The Junior Mobile Engineering Classes for Youth Engineering Education Operated by Hanyang University and Hyundai Mobis as Part of Their Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

Abstract

Since 2014, Hanyang University and Hyundai Mobis have operated the Junior Mobile Engineering Class by visiting schools and science event venues nationwide that require youth engineering education with a 12-ton trailer equipped with scientific equipment as part of their role as a university and company contributing to society. The Junior Mobile Engineering Classes are operated in two forms. First, it is a program conducted as a single event, where schools or science event venues interested in engineering education are visited to perform engineering related experiments and plays. Second, it is a program that systematically and continuously provides education related to the school curriculum by visiting schools and institutions that want continuous engineering education every month. The contents of the Junior Mobile Science Class, based on the STEAM education concept developed by Hanyang University's Discovery Centre for Science and Technology for Young Scientist, are systematically organized to enable students to understand through experiments how the scientific principles in textbooks are applied to technology and engineering. Especially, the contents of this Junior Mobile Engineering class are designed to inspire students' imagination and creativity by providing them with understanding of engineering and predicting future technologies & engineering. Surveys conducted on students who participated in these Junior Mobile Engineering classes showed that their understanding and interest in engineering increased significantly. In addition, Regarding Hyundai Mobis, which is participating in the joint operation, we could see a very positive change in its image as a company that contributes to society.