Education
i-PRO contributes to the education of children, the bearers of the future.
■Lecture on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in a social studies class at Fukuoka City Sumiyoshi Elementary School (Japan)
i-PRO's R&D and manufacturing base is located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Since its establishment, we have been visiting Fukuoka City Sumiyoshi Elementary School to give classes as a contribution to the local community.
Our engineers visit the elementary school as guest lecturers to talk about how information and communication technology (ICT) is used in our daily lives and how it has brought about changes through the use of security cameras. The students deepen their understanding of the importance and risks of ICT by presenting what they have researched on ICT and by talking with engineers from the company.
The students responded favorably to the lecture, saying, “Listening to a business person actually talk about what we have studied so far made us realize what we have learned” and “It was fun”.
■Accepting visits from Hakata High School students as part of a career education program
i-PRO accepts visits from educational institutions in the area where our offices are located.
At our Fukuoka R&D Center, which is our development base, we accept visits from second-year students from Hakata High School as part of their career education program. We hope to support the students in thinking about the meaning of “working” through interaction with our employees, which will help them form their own career outlook and choose their future path.
Starting with an exchange of business cards, we toured the development site and testing facilities.