Checking the Progress of the 'Regional Innovation Platform' Jointly Led by Local Governments and Universities

Ministry of Education Holds 1st Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Platform Council Meeting

Status of Company and Student Participation in the Gyeongnam Regional Innovation Platform

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education reviewed the status of the Regional Innovation Platform project, which is promoted based on cooperation between local governments and universities.

On the 7th, the Ministry of Education announced that it held the "1st Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Platform Council" at the Government Seoul Office on the 5th.

This council was organized to share the progress and best practices of the three regional innovation platforms selected as project targets in 2020?Gyeongnam, Gwangju-Jeonnam, and Chungbuk?and to gather field opinions on policies for fostering local universities and balanced local talents.

The Gyeongnam platform is establishing a talent development system involving 17 universities and is making efforts to connect companies' participation to recruitment. Companies participate by sector, such as smart manufacturing engineering and smart communities, linking to hiring. The "Gyeongnam Shared University" (USG) plans to establish 6 convergence majors and 68 new courses, recruit 300 second- and third-year students, and operate major courses starting from the second semester.

Chungbuk Regional Innovation Platform Biohealth Information Sharing System

The Chungbuk platform involves 15 universities and has been reorganized to meet the demand of the bio-industry, developing 28 courses linked to the high school credit system. From this semester, practical training and field internships will be provided to about 350 university students.

The Gwangju-Jeonnam platform, with 15 participating universities, is building a foundation for joint curriculum operation such as open lectures and credit exchange between universities. It is developing 28 courses related to the high school credit system and university advanced placement system, and plans to establish a smart campus where high school students can attend lectures and experiments.

The Ministry of Education and the Regional Innovation Platforms plan to regularize the council meetings and strengthen the functions and roles of local governments going forward.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye said, "I expect local governments to establish a system that comprehensively manages various projects and policies for fostering local talents in cooperation with the Ministry of Education based on the regional innovation platform," and urged, "Local governments and universities should actively strive to achieve regional innovation through university education innovation based on mutual trust."

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