Opening ceremony held on 8th and strengthened practical education on smart devices such as coding and 3D printers’
Expected to establish start-up foundation by supporting the commercialization of ideas and linking with other businesses
[January 8, 2018]
<YU opened the Makers_Lab to foster smart human resources who will lead the the 4th industrial revolution>
YU (President Sur Gil-soo) opened the ‘Makers_Lab’ to fsoter creative human resources that will lead the 4th industrial revolution.
On the 8th, the LINC+ project team held the ‘Makers_Lab’ opening ceremony at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and decided to strengthen education for practical capacities in advanced device start-ups and to support smart contents start-ups for students.
With the opening of the Makers_Lab, YU plans to find and reinforce not only coding education that is the core of the 4th industrial revolution, but also practical smart information technologies using smart devices such as 3D printing, drones and robots.
YU LINC+ is planning to allow any member of the university to utilize Makers_Lab at any time and is planning to include 3D printer production support and practical training in design, etc. in the educational courses to expand upon the existing start-up education. Furthermore, it is expected that the outstanding inventions of students can be commercialized or help create the foundation for start-ups by helping to link with other programs and businesses.
YU President Sur Gil-soo said at the ceremony, “With the opening of the Makers_Lab, an environment for students to come up with creative ideas and utilize smart devices to build products has been constructed.” He added, “We will continue to provide full support to establish research and education infrastructure to foster smart human resources for the 4th industrial revolution.”
