Gwangju University Team Member Kwak Myeonghwa Receives Minister of SMEs and Startups Award

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju University announced on the 15th that Gwak Myung-hwa, a team member of the Small and Medium Business Industry-Academic Cooperation Center under the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award in the Industry-Academic Cooperation Merit (Faculty and Staff) category at the "21st Small and Medium Business Technology Innovation Exhibition," hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and organized by the Korea Industry-Academic Cooperation Association along with seven other organizations.

Since 2008, team member Gwak Myung-hwa has worked at the university's Small and Medium Business Industry-Academic Cooperation Center, playing a leading role in supporting Ministry of SMEs and Startups industry-academic cooperation projects such as ▲ Industry-Academic Cooperation Technology Development Project ▲ Industry-Academic Cooperation Collabo R&D Project ▲ Industry-Academic Cooperation New Business R&D Voucher Project ▲ Regional Specialized Industry Promotion Project ▲ Startup Growth Technology Development Project.

In particular, she was selected as an awardee in recognition of her contributions to revitalizing industry-academic cooperation and technological innovation for small and medium enterprises through active activities, including obtaining the Industry-Academic Cooperation Coordinator certification.

Team member Gwak Myung-hwa said, “I will do my best to serve as a stepping stone to activate industry-academic cooperation R&D with small and medium enterprises by utilizing the university’s excellent infrastructure.”

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