Chinese, Italian Universities Hold Youth Future Fashion Design Competition

Chinese， Italian Universities Hold Youth Future Fashion Design Competition

The China-Italy Youth Future Fashion Design Competition kicked off at Tsinghua University on July 8， aiming to build an international innovation platform for the two countries youth.

As one of the major activities of the “China-Italy Year of Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship，” the competition was held by Tsinghua University， the Polytechnic University of Milan， and the government of Keqiao District， Shaoxing City， in east Chinas Zhejiang Province.

The competition seeks to promote the integration of innovation with production and teaching in design， and discover and cultivate cutting-edge design talent with creativity and vitality.

Fu Zhiyong， deputy director of the China-Italy Design Innovation Hub and associate professor at the School of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University， said the competition welcomes young Chinese and Italian innovators under the age of 45. It is also open to global artists， designers， teachers， students， and design lovers.

Themed “Tech for Fashion，” the competition has categories like Fashion Design， Fashion Technology， and Fashion Lifestyle. In the case of Fashion Technology， it focuses on combining art and technology， including applying new materials and technological innovations.

Participants may register and submit an entry through the official website of the event and sign up as individuals or teams. The entry collection is open until September 6. An expert panel will evaluate the entries for the first and second rounds. The final round evaluation and the award ceremony will take place in Keqiao District of Shaoxing City in October.

Prize winners of the competition will qualify for a special exhibition held by the China-Italy Design Innovation Hub during the 2022 Milan Design Week.

The competition aims to combine science and technology， arts， culture， and a vision for a better life to promote international cultural exchanges and cooperation， said Fu.

“More importantly， we hope to gather young peoples innovative powers from both countries， link them with fashion design， have more exchanges in creativity and culture， and promote innovative achievements，” he added.

Precious Cultural Relics on Display in Central China

Hunan Museum in central Chinas Hunan Province kicked off an exhibition on July 8， displaying more than 220 pieces of cultural relics from 10 countries including China， Syria， Lebanon， Cambodia， and Pakistan.

“Through the exhibition， we hope that visitors can appreciate the charm of the diverse cultures of Asian countries， and especially the exchange and integration of Eastern and Western civilizations in Asian countries，” said Yu Yanjiao， curator of the exhibition.

The event， displaying the origin and development of Asian civilization， has attracted a large number of visitors.

Nouman Tahir， a Pakistani student in the provincial capital Changsha， was visibly impressed by a pottery statue， a rare relic dating back to 3000 B.C. in Pakistan.

“I once saw it in a museum in Pakistan. This exhibition offers the Chinese visitors a great opportunity to appreciate the beautiful Pakistani cultural relics， and I am very proud，” said Tahir.

Chinese Proficiency Competition Held Online in Turkey

The Chinese Bridge competition， a contest for college students on their mastery of the Chinese language， was held online in Turkey on July 7 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A dozen students from several Turkish universities across the country attended the final stage of the 20th session of the competition， hosted by the Istanbul Okan University Confucius Institute.

Speaking at the opening ceremony， Chinese Ambassador to Turkey Liu Shaobin said the strategic cooperation between China and Turkey has developed rapidly in recent years， and positive results have been achieved in various fields.

“The collaboration of the two countries on education constitutes an important part of their relations，” he noted.

According to the ambassador， Turkish students devoted to improving the TurkishChinese friendship with an understanding of China would do much to contribute to the expansion of these close ties even further.

Shi Ruilin， cultural counselor with the Chinese Embassy， said that education was the area most affected by the pandemic across the globe， but teachers and students managed to cope with online courses against all odds.

Bartu Uzun， a participant from Istanbuls Yeditepe University， said that he plans to further improve his Chinese in the future. “I enjoy studying Chinese， and I love the Chinese language and culture，” Uzun said.

The top two winners of the competition will qualify to join the finals in China.

Learning the Chinese language is increasingly popular in Turkey， with many attending the Confucius Institutes in Turkish universities and other Chinese language teaching programs.