Sunchon National University Supports Success of Wando International Seaweed Expo

Signed a Business Agreement to Promote the Marine Healing Industry and Activate Human Exchange

Wando County and Suncheon National University signed a business agreement online in accordance with the untact era amid the COVID-19 situation. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 8th that it has signed a business agreement with Suncheon National University to successfully host the ‘2021 Wando International Seaweed Expo.’

This business agreement was signed online in accordance with the untact era amid the COVID-19 situation, and was conducted by exchanging the agreement documents after obtaining signatures in advance.

Wando-gun and Suncheon National University plan to establish an industry-academia system for the promotion of the marine healing industry and seaweed industry, along with the successful hosting of the 2021 Wando International Seaweed Expo through continuous exchanges.

Additionally, they agreed to cooperate in revitalizing human exchanges, fostering talent, and activating industry-academia cooperation. Wando-gun and Suncheon National University are promoting public-private cooperation projects.

In particular, if the results of the ongoing ‘Study on the Nutritional Relationship between Maekbanseok and Seafood’ are derived, it is expected that the scientific verification of the correlation between Wando seafood and Maekbanseok will firmly establish the excellence of Wando seafood.

Shin Woo-cheol, Wando County Governor, said, “Our county and Suncheon National University have built a good relationship through industry-academia cooperation projects,” and added, “We ask for cooperation and promotion so that university students in related fields, who will become talents in the new marine era of the 21st century, can participate actively in the expo.”

Ko Young-jin, President of Suncheon National University, said, “I am very pleased to sign this business agreement,” and stated, “We will actively cooperate to support the university’s human resources and to revitalize research in related fields so that the expo can be successfully promoted.”

Meanwhile, the Wando International Seaweed Expo is an international event held on the theme of seaweed, which has been approved as an international event for three consecutive times following 2014 and 2017, and will be held for 24 days from April 23 to May 16 next year.

The county plans to present the future vision of the seaweed industry by converging and complexing various industries such as bio, medicine, beauty, energy, and the 4th industry based on seaweed for this expo.

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