Exploring sustainability, identity, innovation and community through activations.

Based on the theme: Together / معاً, DIDI’s campus transforms into a living platform of collaboration with exhibitions, workshops, talks and discussions throughout the week. Details about the activation programme are as follows:

Together We Begin: A Collective Opening for DIDI’s Design Week Activation
Date: Tuesday, November 4
Time: 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM

Together for Waste Management: Beyond Binary Activation
Beyond Binary invites participants to move beyond the “keep or throw away” mindset and rethink their collective relationship with electronic waste. This activation explores how design, technology and community action can extend the lifespan of devices through repair, repurpose, resale and responsible recycling. By learning and creating together, participants are encouraged to reflect on how collective creativity can transform waste into potential. This lies on a crucial question about what systems of care and value might emerge when society stops discarding and starts reimagining — together?

Date: Tuesday, November 4
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Together We Sense: A Living Lab by DIDI at the BMW Pavilion
As part of DIDI’s Dubai Design Week programme Together معاً, the BMW Pavilion becomes a living lab for DIDI’s Visual Computing course. Projects like ReCoding Movement and Seeing the Invisible turn the space into a collaborative testbed where students and visitors explore how movement, emotion and environmental data can shape perceptual and spatial experiences. In this immersive interactive environment, visitors can observe, interact and contribute, blurring the lines between learning, making and exhibiting.
Date: Wednesday, November 5
Time: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Together in Impact: Center of Excellence Awarding Ceremony
This ceremony celebrates the achievements of DIDI’s emerging designers whose work has earned recognition through awards and competitions beyond the university. The Center of Excellence Awarding Ceremony highlights projects that embody the power of design to drive change across disciplines, industries and communities.
Date: Thursday, November 6
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Together Shaping Change: DIDI Alumni on Innovation Beyond Disciplines
This alumni panel celebrates DIDI graduates who are reimagining the future of design across industries and scales. From fashion and product to UX, digital media and strategy, they share how a cross-disciplinary education became the foundation for creative agility and impact. The session highlights how today’s designers are not defined by a single discipline but by their ability to connect ideas, collaborate across sectors and drive innovation that matters.
Date: Friday, November 7
Time: 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Together on Campus: Open Campus at DIDI
This open campus invites the wider community, prospective students and families to experience the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation firsthand. Visitors are welcome to explore the campus, meet faculty and students and discover the studios, labs and projects that define DIDI’s transdisciplinary approach to design education.

The day offers an inside look at how creativity, collaboration and innovation come together to inspire the next generation of designers.
Date: Saturday, November 8
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

About Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation:

DIDI is a future-focused university located in Dubai Design District (d3), dedicated to nurturing the next generation of creative leaders. It offers the region’s first multidisciplinary Bachelor of Design, allowing students to combine two disciplines to build future-ready careers— Product Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Design and Strategic Design Management. Designed in collaboration with MIT and Parsons School of Design, DIDI’s curriculum blends global innovation with creative excellence.