2024 Taiwan International Student Design Competition – Advisory Council Meeting on March 8th

Organized by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (Taiwan), and executed by Asia University, 2024 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) invited professors and teachers in Taiwan to join 2024TISDC’s advisory council meeting on 8th March (Fri.). The theme “Equality” is linked to the “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations. Through the innovative power of design, the competition aims to explore how equality can be achieved in different fields, promoting social integration and harmony. We look forward to students contributing their unique perspectives and creative thinking to help build a more just world society.

Once again, the executive team of TISDC would like to express their appreciation to those who participated in the advisory council meeting with their precious suggestions. Through this promotional campaign, 2024 TISDC hopes to attract more teachers and students to participate in the competition and reach the next milestone together. Prof. Apex Lin, the project director of TISDC, indicated that with students’ active participation in TISDC, the design field in Taiwan could keep moving forward. 2023 TISDC attracted 18,367 entries from 1,161 schools and departments in 56 countries around the world, which indicated that Taiwan International Student Design Competition has become one of the most remarkable worldwide student design competitions. TISDC thanks to iSee Taiwan Foundation, Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, and TPCA Environment Foundation (TPCF) for continuing their sponsorship this year. This way, it would give young designers a stage to show their creativity to the world.

Special thanks to all the professors and teachers for attending TISDC’s advisory council meeting. The attended representatives are as follows:Don Chen, CEO of iSee Taiwan Foundation, During his speech, he expressed that he has witnessed the journey of TISDC since the Taiwan Fund and the Wen Shih-Ren Cultural and Educational Foundation started sponsoring it in 2015. He mentioned that TISDC had initially focused on the quantity of works and influence, but now it has progressed to assemble a cooperative platform of 21 international design organizations worldwide. According to him, through this design competition, Taiwan has extraordinary value to the world. Siao-Zong Chen, Head of Fu Hsin Trade & Art School, Chi-Hsiung Chen, Deputy head of College of Creative Design of Asia University, Hsin-Hung Lin, Director of Department of Creative Product Design, Shou-Che Wu, Director of Office of Arts and Culture of Cheng Shiu University, Sheng-Chuan Chang, Teacher of Department of Visual Communication Design of China University of Technology, Zun-Hwa Chiang, Director of Department of Industrial Design of Ming Chi University of Technology, Wei-Yu Lin, Deputy Professor of Department of Visual Dsign of National Kaohsiung Normal University, Amanda Hu, Chair of Department of Communication Design of Hsing Wu University, Kuen-Feng Chen, Director of Department of Visual Communication Design of Chaoyang University of Technology, Chi-Tung Hung, Dean of College of Design of Ming Chuan University, Deputy head of College of Digital Design of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Chao-Fu Yang, Director of Department of Visual Communication Design of Shu-Te University, Ko-Chiu Wu, Deputy head of College of Design of National Taipei University of Technology, Jin-Shi Chen, Teacher of Department of  Digital Media Design of Tungnan University, Ta-Wei Lu, Director of Department of Multimedia and Game Science and Master of Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Wen-Ching Su, Director of Department of Design of National Taiwan Normal University, Jia-Chi Ho, Director of Department of Advertising Design of Songshan Senior Commercial and Home Economics Vocational School, Frank Huang, Associate Professor of Department of Commercial Design of Chung Yuan Christian University, Rui-Lin Lin, Director of Department of Visual Communication Design of Chienkuo Technology University. We hope that more professors, teachers, and students know TISDC, participate in the competition and create a milestone this year.

Caption: 2024TISDC Advisory Council Meeting