Sanjo City University presentation

Japanese Happiness Open Seminar 01
industrial artists x creative technologists
Tue. 25 February 2025 18.00-19.30
Room: A501

Sanjo City University in Japan is a new institution focused on nurturing creative
technologists in partnership with the Tsubame-Sanjo region, which is globally renowned
for its exceptional metalworking industry; it is home to approximately 3,300 workshops,
ranging from small blacksmith shops with a sole craftsman to larger factories employing
up to 300 creative technologists. The products created in Tsubame-Sanjo embody core
principles of good design: simplicity, functionality, appropriate material use, and
durability, and these attributes set high standards for both functional and aesthetic
quality within Japan and beyond its borders.

The seminar welcomes Dr. Ahmed Shahriar,
Rector of Sanjo University to explore the potential for future collaboration between EKA’s
industrial artists and SCU’s creative technologists to achieve top-quality manufacturing,
which is essential for everyday “Japanese Happiness”
.
Speakers:
Dr. Ahmed Shahriar, Rector of Sanjo University, Japan
Kärt Ojavee, Juss Heinsalu, Gregor Taul
moderator: Masayo Ave