They will present the third stage end of febuary 2011, then they will go for 6 months working as intern in different prestigious design companies.

The Chinese Campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique has launched a new website to communicate about its program (curriculum, class, teachers, industrial partners, design projects) and students life in China.

L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique is a French design school. It opened a new subsidiary in China in September 2008. It welcomes 40 French, Chinese and international students for 2 years and teaches them design at a Master’s degree level.

Each year, students do an internship in a China based design studio or in a inhouse design center.

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From the 4th to the 9th of January, SONG Guannan, the assistant and interpreter of the Chinese campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique, came and visit the France based design school. Since she had never been there, she really appreciated meeting her colleagues. She will think of them back in China.

Nan and the Communication team

Nan and Yvette

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From the 23^rd to the 27^th of November 2009, the administration team of the Chinese Campus of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique came and visit several Qingdao based design school to explain them how design teaching is organised in France.

Since their education system, in China, is really different, students from Qingdao Technological University 青岛理工大学,  Ocean University of China 青岛海洋大学, Qingdao University of Science & Technology 青岛科技大学 and Qingdao University 青岛大学 were really interested in these presentations.

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From the 23^rd to the 27^th of November, Frédéric Bonin, the Head of Studies of China Campus, lead a design workshop at EM Lyon Shanghai, a top-tier French “Grande Ecole” teaching Management at a Master’s degree level. For 3 days, he helped EM Lyon students to create 3 business plans for new business projects.

Set at the heart of the East China Normal University in Shanghai, EM Lyon Shanghai taught business to French and Chinese students since 2007.

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On the 30th of November 2009, the 5th year students of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique visited Supor 苏泊尔 factory. Based in Hangzhou, 2 hours away from Shanghai, this factory produces small kitchen appliances such as rice cookers. It also hosts the Strategic Marketing and R&D centres of the China top-tier company.

Some of the SEB products are made here and then distributed all over the world.

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On Wednesday the 4th of November, the 5th year students of the Chinese campus of l’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique presented the phase 1 of their final year project before a five-member jury:
- Matthieu Jamet, China Representant of the French Loire Region
- Agathe Nougaret, Urban Planner at Broadway Malyan
- Christine Biancarelli, PhD candidate in Social Sciences at EHESS Paris, Project and research Assistant at L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique / China Campus
- Frédéric Bonin, Industrial Designer and Head of Studies at L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique / China Campus
- Maud-Andréa Bidet, Public Relations and Development Manager at L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique / China Campus

Frédéric Bonin, Industrial Designer and Head of Studies at L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique / China Campus

Christine Biancarelli

The nine students addressed different issues such as the Chinese wine, expatriate families, international transportations, the coming of a new born child in nuclear families, design copy, traditional crafts, tourism, catering and urban culture.

Agathe Nougaret

Agathe Nougaret and Matthieu Jamet

The jury overall opinion on the phase 1 was very positive. They appreciated the seriousness of the students work and encouraged them to keep the same energy for the phases to come.
To be continued…

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On Friday the 30th of October, Lynnette Chan came and taught Project Management to the 5th-year students.

After studying industrial design at Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore, Lynnette worked for the best design companies such has IDEO in Shanghai. She then worked for Asentio, a Shanghai based multidisciplinary design studio.

She’s now a Human Centred Design Consultant in Shanghai.

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Today, Christian Guellerin, the General Director of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique, met Pan Lusheng 潘鲁生, the President of the Shandong University of Art and Design.
The two men affirmed for the third time their strong friendship and their will to further organise professional design workshops together.

An industrial design teacher, Christian Guellerin, the General Director of L’Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique and Mrs Peng, the Director of The Industrial Design School of Shandong University of Art and Design

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