Day 7: The VIP experience

On today’s schedule, we find our first visits to a company headquarters and university, that could mean only one thing: time to suit up! At 8.30 everyone gathered in front of the guest house in their best attire, as we took off to our first company visit at LG.

Located in their very own LG Science Park, which consists of 26 office buildings and a beautiful green park, we first entered an exhibition displaying the most advanced current and future tech of LG. Starting off with robots that guide you at an airport and robots that make food, we were soon presented with a plethora of advanced displays. LG then demonstrated their ambitions beyond the production of displays, they displayed a wide variety of products, from suit cleaners and smart sustainable systems to medicine, perfumes and even a beer making machine! We ended our stay at LG with a Q&A and a high-class lunch in their VIP room, with a gorgeous view over the Science Park.

Soon after our visit to LG, we positioned ourselves on the subway and made our way to the Korea University, where we were welcomed by several Electrical Engineering professors who gave us an overview of the university, their faculty (a.k.a. the “School of Engineering”) and their Electrical Engineering programme. Some students then guided us on a tour of the university campus, which consists of three closely located regions in the Anam neighbourhood. We had a good look at their company-sponsored buildings.

We ended the day by visiting a local Indian restaurant, which was recommended to us by one of the Korea University professors! After an “Electric Lemonade” at the local cocktail bar, we headed home and called it a day.