Gyeongnam National University and Kumoh National Institute of Technology Sign MOU for Smart Factory Workforce Development

From the left, Kang Jae-gwan, Vice President for Industry-Academia Cooperation at Gyeongnam National University, and Kwak Ho-sang, Head of the 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University Project Group at Kumoh National Institute of Technology. (Photo by Gyeongnam National University)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] On the 16th, the LINC+ Challenger Project Group of Gyeongnam National University announced that it signed a business agreement with the 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University Project Group of Kumoh National Institute of Technology at the Big Data Seminar Room in the Industry-Academic Cooperation Building to foster specialized personnel for smart factories.

At the signing ceremony, Kang Jae-gwan, Vice President of Industry-Academic Cooperation at Gyeongnam National University, Kwak Ho-sang, Head of the 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University Project Group at Kumoh National Institute of Technology, as well as Han Sang-bo, Head of Industry-Academic Cooperation at Gyeongnam National University, professors Shin Jeong-hwal, Oh Yoon-sik, Lee Jae-gon, Kim Jin-ho, Jeon Dong-san, and related officials attended.

According to the agreement, both institutions promised to foster specialized personnel for smart factories by ▲ mutual information exchange for innovation of educational courses ▲ joint operation of programs such as seminars, special lectures, and workshops for innovation of educational methods and environments ▲ mutual development and cooperation enhancement including faculty and student exchanges.

Kwak Ho-sang, Head of Kumoh National Institute of Technology’s project group, stated, “We agree on the necessity of establishing a mutual cooperation system to foster specialized personnel for smart factories, and we will do our best to strengthen cooperation between the two universities.”

Kang Jae-gwan, Vice President of Industry-Academic Cooperation at Gyeongnam National University, said, “Since the industrial complex environments of Gumi, Gyeongbuk and Changwon, Gyeongnam are similar, we will strive for mutual development through various collaborations related to smart factories.”

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