Hong Kong Chief Executive at the ZHdK
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) has received the head of the Hong Kong government, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, for an official visit. Topics of the exchange were the interdisciplinary university concept of the ZHdK, the Toni-Areal and an Innovation Lab, which a partner institution in Hong Kong and the ZHdK are planning together.
Among other things, Lam and her delegation were presented with the activities of the ZHdK in Hong Kong. The university has been maintaining an exchange with cultural and educational institutions there for several years. According to the ZHdK press release, the guests were particularly interested in the fact that all artistic and creative disciplines - design, film, fine arts, music, dance, theater, transdisciplinarity and art education - are united under one roof and that the building promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in an innovative way.
At the meeting, the ZHdK management discussed with Chief Executive Carrie Lam the planned establishment of two interlinked labs in the field of media innovation. These are intended to promote transdisciplinary approaches in research, teaching and practice at the interface between the latest technology and the arts.
The head of government, who is visiting Switzerland for the first time since taking office last year, was also impressed by the "Birdly" research project: with the interactive bird flight simulator "Birdly", ZHdK has set a milestone in the development of virtual reality and immersive experience.
