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On the 10th, Pukyong National University and the Southeast Regional Radiation Medical Center signed an agreement at Pukyong National University for joint research and workforce development.

[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 Regional Radiation Medical Center (Director Park Sang-il), a key hub of domestic radiation medical care, to actively promote research in the field of radiation medical science and the training of specialized personnel.

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

The signing ceremony was attended by Park Jae-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Jeong Dong-man, a member of the People Power Party, and Nam Jeong-eun, head of the New Growth Industry Bureau of Busan City.

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

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

In the agreement, both institutions announced that to lead Busan in the future of precision medicine and the convergence advanced industry of radiation medical science, they will promote not only research and development cooperation but also workforce training in radiation medical science and medical fields.

To this end, they plan to promote exchanges of research and teaching personnel, nurture innovative medical scientists based in the region, plan specialized workforce training courses, and implement related personnel internships, mentoring, and field training.

They also agreed to strengthen their mutual cooperation through joint use of facilities and equipment, including the operation of open research labs, as well as providing convenience for medical treatment and health checkups for students and faculty members.

With the joint agreement between Pukyong National University and the Southeast Regional Radiation Medical Center, active research and development and personnel exchanges 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 the heavy ion accelerator (260.6 billion KRW), the 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), with related companies moving in.

Furthermore, with Pukyong National University, a national comprehensive university, and the Southeast Regional Radiation Medical Center, which has 300 beds and specialized medical staff, at the core, an industry-academia-research innovation network will be established, laying the foundation for growth into a world-class radiation medical science cluster.

President Jang Young-soo said, “This agreement is expected to be an important step toward making Busan a global center for radiation medical care and the convergence industry of medical science. Active support is needed for the establishment of Pukyong National University’s radiation medical science college.”

Director Park Sang-il said, “If the Southeast Regional Radiation Medical Center and Pukyong National University’s radiation medical science college are established in the Southeast Radiation Medical Science Complex, it will create a comprehensive system for education, research, and medical treatment, achieving great results in the development of the radiation medical science field.”

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

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