In the end, he graduated first in his class, testing into National Taiwan University of Science and Technology's Department of Industrial and Commercial Design. Over his first three years at NTUST, Chen says he focused primarily on building his basic skills.
高職 3 年，他奠定了美術、印刷與電腦製圖的良好基礎，畢業後即順利以第一名的成績，考上台科大工商設計系「商業設計組」榜首。