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Join fellow scholars from around the world for an unforgettable academic and cultural experience! Over five enriching days, you’ll engage in thought-provoking seminars, dynamic group presentations, and interactive discussions — all designed to deepen your understanding of research theory and design thinking.
💡 Whether you're exploring grounded theory, debating worldviews, or discovering Malaysia through an exciting field trip — this is your chance to connect, learn, and grow in a vibrant international setting.
📌 Ready to expand your horizons? Your journey starts here.
👇 Check out the full program itinerary below!
Check out the activity during the programme below!
Day 1 - (Wednesday, 24 September 2025)
Day 1 - (Wednesday, 24 September 2025)
Time Activity Location
10.00 am - 3.00 pm Registration and Check-in Faculty of Art & Design
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Opening Event Faculty of Art & Design
4.15 pm - 6.15 pm Session 1: Introduction to Faculty of Art & Design
PhD Research and Student Presentations
6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Dinner Faculty of Art & Design
8.00 pm - 10.00 pm Session 2: Design Research - Faculty of Art & Design
A Scaffold for Thinking and Making
(Design reasoning models,
generic strategies, and worldviews)
Day 2 - (THURSDAY, 25 September 2025)
Day 2 - (THURSDAY, 25 September 2025)
Time Activity Location
7.00 am - 8.30 am Breakfast Faculty of Art & Design
8.30 am - 12.30 pm Session 3: Empathizing with your Research Faculty of Art & Design
Working Group:
Each session should comprise 7-8 student
presentations of 10 minutes each with
5 minutes Q&A
12.30 pm - 2.30 pm Lunch Faculty of Art & Design
2.45 pm - 4.45 pm Session 4: Case study research Faculty of Art & Design
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Session 5: Working seminar, presentation, Faculty of Art & Design
and discussion
7.00 pm - 8.00 pm Dinner Faculty of Art & Design
8.00 pm - 10.00 pm Session 6: An introduction to Faculty of Art & Design
grounded theory
Day 3 - (FRIDAY, 26 September 2025)
Day 3 - (FRIDAY, 26 September 2025)
Time Activity Location
7.00 am - 8.30 am Breakfast Faculty of Art & Design
8.30 am - 12.30 pm Session 7: Aesthetics and meaning in design Faculty of Art & Design
12.30 pm - 2.00 pm Lunch Faculty of Art & Design
2.15 pm - 4.15 pm Session 8: Inductive Research Faculty of Art & Design
— What Does the Data Say?
4.30 pm - 7.30 pm Teamwork Faculty of Art & Design
7.00 pm - 8.00 pm Dinner Faculty of Art & Design
8.00 pm - 10.00 pm Session 9: Perceptual experience and Faculty of Art & Design
product identity
Day 4 - (SATURDAY, 27 September 2025)
Day 4 - (SATURDAY, 27 September 2025)
Time Activity Location
7.00 am - 8.30 am Breakfast Faculty of Art & Design
8.30 am - 10.30 am Session 10: Literature Review Faculty of Art & Design
and Article Writing
11.00 am - 12.00 pm Session 11: Working seminar, presentation, Faculty of Art & Design
and discussion
12.30 pm - 1.00 pm Lunch Faculty of Art & Design
2.45 pm - 4.45 pm Session 12: Working seminar, presentation, Faculty of Art & Design
and discussion
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Session 13: Working seminar, presentation, Faculty of Art & Design
and discussion
7.00 pm - 8.00 pm Dinner Faculty of Art & Design
8.00 pm - 10.00 pm Session 14: Working seminar, presentation, Faculty of Art & Design
and discussion
Day 5 - (SUNDAY, 28 September 2025)
Day 5 - (SUNDAY, 28 September 2025)
Time Activity Location
7.00 am - 8.30 am Breakfast Faculty of Art & Design
8.30 am - 10.30 am Session 15: Reflections, feedback, and Faculty of Art & Design
instruction for further coursework
11.00 am - 12.00 pm Closing event Faculty of Art & Design
12.30 pm - 1.00 pm Lunch and Check-out Faculty of Art & Design
2.30 pm - 5.30 pm Field trip to KLCC Kuala Lumpur
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