Goals and Strategies
The enterprise IoT market will continue to grow in the next five years, and will reach US$525 billion by 2027. By this time, there will be a global talent gap of more than 10 million people in the IoT industry. Advantech, as an international benchmark company in industrial computers and IoT, sees IoT talent cultivation as a key focus for corporate competitiveness and corporate sustainability. Therefore, with the vision of popularizing and deepening IoT education, we promote three major themes and five learning projects to cultivate IoT talents.
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Learning & Field: Co-Creation ecosystem is promoted to improve industrial growth and employment opportunities.
University co-creation Industry-academia project (see Chapter 3 for details )
Industry-academia-Master's-PhD ( see Chapter 3 for details )
IoT career exploration: Elite 100 IoT Internship Program
The Elite100 Internship Program focuses on forward-looking issues in different application fields. Advantech instructors lead students through user scenario analysis and field interviews to understand actual needs and industry pain points, and then propose innovative concept designs.- Advantech contributing units: HR, various business units, Advantech Foundation
- Main beneficiaries: Students, schools
- External collaboration: Advantech partners provide venue resources
Since the launch of the IoT Industry Internship Program in 2018, more than 100 students have participated. Through mid-term and final presentations, senior supervisors provide guidance and feedback, allowing students to gain valuable workplace experience. Over the years, many of the interns' project themes and outcomes have also been adopted and implemented within Advantech.
In 2024, 66 students participated in the Elite Internship Program in Taiwan, resulting in over 30 project outcomes. Following the summer internship, 32 students were retained for continued internships (with 2 subsequently securing full-time positions and one accepted into the R&D substitute military service program). The aim is to continue identifying outstanding student talent through the internship program and integrating them into the team.
Open innovation: Students' cross-field co-creation is guided to promote industrial innovation
Innoworks Global Developer Program Competition
- Event mechanism: AIoT Innoworks is an IoT-themed competition for students and developers worldwide. Using Advantech's WISE-IoTSuite IoT cloud platform, participants learn to develop innovative IoT application solutions across various industries and domains. They also tackle social and environmental challenges while competing for valuable rewards. Topics covered include public health, solar and wind energy, intelligent agriculture, iFactories, intelligent campuses, and smart cities.
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Continuous development mechanism:
- Advantech recruited outstanding students to join Advantech Elite 100 internship program
- Participating students are invited to join Advantech's Campus Seed Program, where they support the implementation of WISE-IoTSuite collaboration projects on various campuses. They also serve as instructors for campus training workshops, provide first line technical support for AIoT InnoWorks, and respond to advanced development issues in the technical forum.
- We support the teams in the continued development of topics that are relevant to Advantech's product roadmap or hold long-term significance, and collaborate with internal product departments to initiate industry.
- Quantifiable achievements: Since its inception in 2019, this marks the sixth year of the program. To date, a total of 74 schools from 10 countries have participated, including Taiwan, Mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Indonesia, South Korea, India, Thailand, and others. In 2024, 476 students from 119 student teams across 33 universities and colleges in 8 countries participated in the program.
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Project highlightUniversity Campus Seed Project
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External collaboration
Experts and scholars in the field of IoT
Project description
This project was carried out by three students from the Tatung University Depar tment of Information Management, who also par ticipated in the 2024 Innoworks Developer Program competition. Following the event, they were selected as Advantech WISE-IoTSuite Campus Seeds and are currently working on producing educational materials for Advantech Intelligent Agriculture’s Remote Greenhouse Control.
Project description of Smart Agriculture’s Remote Greenhouse Control: The Campus Seeds are developing and recording a series of instructional videos based on the intelligent greenhouse co-operated by Advantech and the College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University. This project utilizes Advantech equipment to gather environmental data, transmits the data to the cloud via edge devices, and visualizes the data through an Industrial IoT cloud platform. This addresses various management needs in modern agricultural production, aiming to improve production efficiency and product quality.
