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Career & Future Pathways

The Department of Industrial Design at Chang Gung University equips students with strong professional training, interdisciplinary integration skills, and a human-centered design mindset. These strengths enable our graduates to stand out in future industries. After graduation, students pursue diverse career paths, including employment, entrepreneurship, and advanced studies, demonstrating a wide range of professional opportunities.

Career Development | Design Professionals Across Industries

Graduates of the program possess strong cross-disciplinary capabilities and are highly valued by companies across multiple sectors, including:

  • Product development and innovative design

  • Design service and consulting firms

  • Consumer electronics and technology industries

  • Furniture and lifestyle product design

  • Advertising, marketing, and creative industries

  • Digital content, interactive design, and UX/UI design

Selected employers of our graduates include:

  • Advantech

  • Acer

  • ASUS

  • Logitech

as well as numerous domestic and international design studios, innovative startups, and research and development organizations.

Graduates from Chang Gung Industrial Design are recognized for their consistent performance and strong reputation in both the design and technology industries.

Entrepreneurship | Building Brands and Creative Impact

Many alumni from Chang Gung Industrial Design have also pursued entrepreneurship, transforming their design expertise into successful brands, products, and services. Notable alumni-led brands and studios include:

  • Kimu Design

  • 3+2 Design Studio

  • Paperself

These alumni are active in the fields of product design, cultural and creative industries, and design services. Their work has received international recognition, including prestigious awards such as the iF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award, demonstrating the strong innovative foundation cultivated within the department.

Graduate Studies | Continuing Academic Excellence

A significant proportion of our students choose to pursue further academic studies. Approximately half of the graduates continue to graduate school, including:

  • About 40% studying at internationally renowned design schools abroad

  • Others enrolling in leading universities in Taiwan, such as:

    • National Cheng Kung University

    • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    • National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    • National Taipei University of Technology

These achievements reflect the strong academic preparation and competitiveness of Chang Gung Industrial Design graduates in both domestic and international higher education.

Competitive Starting Salaries

According to recent employment statistics, the average starting salary of graduates from this department is higher than the overall average for industrial design programs in both public and private universities.

Students and parents can learn more about graduate outcomes through the

104 Job Bank – Education and Career Map (external link).