On October 24, 2024, the fourth Academic Committee meeting of the Xi'an Jiaotong University-Milan Polytechnic Joint School of Design and Innovation was held simultaneously online and offline at both Milan Polytechnic University and Xi'an Jiaotong University. The meeting was attended by Yang Shuming, Executive Dean of the Joint School of Design and Innovation; Sergio PIGNARI, Executive Vice Dean; Vice Deans Li Decheng, Chen Xiaoming, and Jiang Weile; Dean Assistant Zhai Binqing; members of the Academic Committee from both institutions; and relevant faculty members. The meeting was chaired by Executive Vice Dean Sergio PIGNARI.
During the meeting, Cristina CHIZZONI, Teaching Director of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering at Milan Polytechnic University, and Venanzio ARQUILLA, Chair of the Bachelor's Program in Product Design and the Master's Program in Innovative Product Design, were appointed as members of the Academic Committee. The committee reviewed the teaching activities conducted by the school in 2024. Representatives engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on more than ten topics, including revisions to the training program, credit transfer for domestic and international student exchange programs, internal operating rules of the Academic Committee, short-term student visits to Milan Polytechnic University, the construction of the XIMI Lab, the operation and maintenance of the Milan Building, and the establishment of a joint academic paper (achievements) database. Both sides unanimously agreed to strengthen communication and collaboration, advance work from multiple perspectives through working groups, and improve work efficiency and teaching quality.
Sergio PIGNARI emphasized that relevant task forces should accelerate their pace and enhance efficiency to drive greater progress in revising the training program, organizing short-term visits to Milan Polytechnic University, constructing the XIMI Lab, and fostering academic collaboration.
Yang Shuming expressed gratitude to the faculty members from both institutions for their hard work and dedication to the development of the school. He hoped for closer and deeper cooperation between the two sides to address existing challenges, launch more extensive Sino-foreign collaborative projects, and advance talent cultivation and scientific research collaboration.
