Gyeongnam Province Expands 'Regional Innovation Platform' to Include Ulsan Area

This Year's Business Plan Submitted for Ministry of Education Contest

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 16th that it will expand the 'Gyeongnam Regional Innovation Platform Project,' a project to restore regional vitality, to Ulsan.

Gyeongnam Province decided to expand the 'Gyeongnam Regional Innovation Platform Project,' a project to restore regional vitality through nurturing local talent, to Ulsan and submitted the 2021 project plan to the Ministry of Education.

The Regional Innovation Platform Project was selected in last year's Ministry of Education public contest, securing 30 billion KRW in national funding. With a project budget of 44.8 billion KRW, it is establishing a foundation for nurturing local talent, including the establishment of a Gyeongnam-type shared university.

The purpose of this project is to create a virtuous cycle structure by nurturing innovative talent directly in the region, attracting companies that prefer the metropolitan area, and encouraging them to hire local talent.

With the expansion of the 'Gyeongnam Regional Innovation Platform Project' to Ulsan, opportunities will open for cooperation with universities and companies in the Ulsan region such as Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), University of Ulsan, Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and SK Innovation in talent development and corporate attraction.

Since last year, the province has been laying the foundation for nurturing talent through the establishment of a shared university (USG) in future food industries centered on smart industries in Gyeongnam. Starting this year, two additional fields, future mobility and low-carbon green energy, which are strategic industries in the Ulsan region, will be added.

Through cooperation between Gyeongnam and Ulsan, students will have a wider range of major participation and employment opportunities, and companies will have a higher possibility of securing excellent talent. Since last month, the province has been selecting students for the shared university.

Six convergence majors have been newly established at universities in the province to recruit 300 students, and from the second semester of this year, students will begin taking common liberal arts courses and advanced major courses in earnest.

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