2025 TISDC Taiwan Promotion Event－Design School Exchange Briefing Session on March 28

Organized by the Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education and executed by National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, the 2025 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) held a Design School Exchange Briefing Session on March 28th (Friday). The event invited faculty and students from design-related universities, colleges, and high schools across Taiwan to gather, providing an overview of this year’s competition system and conducting promotional activities.

The 2025 competition theme, “DIVERSITY,” aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It aims to harness the power of design to integrate diverse cultural perspectives, inspire innovation, promote cross-disciplinary collaboration, and foster inclusivity to create more possibilities for society. This year, two new categories, “Architecture and Landscape Design” and “Fashion Design,” have been added, bringing the total competition categories to five. This expansion provides more opportunities for students from various design fields to showcase their talents on the international stage, fostering creative synergy and diverse thinking.

Project Director and associate professor Chen Yan-Ting stated that the 2024 Taiwan International Student Design Competition attracted 19,667 entries from 1,138 design schools across 64 countries, demonstrating the increasing design capabilities of international youth and the expanding influence of the competition. Since 2021, TISDC has been developed as a brand, focusing on strengthening its image and consistently attracting outstanding works from around the world. In recent years, the diversity and innovation of submissions have highlighted the competition’s international impact, solidifying its status as a globally recognized student design competition.

This event featured distinguished guests, including Director Li Ming-Long of the Interior Design Department at Taipei Municipal Songshan High School of Commerce and Home Economics; Director Yang Shun-Ming of the Department of Architecture at Taipei Municipal Daan Vocational High School; Director Chen Zi-Ying of the Advertising Design Department at Keelung Er Xin Senior High School; Principal Chen Xiao-Zong of New Taipei City Private Fu-Hsin Trade & Arts School; President Huang Mao-Quan of the Department of Material, Textile, and Fashion Design at Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology; Vice President Wang Zhao-Hua of the College of Design at Ling Tung University; Director Wu Shou-Zhe of the Visual Communication Design Department at Cheng Shiu University of Technology; Dean Lin Rui-Lin of the Visual Communication Design Department at Chien Kuo Technology University; Assistant Professor Chen Jin-Shi of the Digital Media Design Department at Tungnan University; Assistant Professor Zheng Qiu-Yue of the Fashion Design Department at Shu-Te University of Technology; Director Chen Ding-Zhou of the Department of Interior Design at China University of Technology; Director Lin Jia-Hua of the Media Design Department at Tatung University; Director Ni Jian-Zhi of the Department of Cultural Creativity and Digital Media Design at LungHwa University of Science and Technology; Director He Yi-Lun of the Fashion Industry Management Department at Hsing Wu University of Science and Technology; Director Chen Zhen-Cheng of the Department of Architecture at National Taipei University of Technology; Assistant Professor Huang Guang-Ting of the Department of Architecture at National Taipei University of Technology, along with enthusiastic participation from students across various institutions.

This briefing session aims to encourage more Taiwanese design students to participate in the 2025 Taiwan International Student Design Competition, further enhancing Taiwan’s design influence on the global stage and bringing more innovation and diversity to society.

Group photo from the 2025TISDC Design School Exchange Briefing Session.

Project Director, Associate Professor Chen Yan-Ting introducing the key points of this year’s competition.

Co-Project Director, Dean Shih Ming-Hui sharing insights.

Co-Project Director, Associate Professor Hsieh Yung-Hsu offering perspectives.

Principal Chen Xiao-Zong of Fu-Hsin Trade & Arts School sharing thoughts and encouraging student participation.

Director Yang Shun-Ming of Taipei Municipal Daan Vocational High School’s Architecture Department raising questions about the competition regulations.

Highlights from the promotion event.