Organized by Taiwan Ministry of Education and executed by Asia University, Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) held an advisory council meeting on Sunday, 21th April, 2019. Doctoral students studying in Taiwan who are also teachers in China were widely invited to join the event together to know more about the competition. The executives of TISDC hoped these teachers could bring the information of TISDC back to the schools they teach to encourage their students to participate in it actively.

TISDC is now in its twelfth year. Four categories, Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation, and Brand Specified, are included in the competition. This year, for the very first time, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) collaborated with TISDC and sponsored the Brand Specified Category. ITRI is responsible for providing existing industrial techniques to participants to apply these techniques into their design works and come out with products with high additional value. This way would give young designers a stage to show their creativity to the world.

This advisory council meeting provided an opportunity for the doctoral students from China and studying in Taiwan to gather together. Around 50 of them from 30 schools of China participated in the event. Teacher Zhou Lin, a doctoral student of National Taiwan Normal University, mentioned that the design research methods of China are quite different from those of Taiwan. Through this promotional event, TISDC provided a precious opportunity for design education change between Taiwan and China.

Prof. Apex Lin, project director of TISDC, indicated that through years of endeavor, the international visibility of TISDC has significantly enhanced. In 2018, TISDC received more than 20,000 entries from 895 schools and departments in 66 countries/regions. Starting from 2017, in order to implement the New Southbound Policy of Taiwan Ministry of Education, TISDC executive started to establish a real exchange platform with the New Southbound Policy countries to maintain the execution power and expandability of the competition and to encourage students from those New Southbound Policy countries to participate in the competition actively. The steady increase in the participating countries/regions shows that the competition has reached an internationally recognized level and surpassed other similar student competitions. Thus, one can say that TISDC is the most influential student competition of scale.

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, TISDC hoped to attract more teachers and students to participate in the competition and reach the next milestone together.

Group photo taken with all the attendees and Prof. Apex Lin (bottom row, center), project director of TISDC, Prof. Jun-Hong Chen (bottom row, fourth from right), associate project director of TISDC, and Prof. Sheng-Min Hsieh (bottom row, third from right), chair professor of Asia University.

TISDC’s project director, Prof. Apex Lin, and associate project director, Prof. Jun-Hong Chen, with chair professor of Asia University, Prof. Sheng-Min Hsieh, showed the attendees the achievements of students of Department of Visual Communication Design, Asia University.

Thanks Teacher Zhou Lin, a doctoral student at National Taiwan Normal University, for giving the executive team of TISDC constructive advice.

On 25^th April 2019, the project manager of Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), Ms. Chen, with the project manager of International Design Competition, Ms. Lu, went to Shu-Te University to promote TISDC and its theme of 2019, “Empathy.” Roughly 100 faculty and students joined the promotional event together. The purpose of the event is to encourage design students to actively participate in the competition and pursue for the awards. The theme of 2019 TISDC is “Empathy,” a concept that is strongly related to our daily life and could be easily expressed by design works. Therefore, we hope students could seize this opportunity to show the world their excellent works. We believe that design students could enhance their creative thinking and cultivate their design skills by participating in international design competitions. Special thanks to the chairman, Prof. Hui-Lin Chiu, and associate professor, Chien-Feng Chang, of Department of Visual Communication Design for the assistance and support for 2019 TISDC.

Promoting TISDC at Shu-Te University (1)

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Special thanks to Prof. Hui-Lin Chiu, chairman of Department of Visual Communication Design at Shu-Te University, for assisting TISDC to arrange the promotional event.

On April 24, 2019, the project manager of Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), Ms. Luby Chen, led the campus promotional campaign of TISDC at National Taipei University of Business with the project manager of the Sprout Project of Design-International Design Competition (IDC). We are grateful for the active participation of the Department of Digital Multimedia Design. Around 120 teachers and students participated in the promotional campaign. Special thanks were given to the chairman, Prof. En-Hang Chen, and the assistant professor, Tina Wei, for assisting TISDC to arrange the event and promote the competition. We hope to see more outstanding design students from National Taipei University of Business join the competition this year.

