Pukyong National University, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, and Seoul National University Sign Agreement on 'Gijang Radiation Complex'

Establishment of a Support System for Joint Research and Human Resource Development at Gijang Radiation Medical and Science Complex

On the 25th, three institutions?Pukyong National University, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, and Seoul National University?signed an agreement to establish the Gijang Advanced Radiation Medical Science Cluster.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An education and research project is being promoted to develop the ‘Southeast Radiation Medical and Science Industrial Complex’ in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, into a world-class advanced radiation medical and science cluster.

Three institutions?the Graduate School of Technology Management at Pukyong National University (Dean Ok Young-seok), the Convergence Quantum Science Research Institute at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Director Park Seung-il), and the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University (Dean Ye Sung-jun)?held a joint agreement ceremony on the afternoon of the 25th in the third-floor conference room of Pukyong National University’s main building to exchange a memorandum of understanding for the ‘Gijang Advanced Radiation Medical and Science Cluster Establishment Project.’

The Convergence Quantum Science Research Institute at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute operates the new research reactor (438.9 billion KRW) and the radioisotope fusion research infrastructure (33.1 billion KRW) being constructed in the Southeast Radiation Medical and Science Industrial Complex.

The institute employs about 800 staff members who are responsible for core tasks such as operating the ‘Hanaro’ research reactor installed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute in Daejeon and producing radioisotopes.

The Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University conducts research and development of future convergence technologies through departments such as the ‘Department of Applied Bioengineering’ and the ‘Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences,’ which integrate radiation engineering, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, life sciences, and biomaterials engineering, as well as the ‘Department of Intelligent Information Convergence’ utilizing AI and big data.

Pukyong National University, in collaboration with Busan City and Gijang-gun, is promoting the establishment of a radiation medical and science university within the Southeast Radiation Medical and Science Complex, while its Graduate School of Technology Management is nurturing talent equipped with diverse engineering-based management capabilities.

These three institutions, through this agreement, will jointly conduct research and nurture related personnel to build the Southeast Radiation Medical and Science Industrial Complex?which integrates the new research reactor for radioisotope production, advanced cancer treatment equipment such as the heavy ion accelerator, and the Southeast Nuclear Medicine Institute?into a world-class advanced radiation cluster.

To ensure the successful promotion of the project, each institution agreed to △early settlement and strengthening of R&D functions of the Southeast Radiation Medical and Science Industrial Complex △establish a mutual support system for joint research, shared equipment use, and educational activities (talent development) among the signatory institutions.

They also agreed to form a consultative body and provide support and cooperation upon request from the counterpart institution to facilitate smooth project progress.

Director Park Seung-il stated, “Once the new research reactor is established in Gijang, the center of radioisotope production and applied research in Korea will shift to Busan, and related research and development will be revitalized.”

He added, “We will strive to make the Southeast Radiation Medical and Science Complex a world-class advanced radiation medical and science cluster through cooperation among the regional national university Pukyong National University, Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and government-funded institutions.”

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