On the morning of September 7th,，the 23rd Sino-German Industrial Design WORKSHOP kicked off in HFU, co-hosted by Hannover University of Applied Sciences(Germany), and jointly organized by HFU’s School of Design and Anhui Heli Co., LTD. Professor Falk Hoehn from Hannover University of Applied Sciences, Bi Sheng, representative of Anhui Heli Co., LTD., and Wang Qidong, Chair of HFU Council, attended the opening ceremony.

During his speech, Wang Qidong highlighted HFU’s history of Sino-German cooperation of over 30 years. He commended the fruits of the Sino-German WORKSHOP over the past 20 years and expressed his hope for the mutual progress through this platform amidst a new round of cooperation between the two sides.

Bi Sheng affirmed Anhui Heli Co., Ltd. commitment to innovation-driven green development and open cooperation. He said that the project of Sino-German Industrial Design WORKSHOP focuses on intelligent interconnection, providing new ideas for school-enterprise cooperation, collaborative innovation and talent cultivation. He hoped that school-enterprise progress could be realized together with the mutual learning.

Professor Falk Hoehn pointed out, the design philosophy of Sino-German Industrial Design WORKSHOP has been constantly innovating over years, and the unique cooperation mode enables multi-level teacher-student communication. He expressed his sincere expectation for mutual exchange and cooperation while hoping for fruitful collaboration in relevant fields.

Finally, Wang Qidong announced the official opening of the 23rd Sino-German Industrial Design WORKSHOP.