In the promotional campaign, Ms. Chen not only targeted on the theme of this year’s competition, “Empathy,” but also gave some examples of how to integrate the idea of empathy into design as well as shared some of the winning works from previous years’ competition with the attendees, hoping these excellent works that TISDC received before could inspire students and lead them to brainstorm and come out with their own works. This year, we expect to see more excellent works from National Taipei University of Business to participate in TISDC.

Promoting TISDC at National Taipei University of Business (1)

Promoting TISDC at National Taipei University of Business (2)

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Special thanks to Prof. Chun-Chun Wei and Prof. An-Hang Chen, chair of Department of Digital Multimedia Design at National Taipei University of Business, for assisting TISDC to arrange the promotional event.

2019 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) has launched its promotional tour at many of the design schools and colleges in Taiwan. The theme of this year’s competition is “Empathy”!

On 22^nd April, the associate project director of TISDC, Prof. Melvyn Liao, led the executive team to promote this year’s competition at National Taiwan University of Arts. We really appreciated the assistance and support Prof. Wei-Chung Chang, chairman of Department of Multimedia and Animation Arts, gave to TISDC. Around 30 teachers and students participated in the campaign together. It’s our great pleasure to have exchange with students at National Taiwan University of Arts and share the information of this year’s competition with them.

Targeting on the theme of this year’s competition, “Empathy,” Prof. Liao introduced the regulations of the competition and shared some of the winning works of last year with the attendees, hoping to enhance students’ creative thinking and encourage them to participate in the competition actively. This year, we expect to see more excellent works from National Taiwan University of Arts to participate in TISDC.

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On 26^th April 2019, the project manager of Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), Ms. Lu, visited Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School and held an event to promote this year’s competition there. Around 150 teachers and students participated in the campaign. It’s TISDC’s great pleasure to have the opportunity to have exchange with students of Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School and share the information of this year’s competition with them.

Targeting on the theme of this year’s competition, “Empathy,” Ms.  Lu not only pointed out some detailed information about the competition but also shared some of the winning students’ experiences of participating in this competition. Special emphasis was also put on this year’s ITRI Innovation Award of Brand Specified Category, sponsored by Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). ITRI will provide winning students of this category with both the rewards and the chances to learn from and collaborate with the best research and development team in the industry, which undoubtedly is a unique opportunity that students should seize.

Our sincere appreciation was presented to Teacher Hsiao-Tsung Chen, director of Department of Arts and Crafts, and Teacher Kun-Yen Hsieh of Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School for helping us arrange this promotional event and lending their support to TISDC.

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The online registration and submission of the largest student design competition in the world, “2019 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC)” starts today!

Four categories are included: Product Design, Visual Design, Digital Animation, and Brand Specified Categories (sponsored by Industrial Technology Research Institute).

TISDC is organized by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), executed by Asia University, and sponsored by iSee Taiwan Foundation, Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) this year. This is the very first time that ITRI collaborates with TISDC and sponsors the Brand Specified Category. Participants of this category are given the existing techniques provided by ITRI, and should integrate the ideas of these techniques into their design works, which will be a great opportunity for participants to go deeper into the industry, turn their design ideas into really products as well as show the world their creativity and design power at the same time.

The total prize money is up to US$160,000.

No entry fee!!

Sign up now: https://www.tisdc.org/en

│Awards│

Product Design, Visual Design, and Digital Animation Category

Grand Prix (1 winner):
NT$400,000 (approx. US$13,000), an awarding cup and a certificate

Gold Prize (1 winner for each category):
NT$250,000 (approx. US$8,000), an awarding cup and a certificate

Silver Prize (1 winner for each category):
NT$150,000 (approx. US$5,000), an awarding cup and a certificate

Bronze Prize (3 winners for each category):
NT$60,000 (approx. US$2,000), an awarding cup and a certificate

Honorable Mention Prize (several winners for each category):
NT$10,000 (approx. US$330) and a certificate

International Design Association Special Prize

 NT$100,000 (approx. US$3,300), an awarding cup and a certificate

Brand Specified Category (Sponsored by Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)):

Gold Prize (1 winner for each category):
NT$100,000 (approx. US$3,300), an awarding cup and a certificate

Silver Prize (1 winner for each category):
NT$50,000 (approx. US$1,700), an awarding cup and a certificate

Bronze Prize (3 winners for each category):
NT$30,000 (approx. US$1,000), an awarding cup and a certificate

