The Faculty of Design and Arts at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) welcomed OPENspace Co-Director, Professor Simon Bell, in early March. This visit follows the establishment of a Joint Lab on Healthy Spaces by OPENspace and the BIT Faculty of Design and Arts in Summer 2023.

During this visit, Professor Bell was appointed a visiting professor at BIT and a small ceremony took place to unveil a plaque commemorating the establishment of the joint lab, and underscoring the significance of this partnership in driving forward interdisciplinary research and innovation.

Looking ahead, the collaboration is set to flourish further, with an upcoming exchange programme between OPENspace and BIT. On May 3rd, Faculty members and PhD students from BIT will journey to Edinburgh, so staff and students from both organisations can get to know each other before several staff members from OPENspace visit Beijing in July.