As President Mao-Jiun Wang mentioned in his opening speech, Tunghai has been drafting a long-term educational plan, which encourages students to learn foreign languages, as well as coding languages. The newly built computer area would contribute to the implementation of such multidisciplinary learning.

 President Mao-Jiun Wang delivering his opening speech.

    Attendants of the opening ceremony included Director Chao-Tung Yang of the Computer Center, Dean Kang-Jian Peng of the Office of General Affairs, Dean I-Kuan Yan of the College of Engineering, Dean Ding-Yah Yang of the College of Science, Dean Jeng Liu of the College of Social Sciences, Dean Wen-Hai Lin of the College of Fine Arts and Creative Designs, Dean Wen-De Chiang of the College of Agriculture, Director Ching-Tsorng Tsai of the Department of Computer Science, Director Jeng-Wei Lin of the Department of Information Management, Director Kun-Lin Tsai of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Director April Chen of the Office of Public Affairs, Deputy Director Annie Tsai of the Placement and Alumni Office, Professor Shu-Yan Huang, and more. The two new facilities will no doubt provide a better academic and research environment for students and faculty members of Tunghai University working in the VR and AR fields. With the previously built iMAC classroom and the 3D Software Classroom, Tunghai’s educational resources for informatics and computer science have again been enriched.

    The Multidisciplinary Computer Classroom is equipped with 73 HP Z240 workstations of the latest model, using the 7th Intel® Core™ i7-7700 and nVIDIA Quadro M2000, which is perfectly suitable for high-level design, statistics, and multimedia design software. This largely benefits departments with high-level computing courses such as the Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Department of Industrial Design.

    Tunghai University also took the initiative to develop collaboration agreements with the industry for VR/AR talent training. Both technology companies and Tunghai’s general education center provide courses in VR/AR design in order to allow students to learn about and apply the creation of VR products. This classroom serves as the bridge between Tunghai’s profound humanities knowledge and the latest technological world. Companies such as HPI, HPE, nVIDIA Taiwan, TSTI, So-Easy International, and Gotop attended the opening ceremony as well.

 Honorable guests at Tunghai’s Multidisciplinary Computer Classroom.

    The Multidisciplinary Computer Classroom and VR/AR Experience Area will become strong foundations for Tunghai’s academic and research accomplishments in the future. With the support from faculty members and different departments, many talented students would be able to explore, experiment, grow, and shine in various industries and fields.