an employer.
Introduction: Deputy General Manager and HR Director General of Shenzhen Zhongzhuang Design Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.