On January 20, 2014 “The 2013 Taiwan International Student Design Competition Award Ceremony” was held at the audiovisual room of the Eslite Bookstore Dunnan Branch. Political Deputy Minister Chen Der-hwa participated in the event and delivered the opening remarks. He also awarded students for their outstanding performance. The competition consisted of 3,890 total works from 553 colleges in 37 countries. There were twice as many participants as in 2008 and more participating countries than ever.