Happy Digital X (Cities, System, Products, and Services)

A professional Education program designed to train professionals on how digital transformation can address urban challenges to drive sustainability and happiness, and apply their learning to solve complex real world problems through a hands-on challenge project.

Format: Hybrid
Duration: 12 weeks
Start: July 2025
Language: English/Indonesia
Size: 55-80 Participants

What is the X in HDX?

• Cities - The global economy is an economy of cities. More than half the world’s population live in cities, and more than half of all economic activity happens there.
• System - Cities are embodiments of a complex adaptive system, influenced not only by their built environment but also by their ecological, social, and cultural contexts.
• Products - Sustainable and happy cities need innovative products, developed with an understanding of stakeholder needs and supported by new business models.
• Services - As an extension of products, the services of our cities, both public and private, need to be sustainable and consider stakeholder happiness.

HDX Learning Journey:

• 21 skill development modules
• 6 project team working on 6 authentic challenges
• 12 weeks of program delivery
• 73 total synchronous learning hours

Curriculum Structure:

The grand challenges of our time, such as climate change, food security, clean energy, poverty, are daunting and overwhelming. HDX offers the skills needed to tackle these piece by piece, by addressing the aspects of the grand challenges closest to home through real challenge projects sponsored by local stakeholders.

1. System change for happiness and sustainability
2. Urban design - the fabric of the city
3. Sustainable products and services
4. Complex systems and their services
5. ICT awareness and competence
6. ICT integration to the city

What’s New at HDX 3.0:

• New challenges projects
• Focus on AI skill development
• More world-class instructors

HDX 3.0 Thread Coordinators:

1. Shobi Lawalata - Learning Director, United In Diversity Foundation
2. Bish Sanyal - MIT
3. Mats Hanson - KTH Sweden
4. Alessandro Golkar - Technical University of Munich (TUM)
5. Pedro Faria - Track on Performance
6. Victon Chan - Tsinghua SIGS
7. More instructors from MIT, Harvard University, Tsinghua University, and TUM University

Application Timeline:
1 March: Application to HDX 3.0 Opens
14 June: Early bird tuition deadline
1 July: Latest application deadline
14 July: Program begins

The Happy Digital X Learning Journey: Week 1 (14-16 July 2025) On Site
Week 2 (22 & 24 July 2025) Online
Week 3 (29 July & 2 August 2025) Online
Week 4 Break
Week 5 (11-14 August 2025) On Site
Week 6 (19, 21, 23 August 2025) Online
Week 7 (26 & 28 August 2025) Online
Week 8 Break
Week 9 (8 & 11 September 2025) Online
Week 10 (16 & 18 September 2025) Online
Week 11 Break
Week 12 (30 September 2025) Online
Graduation on 4 October 2025

Connect With Us:
happydigitalx@tsea.asia
+62 821 3700 0272
Instagram: @tsinghua_sea