In 2011, SADM secured approval to launch a master’s program in Design Studies and a doctoral program in Industrial Design, marking a major leap forward in graduate education and research. In the same year, the School established the Research Center for Design for County Development, pioneering a new model that empowered regional industrial transformation through design. The initiative earned high acclaim from both government and society, and on October 24, 2011, Jiefang Daily featured it as a front-page headline success story.
