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Opening ceremony of NACAA, the 1st Sino-French design institute

L’École de design Nantes Atlantique has been chosen by one of China's most prestigious art and design universities, the China Academy of Art (CAA) in Hangzhou, to create the first Sino-French design institute: the NACAA (Nantes Atlantique CAA). The NACAA Opening Ceremony took place on April 20th at Hangzhou.

The NACAA Opening Ceremony took place on April 20th at Hangzhou with: 

  • Jin Yibin, CAA Party Secretary
  • Gao Shiming, CAA President
  • Shen Hao, CAA Vice President
  • Shu Dongpei, Deputy Director General of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education
  • Christian Guellerin, Executive Director of L'École de design Nantes Atlantique
  • Joan Valadou, Consul General of France in Shanghai,
  • Séverine Boué, University Cooperation Officer
  • Caroline Penard, General Manager CCI France Chine
  • Yu Jian, Dean and Director of the Chinese Branch of NACAA
  • Matthieu Rochette-Schneider, Director of the French component of NACAA

This Sino-French design institute has been approved by the Ministry of Education of China under the identification number MOE33FRA01DNR20222291N. It consolidates Hangzhou's place as an important center of design and reflects the strong cultural and academic exchanges between France and China.

The bachelor's degree programs in digital design, product design, space design, and the master's degree program in art & technology offered at NACAA Institute train high-level designers who will occupy strategic positions in innovation. 

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Published on 25.04.23

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