Smart up to the Windows... Hanbat National University of Technology's 'Dadam Future Learning Center' Draws Attention

You Can Learn the Entire Process from Experiencing to Practicing Future Technologies

The Dadam Future Learning Center at Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH) in Cheonan, Chungnam, equipped with edutech-based advanced future technology infrastructure, is attracting attention.

Visited on the 21st, the Dadam Future Learning Center boasts various cutting-edge educational facilities aimed at nurturing students as future talents. Spanning from the basement level 1 to the 5th floor above ground, the center offers a full range of experiences from future technology trials to practical training.

Upon entering the first floor, the futuristic automobile laboratory caught the eye. Here, autonomous vehicle software development and education are conducted. The autonomous vehicle amazed visitors by stopping automatically when it detected a person and recognizing a "slow" sign to reduce its speed on its own. Adjacent to this is the digital twin-based smart factory integrated control system, which resembles a research center rather than a university facility.

The second floor houses laboratories for hydrogen fuel cells, secondary batteries, intelligent robots, ICT, and FMS, allowing learning in future alternative energy fields including robotics.

The third floor features an XR studio equipped with AR, VR, and MR technologies, where various content can be developed and produced.

Especially notable is the Hybrid Sky Hall, which offers a panoramic view of KOREATECH’s campus. At first glance, it looks like a typical duplex lecture hall, but the glass windows are fitted with PDLC film that remains opaque when no current flows and becomes transparent when current is applied. Depending on the programming method, it can be utilized in various ways such as transitioning from inside to outside, bottom to top, or in a grid pattern.

KOREATECH plans to use these advanced educational facilities at the Dadam Future Learning Center to cultivate future talents and accelerate advanced engineering technology education for incumbent workers and vocational training instructors.

Professor Ra Moon-woo of the Department of Mechanical Engineering stated, "We have conducted education for about 400 incumbent workers in the first half of this year alone," adding, "We will continue to provide advanced engineering technology education necessary for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era to students and incumbent workers centered on the Dadam Future Learning Center."