Prof. Chia-Han Yang, Director of the Institute of Creative Industries Design

(08.2026~present: Head of Art Center)

Ph.D. in Technology Management from National Chiao Tung University; currently serves as Professor and Director of the Institute of Creative Industry Design, Jointly Appointed Professor at the Institute of Gerontology, and Deputy Director of the Healthy Cities Research Center. He has long been engaged in research and teaching in the fields of innovation management, design thinking workshops, service design, and the creative industries, and continues to explore, through interdisciplinary collaboration, how design can address local issues arising from developments in industry, society, art, and culture.

In the past, he has long promoted design thinking and interdisciplinary innovation education, and has participated in practical research related to international collaboration, local revitalization, aging societies, and cultural contexts. In recent years, he has also focused on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the creative industries, design education, and the humanities and social sciences, seeking to establish new platforms for dialogue and collaboration among technology, design, and culture.

As the current Head of Art Center, he aims to build upon the Art Center’s long-standing foundation and, guided by the core principle of “art as a cross-disciplinary platform,” further connect diverse academic disciplines within the university with urban cultural and industrial resources. His goal is to ensure that art serves not only as a medium for exhibitions and performances on campus but also as a catalyst for dialogue, innovation, and social engagement, thereby continuing to explore the diverse possibilities for aesthetic education that National Cheng Kung University, as a comprehensive university, can achieve.

Ext.: 54375
Email: chyang@mail.ncku.edu.tw