During the evaluation period the DQI group has had and/or still has close relationships with the following research institutions. These relationships take a number of forms: F = (joint funding proposals, projects and/or publications),
P = (joint PhD projects and/or co-supervision), V = (visiting professorships, visiting scholars).
- University of Florence, Italy, Department of Design, Elisabetta Gianfanelli, M.Arch. (F, P, V)
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, School of Design and HCII, Dan Boyarski, MA, dr. Jodi Forlizzi, John Zimmerman, MA, Mark Baskinger, MA (V)
- University of Tsukuba, Japan, Department of Design and the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, prof.dr. Toshi Yamanaka, dr. Seunghee Lee (V)
- Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France, Design, dr. Anne Guénand (V)
- University of Melbourne, Australia, Department of Information Systems, dr. Frank Vetere (V)
- University of California, San Diego, USA, prof.dr. David Kirsh (F)
- National University of Taiwan, prof.dr. Lin-Lin Chen (F)
- UIAH, Helsinki, Finland, prof.dr. Ilpo Koskinen (V)
- Aarhus University, Denmark, dr. Mariannne Graves-Peterson (V)
- Siena University, Italy, dr. Patrizia Marti (V)
- Berlin University of Technology, Germany, dr. Gesche Joost (V)
- KAIST Korea, prof.dr. Kun-Pyo Lee (F)
- RMIT Melbourne, Frank Feltham, MDes(R) (V)
- La Salle, Ramon Llull University, Marc Pifarré, MSc (F)