Hyundai Motor Company Donates Third Practice Vehicle to Dongmyeong University

Used for research on autonomous vehicles and eco-friendly cars by undergraduates and graduate students

On November 26, a donation ceremony for a practice car (LF Sonata) received from Hyundai Motor Company was held at Dongmyung University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Hyundai Motor Company gifted one car to Dongmyung University. The car is used as a practical tool for major students.

Dongmyung University (President Jeong Hong-seop) held a donation ceremony on the 26th for the practice car (LF Sonata) received from Hyundai Motor Company.

This donation is the third, following the 2017 Avante AD and the 2018 Grandeur HG vehicles.

The donation ceremony held at the Department of Automotive Engineering at Dongmyung University (Department Head Son Il-moon) was attended by the head of Hyundai Motor Busan Service Center, six executives and employees, and the faculty of the Department of Automotive Engineering.

Choi Heon-ju, head of Hyundai Motor Busan Service Center, said, “Although the recent internal and external situations are difficult, we are striving to help nurture automotive technical experts,” and added, “We hope that the automotive engineering students actively utilize the donated vehicle to grow into experts in eco-friendly and autonomous vehicles, which are gaining attention.”

Recently, the Department of Automotive Engineering at Dongmyung University participated in the 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University project (total project cost 2 billion KRW, led by Park Dong-woo) organized by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, aiming to cultivate future-oriented automotive professionals by establishing the ‘Intelligent Automotive System Design Studio.’

The donated LF Sonata vehicle will be used for automotive research by undergraduate and graduate students.

Kim Do-young (25, 4th year, Department of Automotive Engineering), who is participating in the product development semester program operated under the 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University project, said, “It will be a great opportunity to complete the development of the cluster for electric vehicles currently being designed and apply it to an actual vehicle.”

The Department of Automotive Engineering at Dongmyung University operates theoretical and practical education courses with specialized practice equipment and facilities at the professional department level, differentiated from similar departments at regional universities, focusing on practical automotive education.

Recently, they participated in the 2020 International Student Creative Car Competition and won the silver prize in the electric vehicle racing category.