▁at ▁Not ting ham ▁Tr ent ▁University , ▁UK ▁( 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ste ering ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Center ▁for ▁Design ▁Research ▁( 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 1 3 ), ▁the ▁High er ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁Council ▁of ▁England ▁Fund ing ▁Review ▁P anel ▁for ▁Special ist ▁Institution s ▁( 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 ), ▁the ▁External ▁Review ▁Committee ▁of ▁T sing h ua ▁University , ▁P RC ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁the ▁International ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Program ▁for ▁Arts - based ▁Research ▁P EE K ▁( A ust rian ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁( 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Hels ink i ▁World ▁Design ▁Capital ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁De leg ation . ▁S ot ama a ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Government ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Design ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁expert ▁group ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁vision ▁for ▁Den mark ▁as ▁a ▁design ▁nation ▁( ). ▁S ot ama a ▁was ▁also ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Design ▁Week ▁Shang hai ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Ste ering ▁Group . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁T ap io ▁W irk k ala ▁R ut ▁Bry k ▁Foundation ▁T WR B ▁and ▁the ▁Japan - Fin land ▁Design ▁Association ▁J F DA ▁( Fin land ). ▁He