Mokpo National Maritime University Participates as Lead University in Future Transportation Vehicle Sector

Selected for the Gwangju-Jeonnam Local Government and University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project

Mokpo Maritime University Campus (Photo by Mokpo Maritime University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National Maritime University (President Park Seong-hyun) announced on the 16th that it will participate as the lead university in the core field of future transportation devices in the Gwangju-Jeonnam 'Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project' selected recently, playing a leading role.

This regional innovation platform project is one of the key cross-ministerial policies for regional innovation and national balanced development. It supports regional universities to form cooperative relationships with their regions, cultivate excellent talent, and play a key role in increasing youth settlement in the region.

The Ministry of Education selected the regional innovation platform project participants as follows: for the single-type platform participating as one unit of a metropolitan city/province, Gyeongnam and Chungbuk were selected; for the multiple-type platform integrating several metropolitan cities/provinces, Gwangju-Jeonnam was the only one selected.

The three selected regional innovation platforms will receive 108 billion KRW in national funds (70% of the total project cost) and local funds (30% of the total project cost). The single-type platforms (Gyeongnam, Chungbuk) will each receive 42.6 billion KRW (29.8 billion KRW national funds and 12.8 billion KRW local funds), and the Gwangju-Jeonnam (multiple-type) platform will receive about 68.3 billion KRW (47.8 billion KRW national funds and 20.5 billion KRW local funds).

The Gwangju-Jeonnam region is a coalition of Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeollanam-do, forming a platform with 15 universities and 32 regional innovation institutions, selecting 'Energy New Industry' and 'Future Transportation Devices' as core fields.

Mokpo National Maritime University will serve as the lead university in the energy new industry field with tasks such as 'Technological advancement in offshore wind power structure design and construction,' and as a participating and lead university in the future transportation devices field with tasks including 'Full-cycle corporate support for eco-friendly smart ship SMEs' and 'Dissemination of smart ship technology for small and medium ships.' It is expected to receive a portion of the approximately 68.3 billion KRW budget allocated to the Gwangju-Jeonnam platform.

President Park Seong-hyun of Mokpo National Maritime University said, "This regional innovation platform project is a step beyond previous university support projects in that it forms a platform for regional innovation where universities become the main agents of community innovation to enhance regional competitiveness. We will strive to establish a model of regional innovation through collaboration with related institutions."

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