Track: Engineering Education

Abstract

Industry 4.0 has strongly influenced the last decade and the industrial environment. A major aspect of Industry 4.0 is automation. In recent years, great efforts have been made in Europe to promote Automation 4.0 in education and training, thus enabling the qualification of skilled workers. This has made it possible to lay the foundation for modern and smart factories of the future. With its Thailand 4.0 strategy, Thailand is pursuing a major goal to ensure long-term prosperity, safety and sustainability. The implementation of this strategy also includes the introduction of new and advanced production methods and thus to make significant progress in the area of Automation 4.0. This paper presents the project ETAT, which aims to establish Training Centers ad so called Smart Labs for Automation 4.0 in Thailand to train young and qualified professionals. This should succeed with the support of European project partners involved in the project. The paper contains the results of a survey involving the three target groups, which means students, teachers and professionals from industry, who were asked about their current knowledge on Automation 4.0, their needs in this direction and possible teaching formats for the future.