NPUST’s Program of Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics has partnered with industry to establish a talent development base for smart electromechanical systems, organizing AIoT smart environment sensing workshops for high school, vocational school, and university teachers in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung region. These workshops aim to cultivate seed teachers who can design comprehensive courses and certification plans, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of teaching in the technology field.
Professor Uzu-Kuei Hsu, Director of the program of Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics at NPUST, collaborated with SOARTECN INC. (Playrobot), a well-known talent cultivation institution in the industry, to conduct AIoT smart environment sensing application training. The training focused on teachers from high schools and universities in the Kaohsiung and Pingtung areas, structured around “curriculum selection, innovative practice, and industry-academia synergy.” The course featured AIoT environment sensing applications as thematic examples, aiming to quickly integrate AI and IoT with local educational characteristics.
With the official launch of the Pingtung Science Park in 2022, focusing on space technology, green materials, and smart agriculture and healthcare, the Kaohsiung-Pingtung region will have 16 universities serving over 70,000 graduates in the next decade. However, the number of graduates with expertise in electromechanics remains insufficient. Under the leadership of President Chang Chin-Lung, NPUST is actively establishing a regional smart electromechanical talent development base. This initiative aims to enable local youth to find employment without moving to northern Taiwan, by integrating teaching equipment among partner schools and expanding educational facilities. The goal is to cultivate local industrial talent with a seamless integration of education and practical application.
