Seoul National University, Chungnam National University, and 4 Other Universities to Establish Campuses in Sejong for 2024 Opening

Aerial view of Sejong Joint Campus. Provided by the Administrative City Construction Agency.

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The joint campus residency of six universities, including Seoul National University and Chungnam National University, has been confirmed. These universities are expected to open in March 2024.

The Administrative City Construction Agency and Korea Land and Housing Corporation announced on the 3rd that they have finally selected ▲Kongju National University ▲Seoul National University ▲Chungnam National University ▲Chungbuk National University ▲Hanbat National University ▲KDI School of Public Policy and Management as the universities to reside in the joint campus.

Earlier, the Happiness Agency and others received applications from a total of 13 universities through a public recruitment for joint campus residents in September last year, and went through a two-month process of explaining residency plans and Q&A sessions.

Subsequently, the Joint Campus Residency Review Committee selected the preferred negotiation candidates through evaluation, and the Administrative City Construction Promotion Committee finalized the resident universities through deliberation and resolution.

The resident universities will move into the joint campus being developed in the 4-2 Living Zone (Jiphyeon-dong). Each university is expected to gain synergy effects through collaboration with resident companies and research institutes near Jiphyeon-dong.

The 4-2 Living Zone Urban High-tech Industrial Complex (Sejong Tech Valley) houses about 300 advanced companies and research institutes such as Naver Data Center and Autonomous Vehicle Research Center, as well as business support organizations like the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development and the Small and Medium Business Technology Information Promotion Agency.

Based on these conditions, the Happiness Agency expects that the resident universities will complete an innovative ecosystem in advanced industries such as IT, BT, and ET, forming a virtuous cycle of ‘education↔research↔startup & employment.’

Each university approved for residency by the Happiness Agency will subsequently undergo feasibility reviews by the Ministry of Education, and after the review, detailed matters such as enrollment, scale, and departments for each joint campus university are expected to be finalized.

Meanwhile, Korea Land and Housing Corporation plans to start construction of the rental-type campus within this year to enable universities to open in 2024.

Additionally, the sale-type campuses will begin construction sequentially by February of the same year after each resident university completes the necessary administrative procedures, and will open in sequence.

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