Thank You!
See you all at LXD 2027
Keynote speakers and Round Table Chairs
Paul Hekkert
Visiting Research Professor at the Department of Design, Politecnico Milano.
Katja Tschimmel
Consultant, executive trainer, researcher, lecturer, and conference speaker, operating at the intersection of business and academia.
Emilia Duarte
Professor at IADE - Universidade Europeia in Lisbon
Heitor Alvelos
Full Professor of Design at University of Porto
Rita Almendra
Full Professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture
Happening now
08:00 – 09:00
09:00
10:00 – 11:00
> Department of Communication and Art
Welcome Desk [Registration]
> CCCI Auditorium
Aquila Ensemble
> CCCI Auditorium
Keynote Speaker
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
III. Menuetto and Trio
W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Paul Hekkert
Design Education for Impact
10:00h / 11:00h
11.30h /13h
11.30h /13h
11.30h /13h
> CCCI Auditorium
Art and Communicaton Department – Building 21
round table
> José Grácio Auditorium
Mechanical Engineering Department – Building 22
parallel sessions
> Geosciences Auditorium
Geosciences Department – Building 16
parallel sessions
> João Branco Auditorium
Art and Communicaton Department – Building 21
parallel sessions
Fostering Collaboration and Reciprocity
within and among Design PhD courses in Portugal: perspectives and testimonies from students
Heitor Alvelos [chair] with Portuguese Design Doctoral Students
Happening now
08:00 – 09:00
09:00
10:00 – 11:00
> Department of Communication and Art
Welcome Desk [Registration]
> CCCI Auditorium
Aquila Ensemble
> CCCI Auditorium
Keynote Speaker
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
III. Menuetto and Trio
W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Paul Hekkert
Design Education for Impact
10:00-11:00
> CCCI Auditorium
Art and Communicaton Department – Building 21
round table
Fostering Collaboration and Reciprocity within and among Design PhD courses in Portugal: perspectives and testimonies from students
Heitor Alvelos [chair] with Portuguese Design Doctoral Students
11:00-11:30
> José Grácio Auditorium
Mechanical Engineering Department – Building 22
parallel sessions
11:00-11:30
> Geosciences Auditorium
Geosciences Department – Building 16
parallel sessions
11:00-11:30
> João Branco Auditorium
Art and Communicaton Department – Building 21
parallel sessions
WELCOME
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming 2025 Design Research Society (DRS) Special Interest Group (EdSIG) LearnXDesign conference, which will be held at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, from 22nd to 24th September 2025. This event is hosted by the Lab OIKOS – Design Ecosystemic Spaces of Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+) of the University of Aveiro. Stay tuned as we update this site with more information in the weeks to come.
theme
LearnXDesign 2025
Intertwinia in Design Education
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, the field of design education finds itself at a pivotal juncture, demanding unified and collaborative approaches to tackle emerging challenges and opportunities. The 2025 edition of LearnXDesign conference underscores the significance of integrating diverse perspectives, disciplines, communities and cultures. This conference intends to serve as a hub for nurturing meaningful interactions, stretching traditional boundaries and encouraging the intersection of expertise. By intertwining these threads, our goal is to catalyse unforeseen and transformative outcomes for design education, leading to the creation of a new Intertwinia.
participation
Types of submissions
- Full papers (3000 – 6000 words)
- Case Studies (4 000 words)
- Statements of Pedagogy (2000 – 3000 words)
- Conversations (length dependant on case)
- Letters (1000 – 2000 words)
- Visual Submissions (maximum 2000 words)
important dates
> July 28, 2024
Call for submissions opening
> December 09, 2024 > January 13, 2025
Full submissions deadline
> April 28, 2025
Notification of acceptance
> June 23, 2025
Camera ready deadline
Registration
> early bird
From May 28 to June 23, 2025
> regular registration
From June 24 to July 30, 2025
conference
Welcome to Aveiro
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This work was supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. by project reference UIDB/04057/2020 and DOI identifier <https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04057/2020>.