On May 9 and 13, 2025, BJMTR visited Beijing Jinbu Primary School, and Primary School Attached to Capital University of Economics and Business, bringing the advanced course of the STEAM interdisciplinary education program—"Smart Plan for Ticket Vending Machines"—to nearly 100 grade 5-6 students. This led students to combine engineering knowledge with design practice, immersing them in the birth process of automated metro equipment.
As an advanced course of the BJMTR STEAM interdisciplinary education program, this session innovatively introduces the modular engineering design method, deconstructing the commonly seen TVM in metro stations into three functional modules: payment recognition, information display, and ticket card transmission. The functionality of each module is designed and developed separately. Through this modular approach, students can easily master complex product engineering design methods, enhancing their hands-on practice and problem-solving abilities.
A school representative stated that the BJMTR STEAM courses adopt a modular design to break down metro equipment into independently developable units, enabling students to understand systematic thinking through planning, designing, and hands-on assembly. This approach of simplifying complexity and integrating fun into learning is exactly what is needed to cultivate future innovative talents.
A representative from BJMTR stated that the "Smart Ticket Vending Machine Plan" is part of the BJMTR STEAM Advanced Courses series. Through the concept of modular design, it transforms metro engineering technologies into project-based courses suitable for teenagers to learn, enabling children to understand the construction logic of complex systems through hands-on practice. Such practical courses not only cultivate children's logical thinking and hands-on skills, but more importantly, teach them to view the world from an engineer's perspective. In the future, BJMTR will continue to deepen its interdisciplinary STEAM education initiatives, expanding diverse formats to enable more young people to benefit from cross-disciplinary learning in rail transit.