Gwangju City Breaks Ground on GGM-Linked Mobility Campus Building and Corporate Research Center

Lee Yong-seop: "Building an Industry-Academia Convergence Ecosystem... Supporting It to Become a Hub for Future Growth Industries"

On the afternoon of the 26th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bitgreen Industry-Academia Convergence District Campus Building and Corporate Research Building held at Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Bitgreen Industrial Complex. He pressed the blasting button signaling the start of construction alongside guests including Jeong Seong-taek, President of Chonnam National University, and Kim Yong-jip, Chairman of the Gwangju City Council. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] On the afternoon of the 26th, Gwangju Metropolitan City held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bitgreen Industry-Academia Convergence District Campus Building and Corporate Research Building at the Gwangju Bitgreen Industrial Complex.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop, Chonnam National University President Jeong Seong-taek, National Assembly members Min Hyung-bae and Lee Yong-bin, Gwangju City Council Chairman Kim Yong-jip, Gwangju Superintendent of Education Jang Hwi-guk, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Regional Economic Policy Officer Kim Hyun-cheol, and heads of related organizations.

Notably, about 30 first-year freshmen from the Intelligent Mobility Convergence Department of Chonnam National University, who will relocate in the second half of next year, also attended, adding significance to the event.

With a total project cost of 39.9 billion KRW, this project will establish the campus building for the future mobility convergence department of Chonnam National University and the corporate research building for customized support such as research and development (R&D) equipment, space, and technology on the site of the Gwangju Bitgreen Industry-Academia Convergence District by the first half of next year.

The newly constructed campus building will provide lecture rooms, professors' offices, and research spaces, introducing an industry-academia convergence university operation and education system to offer students field-customized education linked with research and development (R&D), thereby expecting to cultivate highly skilled personnel.

The corporate research building is expected to house about 50 companies and will include corporate research institutes, shared equipment support rooms, corporate support centers, business rooms, classrooms for employees, and neighborhood living facilities. It will provide lifelong learning programs for workers and support the enhancement of R&D capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises, inducing innovative growth of companies.

Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “The Bitgreen Industry-Academia Convergence District Campus Building and Corporate Research Building will be another key driving force opening a sustainable future for Gwangju by combining research and development, human resource development, and employment linked with the Gwangju-type jobs.” He added, “Gwangju City will actively support the Bitgreen Industry-Academia Convergence District to establish a competitive industry-academia convergence ecosystem so that young people can realize their dreams through good jobs without leaving Gwangju, and companies can grow and develop into competitive global enterprises, becoming a hub for future growth industries.”

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