Hyundai Engineering Conducts Creative Smart City Education Program 'New City on the Block'

Hyundai Engineering announced on the 18th that it is conducting a creative education program in the construction field called 'New City on the Block' for middle school students in Jongno-gu, Seoul, in collaboration with Jongno-gu Office and the education-focused NGO JA KOREA.

On the 17th, at Sangmyung University Affiliated Girls' Middle School in Jongno-gu, a Hyundai Engineering employee instructor gave a lecture to teenagers about smart cities during Hyundai Engineering's creative education program "New City on the Block."
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This program was designed to provide youth with education on various smart construction technologies and smart cities in the technology-intensive construction industry, as well as to offer broad opportunities for career exploration related to the construction sector.

Hyundai Engineering employees serve as instructors, sharing their experience and know-how on smart construction technologies and smart cities. Approximately 170 middle school students from Jongno-gu will participate in two sessions from this month until January next year.

In particular, the educational edition tool of the architectural game 'Minecraft' has been applied throughout the curriculum, allowing students to directly create their own buildings within the metaverse world as part of the experience.

The education covers understanding each component of smart cities, such as smart buildings, smart industrial facilities, and smart mobility, and involves direct design and implementation through the metaverse. It will conclude with a team project to identify urban problems and create a smart city reflecting solutions.

The smart cities created by the students will later be exhibited at the 'Technology Expo' hosted by Hyundai Engineering's Smart Technology Center.

A Hyundai Engineering representative said, "This creative education is meaningful in that it breaks away from rigid lecture formats and provides all participating youth with the experience of entering the metaverse world to create their own smart city." They added, "We hope this opportunity will increase young people's interest in the construction industry and serve as a valuable chance for career exploration."

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