Education of IoT and Industry-University Co-Creation

Goals and Strategies

As an international benchmark enterprise for industrial computers and IoT, Advantech regards the cultivation of IoT talents as the key to corporate competitiveness and the significant development of corporate sustainability. Therefore, we promote three major axes and five programs to cultivate IoT talents with the vision of popularizing and deepening IoT education.

Learning & Field: Co-Creation ecosystem is promoted to improve industrial growth and employment opportunities.

Industry-University Proposition Projects of University Co-Creation (see Chapter 3 for details )

Doctoral and Graduate Students on the Industry-University Interface ( see Chapter 3 for details )

IoT Career Opportunities: Elite 100 IoT Internship Program

  • Elite100 Internship Program focuses on forward-looking issues in different application fields. Advantech mentors lead students to understand actual needs and industry pain points through user situation analysis and field interviews, and then innovative conceptual designs are proposed.
  • In-house investment units: human resources, internal business units, and foundations
  • Main beneficiary unit: students and schools
  • External cooperation: resources of field provided by Advantech's partners
    • More than hundreds of students have participated in the internships since 2018. More than 50 thematic projects have been produced and actually promoted to Advantech's in-house application.
    • In 2022, a total of 35 students from Taiwan participated in the summer internship and produced 14 thematic proposals. 7 students thereof got extended internship contracts after the summer vacation. There were 12 interns in China, and 10 students became full-time employees after graduation in 2022.
  • Events website:https://intern.advantech.tw/
  • 2022 Internship Recap Video (Please refer to the video link)
  • 2022 Interns' Thoughts (Please refer to the link for their thoughts

Open innovation: Students' cross-field co-creation is guided to promote industrial innovation

InnoWorks Developer Project Competition

  • Activity mechanism:AIoT InnoWorks is an IoT competition for students and developers around the world. Innovative application solutions in various industries and fields are learned and developed on the basis of Advantech's WISE-IoTSuite IoT cloud platform. Therefore, social and environmental challenges are solved with generous bonus available.The topics include public health, solar and wind energy, smart agriculture, smart factories, smart campuses, smart cities, etc.
  • Continuous development mechanism:
    • Students from excellent teams are invited to join Advantech Elite 100 Internship Program.
    • Students participating in the competition are invited to join Advantech WISE-IoTSuite ambassador program to support the implementation of WISE-IoTSuite cooperation projects in Advantech's various campuses, serve as lecturers in on-campus training workshops, provide AIoT InnoWorks technical support, and answer advanced development questions in technical forums .
    • We support the team's continuous development of topics that are in line with Advantech's product road map or have continuation significance. Advantech's internal product department also forms an IndustryUniversity plan to be connected according to demand.
  • Results of Quantification:It has entered the fourth session since its inception in 2019. A total of 19 schools from 8 countries have participated, including Taiwan, mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, South Korea and other countries.In 2022, there were 90 student teams from 6 countries with more than 360 students participating.

InnoWorks 開發者計劃競賽
  • Practical case 1: Taiwan_WIFI AP User Management Project from Team of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    In 2022, one of the participating InnoWorks teams of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology developed the WIFI AP user traffic management on campus. It also was actually introduced in the computer center of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Advantech supports the student team in the continuous follow-up development of the management interface through practical actions. It includes student development internship allowances and mentoring resources for industry instructors, while medium and long-term evaluations are promoted and introduced in other campuses.
  • Practical case 2: Mainland China_Combination of government policies and sponsorship of specialized competition for green campus carbon neutrality
    The campus carbon emission accounting platform was jointly developed with professional scholar of green building and new energy of Tongji University in mainland China with supports on resources of team and platform provided. In 2023, more Industry-University collaboration projects related to energy management will be launched to cultivate talents in the IoT industry
Practical case 3: Vietnam_In-depth collaboration with an index university in the south to form a professional team to expand the market
We signed a memorandum of cooperation with three index universities in the Ho Chi Minh City area with smart cities as the axis. InnoWorks is the main focus of the first phase of cooperation, facilitating a number of cooperation projects. We look forward to forming an expert team with experts and scholars to strengthen the technical support power of the local market.
Vietnam_In-depth collaboration with an index university
Practical case 4: Malaysia_Students’ project will be used as an example of marketing promotion to evaluate the feasibility of commercialization.
The winning teams in 2022 focused on AI trash identification. Sustainability issues were combined to automatically identify garbage types through machine learning to improve students' consciousness and ideas about the environment. Advantech Co. Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. invites students to communicate and share in the inhouse meeting, and the feasibility of subsequent industrial application will also be evaluated.
Feedback from participants

