HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The education sector is entering a period of rapid digital transformation, with AI technologies reshaping expectations and amplifying good educational practices across primary, secondary, and higher education establishments. As generative AI and intelligent systems become more widely adopted, institutions are now expected to support in-person, remote, and blended learning simultaneously while maintaining consistency in teaching quality and student engagement. Educators face mounting pressure from heavy preparation workloads, inefficient classroom interactions, and fragmented teaching data. Students, meanwhile, expect increasingly engaging and personalized learning experiences.
A new generation of AI-enabled, education-first designed solutions—such as Hikvision's WonderHub—is beginning to address these challenges. By combining intelligent interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs) with cloud-based collaboration and management platforms, educational institutions can create connected classrooms that support teachers across lesson planning, delivery, and follow-up.
AV Magazine and Hikvision have collaborated to release a new white paper for IT decision-makers and education leaders, providing a strategic overview of how to achieve smart education by transforming the full teaching lifecycle through AI-centered interactive flat panel displays and cloud collaboration.
- Before class: how AI streamlines lesson planning and content creation
With AI-powered cloud collaboration and management platforms such as Hikvision's WonderHub Class, AI acts as a creative assistant, generating structured lesson outlines, discovering relevant multimedia resources, and rapidly creating interactive activities such as quizzes and games from simple text prompts. This shifts preparation from a time-consuming manual process to a more efficient, creative workflow, returning valuable time to educators. - During class: how AI enhances real-time teaching and student engagement
AI-powered interactive displays, such as Hikvision's WonderHub IFPDs, combined with the AI voice assistant, enable hands-free voice control, allowing teachers to manage applications and content without disrupting lesson flow. On-screen content recognition provides instant explanations for circled objects or formulas, while real-time collaborative tools and AI-generated multilingual captions create a more inclusive and participatory environment for all students, whether in-person or remote. - After class: how AI automates workflows and delivers data-driven insights
Through the WonderHub Class cloud platform, the system automatically generates structured lesson summaries, including key discussion points and homework tasks, for student revision. It can also assist in creating, distributing, and grading assignments, dramatically reducing the marking burden. Furthermore, the platform synchronizes all materials to the cloud and transforms classroom interaction data into visual analytics, providing educators with evidence-based insights to refine their teaching strategies continuously.
AI-driven smart education transforms the classroom from a collection of disconnected devices into a unified, responsive teaching ecosystem—reducing administrative workload, enhancing accessibility, and turning every lesson into a foundation for continuous improvement.
Download the full white paper to discover how AI-centered education solutions, such as the WonderHub ecosystem, move education from a device-centered model toward an intelligent, workflow-driven experience that supports teachers across the entire learning journey.
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How to effectively leverage AI-powered intelligent displays and cloud collaboration to transform the full teaching lifecycle
- New 3 GW power generation engine production facility to be built in Ulsan, targeting full-scale operations in 2028
- Dedicated manufacturing facility for key SMR equipment to be established; global SMR market projected to grow to 150 GW by 2050
- "We will secure core competitiveness in power generation engines and SMRs to lead the global AI infrastructure market"
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries disclosed on the 10th that it will invest a total of KRW 1.0722 trillion to build a new power generation engine production facility and a dedicated manufacturing facility for small modular reactors (SMRs).
The investment is aimed at strengthening the company's future competitiveness in land-based power generation engines and SMRs.
First, the company will invest KRW 833.6 billion to build a new 3-gigawatt (GW) production facility for its HiMSEN engines in Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan.
The new production complex will span approximately 215,000 square meters and include an engine assembly and testing facility, a crankshaft machining facility, and an engine block casting facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of next year, with completion targeted for May 2028 and full-scale operations to commence thereafter.
The investment is designed to accelerate HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' expansion into the land-based power generation market by leveraging decades of expertise accumulated in marine engines and proactively responding to surging power demand from AI data centers.
Through the expansion, HD Hyundai expects to secure annual production capacity of 4 GW for land-based power generation engines. The company will also improve production efficiency by operating separate production bases for HiMSEN engines.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' main Ulsan facility will focus on HiMSEN engines for marine applications, while the new facility and HD Hyundai Engine in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, will specialize in HiMSEN engines for land-based power generation.
HD Hyundai expects the increased production efficiency from this dual-base production structure to expand its total HiMSEN engine production capacity for both marine and land-based power generation applications from the current 3 GW to 7.2 GW by 2030.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will also invest KRW 238.6 billion to establish a dedicated manufacturing facility for key SMR equipment, with SMRs increasingly recognized as a next-generation energy source. The facility will be built on the premises of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' Ulsan shipyard, with completion targeted for the first half of 2029.
SMRs are next-generation nuclear reactors that generate less power than conventional large-scale nuclear plants and use modularized key components. They offer the advantage of providing a stable supply of electricity while helping reduce carbon emissions. Interest in SMRs has been growing rapidly amid the increase in AI data centers, which require large amounts of power around the clock.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the global SMR market is projected to grow rapidly to 150 GW by 2050. Meanwhile, only a limited volume of key SMR equipment has so far been secured for manufacturing and supply, indicating significant potential for future growth.
"This investment is aimed at securing core competitiveness in power generation engines and SMRs, which are emerging as new sources of electricity in the AI era," an HD Hyundai Heavy Industries official said. "We will proactively respond to rapidly growing power demand and take the lead in the global AI infrastructure market."
Earlier this year, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries made a full-scale entry into the U.S. data center power infrastructure market by signing power generation equipment supply contracts with Aperion Energy Group and Corban Energy Group in April and August, respectively, valued at KRW 627.1 billion and KRW 956.0 billion.
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to Invest KRW 1 Trillion in Future Engine and SMR Businesses
