Growing from a collection of fishing villages of 30,000 people in 1978 to a global industrial powerhouse of over 12 million people in 2018, Shenzhen is one of the biggest stories within the rise of China over the past forty years. Today, Shenzhen is estimated to produce approximately 90 percent of the world’s electronics. Its vast hardware ecosystem includes big players such as phone maker Huawei and leading drone maker DJI, and a myriad of agile manufacturers and hardware startups. The city is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of Hardware.

The Future Hardware Project is a one-month (June 1 to June 30) intensive investigation into the story of Shenzhen and the future of hardware, from inception to end-product, as this future is being written there. Basecamp for the Future Hardware Project will be at HAX, the leading hardware accelerator located in central Shenzhen.

PCI plans to select up to 5 students for the project together with our leading faculties Christian Grewell. Adam Brandenburger, and Rodolfo Cossovich. Need-based scholarship would be offered to qualified candidates. The deadline for application is May 18, 2018.

Click below to learn more about the Future Hardware Project and apply!

NYU ShanghaiProgram on Creativity + Innovation 创造力与创新项目

NYU Shanghai
Program on Creativity + Innovation

创造力与创新项目