Gangnam-gu Establishes Makerspace Hub Center at Seoul Robot High School

Creating a 660㎡ 'Maker Zone' to Provide Education and Exhibition Space... Fostering Talent for the 4th Industrial Revolution Era

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) is establishing a Makerspace Hub Center at Seoul Robot High School in Irwon-dong by the second half of this year to cultivate creative talents suited for the 4th Industrial Revolution era.

A Makerspace is a space where maker education and creative activities linked with robots, 3D printers, and more are possible. This installation at Seoul Robot High School is the sixth, following Dankook Software High School, Daecheong Middle School, and Cheongdam Middle School, which opened in December last year.

The district will remodel nine club rooms on campus to create a 660㎡ ‘Maker Zone.’

In the educational space, youth and local residents can experience new technologies of the 4th industry such as Lego, humanoid robots, and industrial robots, and an exhibition space will also be provided.

Previously, the district has been establishing Makerspaces by hub since December 2018 to create future education conditions as part of the 7th local government’s campaign promises, and signed a business agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the 18th of last month to expand maker education.

Im Yi-hwa, Director of the Education Support Division, said, “This center is located in the Irwon-Suseo area, making it easily accessible, and synergy effects will be maximized by linking with the robot hub district to be established in the nearby Segok area. We will create two hub centers this year to support youth in freely expressing their imagination and dreams, thereby establishing a future education environment befitting a ‘city of dignity.’”

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