Yueh-Lin Yang, an ICID doctoral student, presents a solo exhibition at NCKU’s Art Gallery. Combining ceramics, glass and screen printing, his works explore organic forms and traces of time, inviting viewers to reconnect with nature. The exhibition poster, designed by fellow student Dalton Bruyns, reflects international collaboration within the institute.

In September 2026, NOSIGNER founder Eisuke Tachikawa visited NCKU’s ICID, sharing climate adaptation and Evolutional Creativity. Through lectures, workshops and AI experiments, students developed ideas addressing Tainan’s urban challenges while exploring how variation, selection and judgement can guide design in changing environments and strengthen exchanges between practice, education and research.

In September 2026, ICID welcomed Professor Felix Kosok for lectures and workshops on City Design Power. Drawing on World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, students explored Tainan’s urban systems, identified design challenges, and examined how design can strengthen citizen participation, cross-disciplinary collaboration and collective action towards future urban development.

Now is accepting applications for Master's program in Creative Industries Design for the 116th academic year. Please see the link for detailed information. Interested applicants are welcome to apply.

Congratulations to Professor Lin Hui-Wen on receiving the Outstanding Teaching Award for the 2025 Academic Year.

Our university stipulates that all doctoral and master's students enrolled from the 2022-2023 academic year onwards must complete at least 6 hours of "Academic Ethics" courses. Furthermore, in accordance with the resolution of the 9th meeting of our department in the 2025-2023 academic year, starting from the 2026-2027 academic year, graduate students applying for thesis proposal examinations must submit a "Certificate of Recognition of Academic Ethics Education Hours." The submitted recognition certificate must be for academic ethics courses completed after the student's enrollment; certificates obtained before enrollment are not acceptable.

Yen-Ting Cho, GSD MDes ‘09 and Professor of Design in the Institute of Creative Industries Design, National Cheng Kung University Taiwan, has won platinum at the MUSE Design Awards for the second successive year.

2018 ICCC main theme focuses on Design and Education to discuss and reflect the development of innovation in future design education.