Design2Business is an international consortium of HEIs that seeks to heighten awareness of design management in a global context.

Formed in 2005, D2B promotes the publication and dissemination of research and case studies in design management to both academic and industry/practitioner audiences through conferences hosted across educational institutions in Europe and Asia . This is complemented by initiatives to broaden research collaboration between emerging and developed economies.

Partner institutions include:

•  School of Art and Design , University of Salford ( United Kingdom )

•  University of Stockholm , School of Business ( Sweden )

•  Copenhagen Business School ( Denmark )

•  Politecnico di Milano, INDACO Department (Italy)

•  Harbin Institute of Technology Department of Art and Design (P.R.China)

•  Tsinghua University , Academy of Arts and Design (P.R. China)

•  Shanghai Jiao Tong University , School of Media and Design (P.R.China)

•  King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang , Faculty of Architecture ( Thailand )

More information on institutional membership/affiliation is available, please Contact Us . Invitations are particularly extended to institutions in the US , Americas and South- East Asia