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DesignMatters is organizing its second conference on April 20, this time in Barcelona. The conference and roundtable \u00abDiversity in Design Research. Good Practices and Open Resources\u00bb will take place at BAU, College of Arts and Design of Barcelona both in person and online.<\/p>\n

The conference is an early dissemination event to discuss issues related to the Erasmus+ project \u201cDesignMatters: Nurturing Inclusive and Innovative Design Research\u201d, which has the goal of promoting inclusion, diversity, and innovation in doctoral education in design.<\/p>\n

By developing shared methods and standards for PhD programs across Europe, it aims to tackle the challenges of inequality in higher education. Through fostering collaboration among academia, civil society, and local communities, the initiative seeks to bridge academic research with real-world needs.<\/p>\n

To access the conference in any of its possible ways it is mandatory to register. You can find all the information below.
\nRegistration form<\/a> <\/p>\n

Venue:
\nBAU, College of Arts and Design of Barcelona. C\/ Pujades, 118, 08005 Barcelona (Spain)
\nSala Polivalent (Polivalent room)<\/p>\n

Online:
\nThe link will be sent to all registered participants before the conference.<\/p>\n

Programme:<\/p>\n

13:15 Welcome and registration<\/p>\n

13:30 Informal lunch<\/p>\n

14:30 \u2013 15:30 DesignMatters: Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Training in Design. Program presentation<\/p>\n

15:30 \u2013 16:10 Emilio Rossi \u2013 Associate Professor in Design, Department of Architecture, \u00abGabriele d\u2019Annunzio\u00bb University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy.<\/p>\n

16:10 \u2013 16:50 Nina Paim \u2013 Publisher, Bikini Books.<\/p>\n

16:50 \u2013 17:30 Marco Guadarrama \u2013 Designer, PhD Candidate in Design Research, RMIT, Multicultural Inclusion Lead, IKEA.<\/p>\n

17:30 \u2013 17:50 Coffee break<\/p>\n

17:50 \u2013 19:10 Roundtable with civil society<\/p>\n

Rafa Marcos Mota (El Palomar)<\/p>\n

\u200bSilvia Albert Sopale (Periferia Cimarronas, Festival Black Barcelona and Tinta Negra)<\/p>\n

\u200bCamila Ren\u00e9 Maggi (Autofabricantes)<\/p>\n

Nyangala Zolho (Policy Learning Designer)<\/p>\n

19:10 \u2013 19:45 Q&A<\/p>\n

Coffee breaks and lunch break provided at the venue.<\/p>\n

All sessions include ample time for questions \u2013 join the discussion!<\/p>\n

Cumulus is a partner of the DesignMatters project togehter with RMIT University, BAU, Centre Universitari d’Arts i Disseny, Sapienza Universit\u00e0 di Roma and Universidade Lus\u00f3fona – Centro Universit\u00e1rio Lisboa and Itinerari Paralleli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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