Gingko College's Science Park Awarded as the National Maker Space

On June 30, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the Notice on Publishing the 2021 National Record Maker Space ([2022] No. 184), and the Science Park of Gingko College was approved as a national maker space. A total of 9 maker spaces in Sichuan Province have been approved, including 2 higher education institutions. Gingko College is the only private undergraduate college with this honor.

Gingko College's Science Park was established in 2015. In recent years, the college has put much efforts in developing the makerspace, growing it from a municipal and provincial maker space to today's national maker space. Therefore, Gingko College has become the second private undergraduate college awarded this honor in Sichuan Province. 

The incubation project of the college’s makerspace features with the integration of teaching and practices in tourism and hotel industry, closely relates to college’s degree programs, providing an effective platform for the application of teaching achievements, preparing college students ready for the hotel and tourism industries, as well as contributing to developing new social service industries.