Ideation of Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Development Goals: A Collaborative Course Between Thai and Japanese Students

A collaborative course called Global Awareness for Technology Implementation was conducted by the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. The objective of this course was to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, perspectives, and expe...

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Published inTENCON 2023 - 2023 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) pp. 21 - 24
Main Authors Krutphong, Kodchakorn, Leelawat, Natt, Tang, Jing, Ota, Eri, Suzuki, Rie Murakami, Taoka, Yuki, Punyabukkana, Proadpran
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 31.10.2023
Subjects
Collaboration
Collaborative Course
Design Thinking
Engineering Education
IEEE Regions
Japan
Knowledge engineering
Sorting
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals
Technological innovation
Thailand
Water quality
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Summary:A collaborative course called Global Awareness for Technology Implementation was conducted by the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. The objective of this course was to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, perspectives, and experiences between Thai and Japanese students through project work, using an engineering design approach and the design thinking process to create innovation relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). During the class, experts shared their knowledge and experiences with the students. The students then worked on their respective projects to develop solution concepts using the design thinking process. The proposed ideas include the application for English class, smart water quality checker, hydrogen-based energy system for rural area, reduced wasted fashion solution, and auto waste sorting machine. Finally, this study concluded with a summary of the results and findings on the empathy process in the chosen SDGs, and of the commonalities and differences between Thailand and Japan in terms of ideation.
ISSN:2159-3450
DOI:10.1109/TENCON58879.2023.10322379