Arts Institute Keass (AIK) has become the Academy of Creative Education (ACE). ACE now functions as an all-level certification board. This means that we standardise and franchise all curricula to our approved study centres across Asia and are continually expanding globally.
On March 8, 2018, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute welcomed an interview with Andrew Plant, College International Manager, Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University in the UK.
On September 25th, it is reported that Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SCFAI), University of Dundee and Arts Institute Keass signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint project of ‘Global Centre for Art, Design & Innovation’(Twinned Centres located in Dundee and Chongqing).
At 23rd May 2018, 4:30 pm, on graduation exhibition of the SCFAI Sino-UK Articulation Courses held an opening ceremony in the exhibition hall on the first floor of the SCFAI International Office. Professor Zeng Yue, director of the International Office , and Mr. Li Xiang, director of the Sino-UK Articulation Courses attended the opening ceremony with all the students and staff.
Zeng Yue, Director of International Office, Lu Xi, Vice Dean of the College of Design, and Li Xiang, Honorary Chief Representative of DJCAD of Dundee University in the United Kingdom, held talks with Mary Modeen in the Office of the International Office. The two sides held further discussions on teacher training, two-way exchange students, workshops, teacher-student works exhibition and 2+2 undergraduate projects.
Barbara Redley, Dean of the School of Design of Glasgow School of Art in the UK, and the chief representative of China visited Sichuan Fine Arts Institute on 20th March.
th December, 2017, Professor Paul Harris, Dean of DJCAD, University of Dundee in the UK visited Sichuan Fine Arts Institute as an authorized representative of Dundee University to sign the Sino-UK Articulation Course Agreement with the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Professor Jiao Xingtao, Vice-Principal of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Professor Duan Shengfeng, Dean of the College of Design, Professor Zeng Yue, Director of the International Office of Sichuan Fine Art Institute, Li Xiang, Chief Honorary Representative of DJCAD, and leaders of relevant departments of the university attended the signing ceremony and related meetings.
On November 7, Professor Mary, Associate Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Arts & Design (DJCAD), Dundee University in the UK, on the occasion of the opening of the professional course of the Sino-UK Articulation Programme.
On the afternoon of July 30th, the 4th KEASS International Creative Education Forum was held in Jinjiang Hall, 5th floor, International Convention Center, Intercontinental Hotel Paradise, Chengdu. The forum was organized by KEASS and the School of Design of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, co-organized by the Welsh Government and supported by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Consulate-General.
Activity background: The 4th KEASS International Creative Education Forum was successfully held from 30nd July to 31st July. The two-day forum gathered 28 top international scholars, held 9 pure dry goods keynote speeches, shared 2 workshop courses that gathered the essence of famous schools, provided opportunities for on-site interviews of three top art colleges, and created a weathervane leading the trend of creative education.