Biography

Xie Li is Leader of the International School of Design. With 20 years of experience in design practice and education, her research areas include industrial design, design and creative thinking, design and brand strategy, affective computing and emotional design, as well as design education and aesthetic education. She has also received numerous awards in teaching, including:

l First Prize, University Young Faculty Lecture Competition, Dongguan University of Technology (three-time recipient)

l First Prize, University Aesthetic Education Teacher’s Basic Teaching Techniques Contest, Second Prize in provincial level

Academic and Professional Qualifications

l Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts

l Master’s degree in Industrial Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

l Visiting Scholar, Edinburgh Napier University

Professional Experience

l Supervisor of students who won the Special Prize and Silver Prize at the Guangdong Challenge Cup Competition

l Principal Investigator of over 10 research and teaching reform projects, including grants from the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund and the Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Foundation

l First applicant for over 20 invention patents, utility model patents, and design patents

l Lead or participant in industry-education projects with multiple enterprises

l Lead developer of several products that have been launched on the market