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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-soo) has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with the Southeast Radiation Medical Center (Director Park Sang-il), a key hub for radiation medical care in Korea, to actively promote research and professional workforce development in the field of radiation medical science.

On the morning of the 10th, Pukyong National University and the Southeast Radiation Medical Center will sign a mutual agreement at the president’s office on the 3rd floor of the university headquarters for joint research and development and workforce training in radiation medical and medical science fields.

The signing ceremony will be attended by Park Jae-ho of the Democratic Party, Jeong Dong-man of the People Power Party, and Nam Jeong-eun, Director of the New Growth Industry Bureau of Busan City.

Pukyong National University is promoting the establishment of a medical school specialized in radiation medical care in the ‘Southeast Radiation Medical Science Complex’ located in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, where the Southeast Radiation Medical Center is situated.

It is expected that there will be a significant synergy effect if the Southeast Radiation Medical Center becomes an affiliated hospital. Following the MOU signed jointly with Busan City and Gijang-gun in June last year to establish a radiation medical science college, Pukyong National University has now established a regional promotion system for the establishment of the radiation medical science college through mutual cooperation with the Southeast Radiation Medical Center, which can jointly develop as an affiliated hospital.

In this agreement, both institutions decided to jointly promote not only research and development cooperation but also workforce development in radiation medical science and medical fields to lead the future precision medicine and convergence advanced industries in Busan.

They plan to promote exchanges of research and teaching personnel, nurture innovative medical scientists based in the region, plan professional workforce training courses, and provide internships, mentoring, and field training for related personnel.

Additionally, they will strengthen their mutual cooperation through joint use of facilities and equipment, including the operation of open research labs, and by providing medical treatment and health check-up conveniences for students and staff.

With the joint agreement between Pukyong National University and the Southeast Radiation Medical Center, active research and development and human exchange are expected in the Southeast Radiation Medical Science Complex, where final construction is currently underway.

The complex will house cutting-edge cancer treatment equipment such as a heavy ion accelerator (260.6 billion KRW), a new research reactor (438.9 billion KRW) which is a core facility for radiation medical science, a power semiconductor commercialization center (194 billion KRW) utilizing radiation technology, and an isotope fusion research infrastructure (33.1 billion KRW), along with related companies moving in.

With the establishment of an industry-academia-research innovation network centered on Pukyong National University, a national comprehensive university, and the Southeast Radiation Medical Center, which has 300 beds and specialized medical staff, a foundation will be laid for growth into a world-class radiation medical science cluster.

To promote research and development and workforce training linked to the advanced facilities of the Southeast Radiation Medical Science Complex, Pukyong National University signed a mutual cooperation agreement last August jointly with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University.

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