President Tsai expressed that Asia University is dedicated to promoting research and industry collaboration in technology. Eight years ago, the university positioned itself as the "AI Year" and established the first Metaverse base in central Taiwan. They incorporated AR and VR into teaching, providing excellent Metaverse environments for various departments. This year, the focus has evolved into the "Generative AI Year," integrating generative AI into teaching, research, and administrative services.
Inventec, in collaboration with Asia University, assisted in designing an AI virtual host. Recently, the AI virtual host served as a guide at the "Future Expo" and gained popularity among participating high school students and parents. Through ongoing collaboration, both parties hope to leverage Inventec’s Metaverse technology to further enhance various departments at Asia University.
Mr. Chiu Chuan-cheng, General Manager of the Metaverse Technology Division at Inventec, noted that Inventec has been deeply involved in the Metaverse for many years. The scope of the "Metaverse Virtual-Reality Homeland" includes AI model training, digital content creation, and economic digital space. He emphasized the importance of having a "sense of value" in the Metaverse, emphasizing the need to digitize physical product technologies.
Inventec is equipped with core technologies such as generative AI, digital twins, and multimodal human-machine interaction. With these, they aim to create a digital economic ecosystem in the Metaverse, covering areas like Expo Metaverse, Application Metaverse, Education Metaverse, Fashion Metaverse, and Cultural Creativity Metaverse. Asia University, being forward-thinking, is believed to contribute to a "win-win" situation through collaboration between the two entities.
Information Chief Chen Huai-en of Asia University stated that Asia University and Inventec are jointly developing an integrated Metaverse cloud learning experimental framework encompassing education, hardware, and services. They are establishing a virtual and real integrated Metaverse campus guide, creating virtual avatars for teachers in various college courses. This will provide a multi-language function for course lectures.
Furthermore, they are building a Metaverse health management and home care platform. This includes setting up smart wards and health care management applications in the Metaverse, contributing to the cultivation of talent in the smart medical and health industries at Asia University. This initiative aims to implement high-quality services in Asia University's affiliated hospitals and long-term care institutions.
Asia University Industry-Academic Collaboration Director Wang Zhao-neng mentioned that they will collaborate with Inventec to plan Metaverse certification courses. They plan to introduce Metaverse program classes and other initiatives to cultivate talent in Metaverse technology and promote education in the Metaverse.
