ZJU Launches High-end Makerspace

“Cookie Makerspace”, which Zhejiang University set up on April 22, has great appeal for makers intrigued by toying with hardware. A series of sophisticated instruments, including 3D printers, laser engraving machines and high-precision circuit board devices, are available free of charge to every maker.

A total of 6 student teams, such as ENTER Sci-tech and the Marine Product Toxicity Analysis Team, get stationed in Cookie Makerspace. “A majority of makerspaces merely provide premises and most teams are essentially engaged in software development. It is very rare to find such a makerspace which offers a wide spectrum of first-class facilities in universities,” says Yi Haoxiang, who is in charge of ENTER Sci-tech.

Cookie Makerspace aims at transforming creative thinking into reality and cultivating students’ ability to fuse knowledge with practice. Entrepreneurial educators and experts, successful entrepreneurial alumni and celebrated venture capital investors are invited to offer professional counseling and instructions on a regular basis. Meanwhile, Cookie Makerspace also plans to offer open courses, roadshows and salons.