"We would rather go without than employ unqualified professors," says Chen regarding the university's hiring principle. The College of Design spent a great deal of time seeking instructors who meet these three conditions, but the final consideration beyond academic record is still ability. For instance, Associate Professor Cheng has just an MFA degree, but was hired on the strength of his superb teaching reviews.
「寧缺勿濫」，是台科大聘用老師的原則，陳玲鈴說，設計學院花了很多時間，去尋找符合這 3 個條件的老師，但學歷之外的最終考量仍是實力，如教授「設計專業實務」課程而深獲好評的副教授鄭金典，就是以碩士（MFA）學歷破格晉用的。