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The faculty and student team of the Department of Industrial Design of the College of Management and Design won the Outstanding Technical and Vocational Education Award 2021 held by the Ministry of Education!

update date : 2022-01-20

The faculty and alumni who graduated from the Department of Industrial Design of Ming Chi University of Technology (MCUT) participated in the world-renowned 'iF Design Talent Award 2021' hosted in Germany in June 2021. The team won the Best of the Year Award with their work, 'Mind Without Borders'; moreover, they also won the Outstanding Technical and Vocational Education Award 2021 held by the Ministry of Education and MCUT has been awarded in five consecutive years for their outstanding achievements.

The team members who won the Competition Excellence Award involved Chien-Chen Lai and Fang-Ping Hsu under the guidance of Professor Kai-shu Li. ' Mind Without Borders ' is an APP used to care for children during the spread of infectious diseases. It can provide a multitude of services such as anonymous communication among children from various countries, health tracking, communication with family and friends, and connecting with psychotherapists and volunteers to alleviate children's mental health problems as a result of the epidemic.

Ever since 1954, the iF Design Talent Award has earned a good reputation worldwide. It has been recognized as one of the most important design competitions in the world and has attracted more than 1,800 products from more than 30 countries to enter the competition in recent years. This time, the team's entry won the Best of the Year in the iF Desing Talent Award 2021, and also won the Competition Excellence Award in the Outstanding Technical and Vocational Education Award 2021, which is commendable.

The students mentioned that they were honored to win the Outstanding Technical and Vocational Education Award. Chien-Chen Lai and Fang-Ping Hsu said that both of them are from the vocational system, so they have learned through practice and gained hands-on experiences when working as interns in the industry. Thus, they realize that education lies not only in books and classrooms, but also process that can improve one’s ability. They thanked MCUT for cultivation and Professor Li for his guidance. "Our team has won the affirmation in nearly 100 domestic and international competitions within two years. Design creation is not just limited to concepts; furthermore, it needs continuous verification and discussion. After understanding the business and marketing models behind it, a complete design proposal could finally be produced.” The students also said that they hope to create more value through product design and service design. The "design power" is the strong soft power of Taiwan and should be seen by the world, and these excellent technical and vocational skills are also the cornerstones of the students from MCUT for their future.

Traditional Chinese Edition恭賀!管設學院工業設計系師生團隊榮獲2021教育部技職之光表揚!

Source: Department of Industrial Design
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