‘Brain Busan21 Plus’ Selected as an Excellent University Project Group in Busan Region

4 Selected Among 21 Project Groups... Awards Ceremony on the 10th at Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Institute
37 Master's and Doctoral Graduates, 141 Papers Published... Secured 4.7 Billion KRW in Government R&D Projects

Operation Status of the BB21 Plus Project Group.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City and the Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Institute will select and award the outstanding project teams of the second year of the ‘BB21+ (Brain Busan21 Plus) Project’ and hold a performance presentation at 11 a.m. on the 10th in the Inpyeongwon conference room.

The city conducted performance evaluations targeting 21 project teams from 13 universities in the Busan area and selected a total of four outstanding project teams: ▲ Dong-A University’s ‘Elderly-Friendly Biomaterial Project Team (Kim Oh-yeon)’ ▲ Dongmyung University’s ‘Mechanical Parts Automotive System Convergence Talent Training Project Team (Lee Hyun-seop)’ ▲ Dong-A University’s ‘Antiviral New Drug Development Project Team (Jo Jong-hyun)’ ▲ Dong-Eui Science University’s ‘Eco-friendly Automotive Specialist Training Project Team (Kim Man-ho)’.

This project is a mid- to long-term regional talent development project that has been promoted for 17 years since 2002. Since 2018, the existing ‘BB21 Project’ has been newly reorganized into the ‘BB21 Plus Project,’ strengthening collaboration and linkage with local communities such as companies, organizations, and institutions.

The second-year project (’19.6~’20.5) achieved results including 310 participating students, 37 master’s and doctoral degrees obtained, and 141 published papers. In particular, 80 of these papers were SCI-level, proving excellence in terms of the quality of the papers.

With the expansion of local community achievements, there were 117 cases of technology guidance, transfer, and development, 73 patent applications and registrations, and an effect of attracting about 4.7 billion KRW in government research and development (R&D) funding.

The four selected project teams contributed to talent development through active research activities such as producing award-winning students for excellent papers and selecting outstanding papers within the top 10% during the project implementation process.

They also showed excellent results in local community cooperation and development, including employment and joint cooperation with local companies, exchange, technical support, and solving technical difficulties.

Inpyeongwon, which is entrusted and operated by Busan City, strives to support and strengthen cooperation with local universities by inducing competitiveness improvement of project teams, solidifying project operation, and expanding achievements through annual performance evaluations and sharing meetings.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, “The BB21 Plus Project is a core project that establishes a virtuous cycle system contributing to regional development by fostering high-level talent through strengthened cooperation between local universities and the region and by laying the foundation for these talents to settle in the region.”

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