Dongshin University Hosts '2022 Dongshin EXPO Dream Festival'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Dongshin University is hosting the ‘Dongshin EXPO,’ where visitors can get an overview of future new industry technologies such as AI, immersive media, and renewable energy, as well as obtain employment information from promising companies in related fields.

Dongshin University will hold the ‘2022 Dongshin EXPO Dream Festival’ over two days, from the 29th to the 30th, at the Innovation Convergence Campus within the Dongshin University Energy Cluster in Bitgaram-dong, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do.

On the first floor of the Dongshin University Innovation Convergence Campus, the Adventure Zone and Play Zone will be operated; the second floor will host the Integrated Clinical Zone; the seventh floor will feature the Makerspace; and the eighth floor will have the Metaverse Zone.

In the Adventure Zone, the Dongshin University Makerspace Project Group, Department of Electric Vehicles, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Internet of Things, Department of Information Security, Department of Renewable Energy, Department of Computer Engineering, and Immersive Media Project Group will offer ▲ AR/VR experiences ▲ AI fingerprint aptitude tests ▲ Windows hacking experiences ▲ drone simulations ▲ wind energy coding ▲ smart mobility and charging device experiences ▲ 3D pen experiences, among others.

The Play Zone will feature the Department of Occupational Therapy’s ‘Occupational Therapy Play Fun Camp,’ while the Integrated Clinical Zone will operate booths for mental health project play therapy, neighborhood health guardians, exercise measurement and prescription, and traditional Korean medicine health consultations.

On the 7th and 8th floors, visitors can experience specialized Makerspace labs, metaverse, Arduino & 3D printers, and virtual reality education programs.

Expert lectures by session will be held in the auditorium and seminar rooms on the 2nd floor, as well as classrooms on the 6th floor.

Notably, on the 29th, Yong Hongtaek, former 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, will give a special lecture titled ‘Employment Information for Promising Industries in the Energy Sector - Future Industries,’ and on the 30th, Choi Jinseok, a renowned scholar of Daoist philosophy and honorary professor at Sogang University, will deliver a special lecture titled ‘Convergence and Crossing, and Myself’ for local residents.

Additionally, various events will take place, including the launch ceremony of the Dongshin University Innovation Convergence Campus Project, a family company agreement ceremony for regional coexistence, a standard field practice semester agreement ceremony, a symposium for creating a regional industry-academia cooperation growth innovation bio cluster, and a capstone design awards ceremony.

During the same period, a job fair called ‘JOB Space’ will also be held on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Innovation Convergence Campus.

The Dongshin University University Job Plus Center, IPP Project Group, Student Counseling Center, Jeonnam Technopark, and Naju City Job Support Center will set up promotional booths, and recruitment halls, job function halls, event halls, and company booths involving local companies will be operated.

Students and local residents attending the event will have a chance to win prizes such as wireless headsets, earphones, Bluetooth speakers, and coffee gift certificates through a raffle.

Dongshin University President Lee Joohee said, “This will be a time to share the future new industry technologies and infrastructure developed and established through various government-supported projects with local residents, and to seek ways for the university and local community to grow together. We will continue to fulfill our role as a hub university leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution era and as a sharing university coexisting with the region.”

Meanwhile, Dongshin University was selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s ‘2022 Innovation Convergence Campus Construction Project’ and is establishing the Innovation Convergence Campus on the 1st and 2nd floors, as well as the 6th and 8th floors, of the Dongshin University Energy Cluster.

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