{"id":51680,"date":"2025-12-04T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcity.edu.my\/?p=51680"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:34:06","slug":"design-team-advances-regional-academic-engagement-at-ikj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstcity.edu.my\/cn\/design-team-advances-regional-academic-engagement-at-ikj\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Team Advances Regional Academic Engagement at IKJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assoc Prof Dr Debbie Gan, Asst Prof Arthur Liaw, and Gwendoline Chan from the Faculty of Design and Built Environment were invited to the Jakarta Institute of the Arts from 2 to 4 December 2025 to deliver an academic sharing session and participate in the Potluck 2025 Poster Exhibition. The team presented their work to IKJ\u2019s undergraduate cohort, showcasing projects on branding, cultural preservation, and design management.<\/p><p>In addition to presenting, the team engaged in in depth exchanges with IKJ students and academic staff. The session generated discussion on design practice, discipline standards, and professional application. Arthur noted that the questions raised reflected strong analytical interest and an eagerness to understand how strategic design decisions influence value creation in real contexts.<\/p><p>The visit reinforced the faculty\u2019s commitment to academic leadership, strengthened cross institution collaboration, and deepened the faculty\u2019s presence within the regional design ecosystem.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assoc Prof Dr Debbie Gan, Asst Prof Arthur Liaw, and Gwendoline Chan from the Faculty of Design and Built Environment were invited to the Jakarta Institute of the Arts from [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":51683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Design Team Drives IKJ Academic Engagement | First City UC","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The First City UC design team visited Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ) to boost regional collaboration and academic engagement. 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