Feedback from students: More than 80% of the responses to the questionnaire indicated that the new tool (the Internet of Things cloud platform WIS-IoTSuite) has been learned and used in depth.

Feedback from participants

Popular Education: The gap between industry and education in higher education is shortened through extended training for summer internships → long-term internships → full-time jobs.

Online Learning Platform for IoT [IoT Higher Education Courses & Certification of AIoT Academy]

  • Advantech's training and certification official website: https://academy.advantech.com/
  • As an online platform for global learners to develop cloud-related skills, Advantech provides free user accounts, training courses, and usage space. Therefore, more learners can explore industrial cloud applications, including course consultation, technology transfer, co-teaching by industry instructors, and obtaining certificates through examinations.
  • In-house investment units: technical support department, foundation, emerging business development department
  • Main beneficiary unit: students, schools, and general public who are interested in popular education on the IoT
  • External collaboration: experts and scholars in the field of IoT
    • From 2018 to 2022, we cooperated with a total of more than 14 universities and universities of technology
    • From 2018 to 2022, a total of 28 IoT internship courses have started, including 6~30 hours of lectures combining theory and industrial solutions coordinately given by industry instructors, including industrial IoT, cloud data platform, AI artificial intelligence, etc.
    • In 2021-202, a total of more than 800 technical certificates on WISE-IoTSuite have been issued in campus cooperation

Schools that run courses together
Country Schools
Taiwan National Taiwan University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (formerly Chiao Tung University),
National Cheng Kung University, Tunghai University, Chang Gung University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taipei University of Technology,Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology,National Formosa University, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
Mainland China Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology
Production of teaching material of IoT and software engineering
Taiwan National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tunghai University
Mainland China Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology
Schools that run courses together
Country:Taiwan

National Taiwan University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (formerly Chiao Tung University),National Cheng Kung University, Tunghai University, Chang Gung University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taipei University of Technology,Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology,National Formosa University, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
Country:Mainland China

Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology
Production of teaching material of IoT and software engineering
Country:Taiwan

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tunghai University
Country:Mainland China

Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology

2022 Achievements in Industry–academia Collaboration

Driving force Axis Benefits and Performance
Link to SDG
Link to SDG

Promotion of innovation and co-creation in the Industrial Internet of Things industry
Industry Academia Innovation School / IOT Innovation Center of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Commercia:
It establishes the practical application and technical research of the industrial AIoT Internet of Things, and becomes a creative idea to give birth to a new business.
The research and development topics include Intelligent video analytics, Industrial 4.0, IoT embedded PaaS, and AIoT domain applications. By 2022, there were accumulated 44 project with cooperations.

Social/ Environmental:
Advantech has cultivated outstanding talents through Industry-University collaboration since 2015. Also, the plan is expected to be newly launched in 2023 to train 7 graduate students on the Industry-University Interface.
AIoT Academy Higher Education Courses and Certifications in IoT Commercia:
  • It strengthens Advantech's brand visibility and influence in the Internet of Things.
  • It strengthens the link of the campus ecosystem. From 2018 to 2022, a total of 28 IoT internship courses have been assisted to start within more than 14 universities and universities of technology. 6~30 hours of lectures combining theory and industrial solutions are coordinately given by industry instructors, including industrial IoT, cloud data platform, AI artificial intelligence, etc.

