Students worldwide are invited to participate in the SDGs International Design Awards 2025 competition.
SDGs Design International Awards was conceived with the aim of discovering creative ideas from young people and utilizing it for building sustainable society. It is co-hosted by Dongseo University (Korea), Kyushu University (Japan) and Tongji University (China).
The theme of the year 2025 is Living in an Era of Conflict – “Societal Design Transcending Boundaries”. It would provide a platform to address conflicts plaguing the world, warm attention to the marginalized voices, and new kinds of connectivity and recovering humanity in a digital age.
The SDGs Design International Awards has been held annually since 2019, with young designers from around 15 countries participating and over 200 works submitted each year.
This year’s competition includes three distinct subthemes:
- Design for Peace
- Sustainable peacemaking-models across nations (addressing nuclear threat, territorial disputes, resource disputes and racial conflicts)
- Building youth-driven global peace networks based on SDGs
- Designing with Marginalized Voices
- Paying attention to those who are physically challenged, seniors and multicultural families
- Living between Virtual and Real Worlds
- Discoveing new connectivity in an era of social media, metaverse, generative AI and overcoming isolation
The following awards will be announced as part of the 2025 competition:
- Gold Award (1 team): 300,000 Yen + Certificate
- Silver Award (1 team): 200,000 Yen + Certificate
- Bronze Award (1 team): 100,000 Yen + Certificate
- Corporate Award: 50,000 Yen + Certificates
- Honorable Mention: e-Certificate
- Special Award for High School Students: Certificate
The competition is open to students currently enrolled in universities, graduate schools, vocational institutions or high schools worldwide who are interested in design (including working students). Students from non-design disciplines are also encouraged to apply.
The organizers are embracing and honoring your worthwhile causes and resourcefulness. Make your ideas known and heard, wide and far. It would certainly make a difference, resonating peacefully yet strongly with all around us.