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Case study 1Joint participation of eight universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to extend their impactBy co-hosting the Innoworks competition with the Vietnamese–German University (VGU) and engaging seven other universities in the southern region, student teams were invited to participate in the event. In total, 45 team proposals were received. Following the first-stage review by a panel of experts, 16 teams were selected to proceed to the second-stage review, which involved workshops conducted by Advantech industry mentors. The Advantech mentor team, consisting of experts in sales, marketing, and technology, provided students with industry insights and advice. Ultimately, 6 teams were selected for the final competition. The students proposals encompassed diverse disciplines including smart healthcare, smart transportation, energy management, and smart manufacturing, etc.
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Case study 2Malaysia - responding to regional business strategy to develop an industry-academia ecosystemAs a key part of Advantech’s strategy to expand service coverage in the AsiaPacific region, Malaysia officially became home to the Advantech ASEAN Shared Service Center (ASSC), established in Penang in 2024 to implement the “China+1” strategy. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), a leading national university in Penang, is an important partner for Advantech's regional development and talent cultivation efforts. Besides organizing the Innoworks Developer Competition, Advantech will also collaborate with the university to develop talent cultivation programs.
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Thailand - establishing proof-of-concept (POC) projects to accelerate the implementation of IoT applications
Advantech Thailand collaborated with King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) to organize the first Innoworks competition in Thailand. Since 2019, the two parties have forged a strong partnership, including support from industry mentors for IoT courses, sponsorship of industrial-grade equipment, and opportunities for students to bring their ideas to life through hands-on implementation. The competition featured six teams that validated their concepts through proof-of-concept (POC) projects, thereby advancing the practical application of IoT technology across various fields.
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
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External collaboration: experts and scholars in the field of IoT
- From 2018 to 2024, we collaborated with more than 22 universities and universities of science and technology.
- From 2018 to 2024, IoT internship courses covered a variety of topics, including comprehensive smart manufacturing experiments, industrial APP development using WISE-PaaS, intelligent maintenance of equipment and production lines, industrial IoT, cloud data platforms, AI, and more. These courses combined theoretical knowledge with practical industry solutions and were taught by industry experts, with durations ranging from 6 to 30 hours each.
- Between 2021 and 2024, over 2,000 technical certificates for WISE-IoT Suite were issued through campus collaborations.
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| Country | Schools |
| Taiwan | National Taiwan University, 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, Donghua University, Beijing University of Technology, Suzhou City University, Beijing Information Science & Technology University |
| Creation of IoT and software engineering teaching materials | |
| Taiwan | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tunghai University |
| Mainland China | Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology |
| Development of IoT-themed workshops and corporate visits | |
| Mainland China | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Dalian University of Technology, Henan University of Technology, Qingdao University of Technology |
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Country:Taiwan National Taiwan University, 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 |
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Country:Mainland China Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Donghua University, Beijing University of Technology, Suzhou City University, Beijing Information Science & Technology University |
| Creation of IoT and software engineering teaching materials |
| Country:Taiwan National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tunghai University |
| Country:Mainland China Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology |
| Development of IoT-themed workshops and corporate visits |
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Country:Mainland China Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Dalian University of Technology, Henan University of Technology, Qingdao University of Technology |
2023 Achievements in Industry–academia Collaboration
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Project highlightAIoT Academy Higher Education Courses and Certification
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Internal investment units
Technical support departments, foundations, emerging business development departments -
Main beneficiaries
Students, schools, and the general public interested in popularizing education through IoT -
External collaboration
Experts and scholars in the field of IoT
Project description
This project has invited Professor Chou Shuo-Yen, the director of the IoT Center at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, to gather professors in the field to focus on the basics of
IoT. Through the sharing of practical application experiences, the project aims to provide students with the core competencies needed for IoT-related practical skills and professional talent.
Learning Path of WISE-IoTSuite's Certification Courses
Case study｜China - Capitalizing on external resources to extend benefits and develop promising schools
In 2024, Advantech branch offices participated in China's 4th “International Forum on Mechatronics Vocational Education.” The forum brings together over 100 teachers under one roof, making it an iconic event in the field of higher vocational education. Through this event, Advantech was able to engage with key partners from both industry and academia to collectively create an ecosystem for China’s education system. This initiative aims to enhance the effectiveness and influence of IoT education