Gyeongnam National University Signs Business Agreement to Establish 'Local Defense Industry' Ecosystem

Changwon City, Changwon National University, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and Materials Research Institute Agree to Collaborate

President Park Jae-gyu of Gyeongnam National University (second from left), Mayor Heo Seong-moo of Changwon City (center), President Lee Ho-young of Changwon National University (fourth from left), Director Choi Kyu-ha of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and Deputy Director Lee Kyu-hwan of the Materials Research Institute attended the business agreement ceremony and took a commemorative photo. (Photo by Gyeongnam National University)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] On the 19th, Kyungnam University announced that it signed a 'Business Agreement for the Development of the Local Defense Industry' with Changwon City Hall, Changwon City, Changwon National University, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and the Korea Institute of Materials Science on the 15th.

Since 2010, Kyungnam University has selected the defense industry as a specialized field of the university. Since then, centered on the Defense Industry Regional Innovation Center established in 2011, it has played a hub role in nurturing talent specialized in the defense industry and in the industry-academia-military-government-research cooperation network for the defense industry in Gyeongsangnam-do.

On this day, the five institutions promised to mutually cooperate in ▲ joint development research and development and operation of education and training programs in the defense industry field ▲ establishment of a regional industry-linked job support system such as fostering specialized personnel in the defense industry ▲ holding defense industry promotion workshops ▲ operating a parts localization research lab for the defense innovation cluster pilot project.

Based on this agreement, Kyungnam University plans to build a virtuous cycle-type defense industry ecosystem model leading the 4th Industrial Revolution era together with Changwon City, Changwon National University, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and the Korea Institute of Materials Science.

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