The Junior Design Research Conference (JDRC) is an annual event that brings together MA students who follow a Master of Arts in Design program at a Swiss University of Applied Sciences. The HEAD – Genève, Haute école d'art et de design is happy to welcome you in this year for the 13th edition of the JDRC.

The Junior Design Research Conference started over ten years ago as part of the Swiss Design Network Symposia. The conference's organization has been rotating yearly among the participating universities ever since:

• FHNW Academy of Art and Design (Bâle)
• Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zürich)
• Hochschule der Künste Bern (Berne)
• École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (Lausanne)
• Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (Mendrisio)
• Haute école d’art et de design (Genève)
• HSLU Hochschule Luzern (Lucerne)

​​​The conference provides compelling insights into current and relevant research topics and methodological approaches at the master’s level. It also offers an exceptional opportunity for informal exchange and networking between students based on their interests and practices.
The conference aims to instigate an awareness of different design disciplines, topics, approaches, and methods in the various stages of developing a master’s thesis. The morning is dedicated to students’ short presentations of their research topics, shedding light on the knowledge gap that their projects are dealing with, their research methodology, and the connections between practice and theory. The workshops carried out by the students for their peers in the afternoon will allow them to dive deeper into those topics. Finally, a social get-together will round up the event in the evening.

Organising team HEAD – Genève :
Cyrus Lognonné-Khalatbari, doctorant HEAD – Genève & EPFL, assistant HES
Anthony Masure, responsable de la recherche
Christelle Granite-Noble, assistante administrative pour la recherche

The website and program of the Junior Design Research Conference is accessible here: https://junior-research.ch/