Dongshin University Successfully Hosts '2021 Makethon Workshop'

Dongsin University is conducting the '2021 Makethon Workshop'. Photo by Dongsin University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] The Makerspace Project Group of Dongshin University and the Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project Group announced on the 5th that they held the '2021 Makethon Workshop' at the main auditorium of the National Asia Culture Center in Dong-gu, Gwangju.

The workshop, held over two days starting from the 4th, attracted great interest with about 300 participants including company representatives supported by Dongshin University Makerspace, club members, prospective entrepreneurs, and related organization officials.

In the Makethon competition where middle and high school-university linked clubs shared and competed with creative ideas, 40 club teams participated.

They exhibited and presented creative convergence prototypes based on 3D, IoE (Internet of Everything), AI (Artificial Intelligence), SW (Software), and new energy industries, with one team winning the gold prize, two teams the silver prize, two teams the bronze prize, and three teams the popularity award.

Expert lectures were also held to spread maker culture and present career paradigms for future new industries in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Companies supported by Dongshin University Makerspace operated booths during the event, showcasing technologies such as AI coding, drones, secondary batteries, 3D printers, 3D electronic prototypes, ophthalmic devices, and 3D software.

Lee Dong-hwi, head of the Dongshin University Makerspace Project Group, said, "We will support various education and startup items so that middle and high school students, university students, and prospective entrepreneurs in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions can easily realize creative ideas," adding, "The Makerspace Project Group will become a hub for the new energy industry field and the spread of maker culture."

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