Hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and organized by Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry (ICCI), the ICCI International Youth Scholars Forum is a high-level talent recruitment and academic exchange event. Through academic presentations and seminars, it provides an academic exchange and collaboration platform for outstanding young scholars at home and abroad, focusing on frontier technologies and research hotspots in cultural and creative industries to promote interdisciplinary integration and academic innovation. It also serves as a communication platform for outstanding young scholars who wish to join ICCI, deepening their understanding of SJTU and ICCI, as they gather at SJTU to envision the future of cultural and creative industries.
Academic Fields
Intelligent Content Generationand Digital Creative Production
Human-machine Collaborative Creative Computing and Art Generation Theory; Intelligent Immersive Narrative and Virtual Space Art; Intelligent Conservation and Revitalization of Digital Cultural Heritage; Smart Cultural Tourism and Intelligent Cultural and Creative Design; Copyright Governance and Art Ethics of Generative Content; AIGC Digital Media Art Creation and Generative Aesthetics; Interactive Digital Design and Gamified Experience Design
Immersive Audio-Visual Technology and Intelligent Media Systems
Multimodal World Models and Media Previsualization Technology; Controllable Generation of AI Audio-Visual Verticals and Intelligent Film and Television Innovation; Intelligent Spatiotemporal Computing for Immersive Spaces; Reconstruction, Generation and Transmission of Real-time Interactive Content; Real-time Rendering and Virtual Production Technology; AR/VR/MR/XR, Digital Twin and Digital Human Systems; Intelligent User Experience and HMI Engineering; Digital Curation and Intelligent Media Platform Technology
Digital Cultural and Creative Industry and Brand Business Management

Interdisciplinary Theories of Art, Management and Digital Intelligence Technology; Corporate Finance and Financial Management for Cultural and Creative Enterprises; Digital Brand Management and Intelligent Business Communication; Business Model and Innovation Management of Digital Cultural and Creative Industries; Cultural Asset Evaluation and Digital Copyright Operation; Investment, Financing and Risk Management of Cultural-Tourism Integration Projects; Fundamentals of Management and Governance of Cultural and Creative Organizations; International Cultural Trade and Cross-cultural Business Strategies

Format and Schedule

The forum is expected to be held in early-to-mid December 2026 in a hybrid format combining online and offline formats. The exact schedule will be announced separately.

Invitation Targets
  • Young scholars who have obtained or will soon obtain a doctoral degree from a well-known university at home or abroad, with strong potential for academic development.
  • Postdoctoral researchers with solid research accumulation in the above related academic fields.
  • Applied scholars with rich practical experience and industry influence in cultural and creative industries and related sectors.
  • Scholars with the ability and potential to independently conduct academic research and with academic achievements recognized by peer experts.
Application Requirements

Interested young scholars are invited to send the following materials as email attachments to icci-hr@sjtu.edu.cn before 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time), November 20, 2026. The email subject should follow the format: “Name + ICCI International Youth Scholars Forum”:

  • Application Form for ICCI International Youth Scholars Forum (see attachment)
  • CV
  • Cover Letter
  • Research Statement
  • Teaching Statement
  • At least 5 representative academic achievements
  • At least 3 recommendation letters from scholars in related fields
  • Hard copies of Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree certificates
  • Evidence of teaching and research performance

* Applicants who pass the review will receive the forum invitation by the end of November.

Contact Information

Contact: Sybil CHEN

Tel: +86-21-34205062

E-mail: icci-hr@sjtu.edu.cn

Website: http://icci.sjtu.edu.cn

Appendix: Application Form for ICCI International Youth Scholars Forum

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