Social/ Environmental:
We popularize IoT education, and support the teaching work of schools and the learning of students around the world. From 2021 to 2022, a total of more than 800 technical certificates were issued through the cooperation with schools.
AIoT InnoWorks IoT Developer Projects Commercia:
  • We build connections with schools and students. More than 360 students of 19 schools participated from regions include Taiwan, Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil,etc
  • IoT applications are promoted. In 2022, a total of 90 special projects were produced with topics related to smart manufacturing, smart city, smart medical care, and smart agriculture.
  • The Advantech brand has the opportunity to be exposed and the link of the campus ecosystem is strengthened.

Social/ Environmental:
Students' project-based learning is supported through providing opportunities to hone their programming skills and challenge themselves.

In 2023, more than 600 students from 7 countries around the world are expected to participate.
Elite100 Internship Program Commercia:
  • 14 topic researches and thematic plans were produced.
  • Employer brand is strengthened and top talents are attracted through internship recruitment.
  • In 2022, a total of 35 interns were recruited, and 7 students thereof extended their internship after the summer vacation.

Social/ Environmental:
The cultivation of excellent talents is assisted through corporate internships, and students' workplace experience and learning are provided as well. 40 interns are expected to be recruited in 2023.
Link to SDG
連結 SDG
Driving force
Promotion of innovation and co-creation in the Industrial Internet of Things ndustry
Axis:
Industry Academia Innovation School / IOT Innovation Center of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Commercial Benefits and Performance :
It establishes the practical application and technical research of the industrial AIoT Internet of Things, and becomes a creative idea to give birth to a new business.

The research and development topics include Intelligent video analytics, Industrial 4.0, IoT embedded PaaS, and AIoT domain applications. By 2022, there were accumulated 44 project with cooperations.

Social/ Environmental Benefits and Performance:
Advantech has cultivated outstanding talents through Industry-University collaboration since 2015. Also, the plan is expected to be newly launched in 2023 to train 7 graduate students on the Industry-University Interface.
Axis:
AIoT Academy Higher Education Courses and Certifications in IoT

Commercial Benefits and Performance :
  • It strengthens Advantech's brand visibility and influence in the Internet of Things.
  • It strengthens the link of the campus ecosystem. From 2018 to 2022, a total of 28 IoT internship courses have been assisted to start within more than 14 universities and universities of technology. 6~30 hours of lectures combining theory and industrial solutions are coordinately given by industry instructors, including industrial IoT, cloud data platform, AI artificial intelligence, etc.

Social/ Environmental Benefits and Performance:
We popularize IoT education, and support the teaching work of schools and the learning of students around the world. From 2021 to 2022, a total of more than 800 technical certificates were issued through the cooperation with schools
Axis:
AIoT InnoWorks IoT Developer Projects

Commercial Benefits and Performance :
  • We build connections with schools and students. More than 360 students of 19 schools participated from regions include Taiwan, Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, etc
  • IoT applications are promoted. In 2022, a total of 90 special projects were produced with topics related to smart manufacturing, smart city, smart medical care, and smart agriculture.
  • The Advantech brand has the opportunity to be exposed and the link of the campus ecosystem is strengthened.

Social/ Environmental Benefits and Performance:
Students' project-based learning is supported through providing opportunities to hone their programming skills and challenge themselves. In 2023, more than 600 students from 7 countries around the world are expected to participate
Axis:
Elite100 Internship Program

Commercial Benefits and Performance :
  • 14 topic researches and thematic plans were produced.
  • Employer brand is strengthened and top talents are attracted through internship recruitment.
  • In 2022, a total of 35 interns were recruited, and 7 students thereof extended their internship after the summer vacation.

Social/ Environmental Benefits and Performance:
The cultivation of excellent talents is assisted through corporate internships, and students'workplace experience and learning are provided as well. 40 interns are expected to be recruited in 2023.