Awards & Certifications

2020/08

Enrooting Engineering Education for Sustainable Development: "Little Engineers Summer Camp" Organized by CTCI Education Foundation Launched Officially

CTCI co-hosted the "Little Engineers Summer Camp 2020" with CTCI Education Foundation and Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy. This is part of CTCI’s drive to enhance CSR practices through its own competencies and an effort to boost children’s knowledge on sustainable engineering. The first round of the two-round summer camp program kicked off on August 5 at CTCI’s headquarters, drawing 49 excited fifth and sixth graders from 32 elementary schools throughout Taiwan.

The summer camp began with a symbolic oath, where kids pledged by signing their names to do their best to become little engineers. Program highlights include diverse and fun courses brought by engineers at CTCI, who help kids to easily understand what otherwise would be hard to comprehend. Additionally, a couple of corporate visits and hands-on opportunities are offered for kids to get an insight on how CTCI engineers use their competencies to put sustainability and corporate social responsibilities into practice.

All activities throughout the summer camp blend in sustainability issues with engineering expertise. Fantastic courses throughout the 3-day summer camp include: experiencing actual engineering settings through virtual reality; shaping logical thinking and introducing to practical issues through online 3-D model operations; visiting ECOVE's "green dream plant," or incineration plant, in Miaoli County; and visiting Taipower D/S One and CTCI Advanced Systems Inc. to get a glimpse on smart engineering. Joined by CP Yen Foundation director Jorie Wu and Environmental Quality Protection Foundation senior researcher Szu-chi Kao, kids learn by playing a board game called "2030 SDGs" and by doing sustainable DIY projects.

In the end, kids take away finish DIY engineering projects, sparked with their creativity. Through games and hands-on courses, the summer camp increases kids’ awareness of their own values and impact to the world. It also encourages them to care for nature, the environment, and the human society. This will be a memorable summer for all kids, who will remember to commit to sustainability in their daily lives.