Honorable Mention Prize (several winners for this category):
NT$10,000 (approx. US$330) and a certificate

│Contact│

2019 Taiwan International Student Design Competition Executive
TEL: +886-4-2331-0066
E-mail: tisdc.tw@gmail.com
Website: www.tisdc.org
Facebook: Taiwan International Student Design Competition

│One work, Two Chances│

2019 TEDA Cup International Youth Design Competition
Theme: Empathy
Submission: May 1- June 30
For more information, please go to: www.tedacreativity.com

2019 Taiwan International Student Design Competition has started its promotional tour and promote this year’s competition at many high schools and universities in Taiwan. On 30^th April, the associate project director of TISDC, Prof. Jun-Hong Chen, was invited by the Department of Visual Communication Design of TransWorld University, to introduce 2019 TISDC. Around 40 faculty and students attended the event. Special thanks were presented to Prof. Yu-Yu Liu, for helping us arrange the event and being so supportive. Prof. Chen not only introduced the rules of the competition but also shared some ideas of how to integrate the concept of empathy into design works. The students were encouraged to cultivate their design skills, and try their best to observe and think from different perspectives, which definitely will make their designs more diverse and unique. We look forward to all the good design works from TransWorld University to participate in this year’s competition.

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The associate project director of Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), Prof. Shin-Fu Lee, was invited to promote this year’s competition at National Taichung University of Science and Technology on 2^nd May. Prof. Lee was delighted to talk face-to-face with design students of the university and shared with them the information of TISDC.

The promotional campaign was a success owing to the assistance and hospitality of the associate professors, Ms. Yu-Yan Zhan and Ms. Chun-Chun Hou. Around 40 teachers and students participated in the session. Targeting on the theme of this year’s competition, “Empathy,” Prof. Lee gave a thorough introduction on how to participate in the competition and shared some of the winning entries with the attendees, hoping to motivate students to think in a more creative way and try their best to observe things from different perspectives. Prof. Lee also reminded the students about the importance of accumulating their energy in design and participating in design competitions actively. TISDC looks forward to all the works from National Taichung University of Science and Technology!

Promoting TISDC at National Taichung University of Science and Technology (1)

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The online registration and work submission of 2019 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) is starting now! The theme of this year’s competition is “Empathy”! The project manager of TISDC, Ms. Chen, visited National Formosa University to promote the competition on May 8^th. Around 80 teachers and students joined the session. Thanks National Formosa University for giving TISDC the opportunity to communicate with the students and introduce the competition to them.

Targeting on the theme of this year’s competition, “Empathy,” Ms. Chen pointed out some detailed information about the competition and shared some of the winning works of last year’s competition in order to inspire the students to think in a more creative way and raise their willingness to join the competition.

Today’s promotional event was a success. Special thanks were given to Prof. Wen-Hao Chu of Department of Multimedia Design for helping TISDC organize the promotional campaign. We also look forward to seeing students from National Formosa University stand on the stage to receive this year’s awards at the award ceremony!

Promoting TISDC at National Formosa University (1)

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On 15^th May 2019, the project manager of Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), Ms. Jenny Huang, led the promotional campaign of TISDC at Fu Jen Catholic University with the project manager of Sprout Project, International Design Competition (IDC). Around 50 teachers and students participated in the campaign. It’s our great pleasure to have exchange with students of Department of Applied Arts, Fu Jen Catholic University and share the information of this year’s competition with them.

Targeting on the theme of this year’s competition, “Empathy,” TISDC’s project manager not only pointed out some detailed information about the competition but also shared some of the winning students’ experiences of participating in this competition with the attendees. Special emphasis was also put on this year’s ITRI Innovation Award of Brand Specified Category, sponsored by Industrial Technology Research Institute, which will provide winning students of this category with both the rewards and the opportunities to cooperate with the best research and development team of the industry. Hope students from Fu Jen Catholic University could seize the opportunity and participate in this year’s competition actively.

We also gave our great appreciation to Prof. Tsai-Shin Fong, dean of the Department of Applied Arts, Prof. Chia-Yin Yu, Prof. Kuo-Jen Chen and Prof. Pu Chen of Fu Jen Catholic University for helping us arrange this promotional campaign and lending their support to TISDC.

Promoting TISDC at Fu Jen Catholic University (1)

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