'5G Sidae Dae-bi' Regional Convergence Security Graduate School Selected with 5 Universities Including Pusan National University

[Asia Economy Reporter Seolgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 12th that it has selected Kangwon National University, Pusan National University, Sungkyunkwan University, Soonchunhyang University, and Chungnam National University as participating universities for the Convergence Security Graduate School to cultivate core talents in convergence security in the 5G era.

The Convergence Security Graduate School will play a central role in creating a regional convergence security ecosystem by nurturing core talents tailored to the field through a problem-solving task-oriented curriculum linked to regional strategic industries.

The universities selected this year will collaborate with about 120 leading domestic and international companies, institutions, and local governments to prepare for the establishment of the graduate school by the end of the year, including developing specialized curricula for each strategic industry sector, securing practical equipment, and setting up research labs. The graduate schools will officially operate from 2021. Sungkyunkwan University and Kangwon National University will focus on digital healthcare, Soonchunhyang University on autonomous vehicles, Chungnam National University on smart cities, and Pusan National University on fintech.

The three universities selected last year?Korea University, Chonnam National University, and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)?have opened and are operating master's programs from this year.

In the call for applications for participating universities, conducted by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) since February, 13 domestic universities applied, recording a competition rate of 2.6:1. The Ministry of Science and ICT comprehensively evaluated graduate school operation plans and regional strategic industry linkage and cooperation measures to select the final participating universities.

Heo Seong-wook, Director of the Information Security Network Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “As the 5G era fully begins, the convergence of various industries and information and communication technologies will accelerate, and the importance of information security will be further emphasized. The Convergence Security Graduate School will support the successful convergence and fusion of regional strategic industries, laying the foundation for a safe data economy era, and we will spare no effort to support the graduates of convergence security talents to become global leaders in the information security industry.”

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