Fostering Talent in Gyeongnam-Ulsan Region, All on One Platform!

Joint Launch Event of the 'Gyeongnam-Ulsan Regional Innovation Platform' at Ulsan City Hall on the 8th

Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 8th that it held the launch event of the 'Gyeongnam-Ulsan Regional Innovation Platform' at the Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall's main conference room.

The event was held alongside the official commencement of the '2021 Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project (Ulsan-Gyeongnam Regional Innovation Platform Project),' which was selected in the Ministry of Education's public contest last May.

The event was attended by Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye, Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho, as well as education offices, universities, regional innovation institutions, and corporate representatives from both regions.

The regional innovation platform project was promoted by Governor Kim to address the issue of companies and young people in the region concentrating only in the metropolitan area due to a lack of jobs and talent. The project was proposed to the government last year and expanded as a government policy.

In his greeting, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye said, "There are high expectations for Ulsan and Gyeongnam, two local governments with great synergy effects in industrial cooperation, to join hands and cultivate excellent local talent together," adding, "I hope you will work hard to successfully establish the university education innovation model like Gyeongnam's USG into USG+."

Following this, Governor Kim emphasized in his remarks, "This is not a project carried out by universities alone, but a project where universities and companies with good local jobs directly nurture the talent needed by companies together for it to succeed."

The event included a report on the main projects of the 2021 regional innovation platform, with participation from the 'Ulsan-Gyeongnam Regional Cooperation Committee' composed of representatives from each participating institution.

This year, the regional innovation platform project will invest a total budget of 66 billion KRW.

Through the establishment of the Gyeongnam-Ulsan Shared University (USG), support for USG students, corporate cooperation program support, and autonomous open calls for professor-student competency projects, the capabilities of local talent will be strengthened.

Meanwhile, the province established the shared university last year and selected 300 students for the first USG academic course.

Students in smart manufacturing engineering, smart manufacturing ICT, and smart community fields will start with specialized programs and enter advanced major courses from the second semester.

Additionally, in the second half of this year, 32 university students from the province will be selected to participate in a corporate-linked program aimed at regular employment at NHN.

Moreover, cooperation programs are being developed in connection with local companies such as LG Electronics and Doosan Digital Innovation.

Starting this year, with Ulsan joining, the scope of strategic regional industries has expanded to include future mobility and low-carbon green energy.

Cooperation with major companies in the automobile, shipbuilding, and energy sectors has become possible, and it is expected that students from Gyeongnam and Ulsan will have expanded opportunities for education and employment regardless of regional distinctions.

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