DESPRO NEWS (July 24, 2021) The Good Design Pre-convention meeting organized by the ADPII Affiliated Product Design Study Program Forum (Alliance of Indonesian Industrial Product Designers) today took place successfully. The heads of Product Design study programs from 21 universities throughout Indonesia, accompanied by 1 lecturer, attended and actively participated in the event which was held online. The purpose of this activity is to capture the aspirations of forum members related to the characteristics of Good Design at level 6 of KKNI. The results of this activity will be brought to the next event, the Good Design Convention in December.
The event which took place from 08.00 to 16.30 presented 3 speakers, namely, Prof. Imam Buchori (academician), Mizan Alan De Neve (practitioner), and Damang Sarumpaet (practitioner). Arie Kurniawan (Chairperson of ADPII), Achmad Syarief, M.D., Ph.D (Chairperson of the DP Study Program Forum), and Dr. Adhi Nugraha, M.A. (Chairperson of the ADPII Board of Trustees) attended and gave remarks at the event. Also present at the event was the Despro Study Program Forum Curator Council consisting of Achmad Syarief, MSD, Ph.D., Dr. Andry Masri, M.Sn, Dr. Adhi Nugraha, M.A., Dr. Yannes Martinus Pasaribu, M.Sn, Dr. Mohammad Junaedi Hidayat, ST, M.Ds, Ellya Zulaikha, S.T, M.Sn, Ph.D, and Dr. Rahmawan D. Prasetya, S.Sn, M.Si. After a 1-hour break, the event continued with parallel discussions on 3 topics in 3 breakout rooms.
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The Product Design Study Program, Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta itself participated by sending Dr. Rahmawan D. Prasetya, S.Sn., M.Si. (head of the study program) and Nor Jayadi, S.Sn., M.A. (secretary of the study program). "This activity allows us to give and receive new information that is different from what we understand," said Dr. Rahmawan D. Prasetya, S.Sn., M.Si. when asked for his response. "So our discussion today is lively and flows positively. There are common points, common threads, or compromises that are made so that our vision, the vision of the despro study programs that are members of the ADPII affiliated study program forum, is in line. This common vision will make this organization a large and powerful organization, which has a strong influence in fighting for education in the field of Product Design, "he continued.***