Suncheon National University Focuses on Nurturing Talent That Transcends Academic Boundaries Through the Establishment of 'Convergence Major'

Established 5 Undergraduate and 1 Graduate Interdisciplinary Majors by This Year to Foster Convergent Talents for the 4th Industrial Revolution Era

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 5DLF that it is making every effort to nurture convergence talents who transcend the boundaries between academic disciplines by opening five undergraduate and one graduate ‘convergence majors’ for enrolled students who have completed at least their first year, leading the cultivation of talents in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The ‘convergence majors’ organically combine existing academic fields with artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and other technologies emphasized in the 4th Industrial Revolution era, or are new majors that fuse different academic disciplines. Suncheon National University offers five convergence majors for undergraduates (▲Content Management ▲Natural Product Pharmaceutical Industry ▲Future Environment ▲Intelligent Medical Technology ▲Smart Agriculture) and one major for graduate students (▲IT-Bio Convergence System), which are currently being operated.

The ‘Content Management Convergence Major’ systematically educates content planning, video production, business, and marketing to nurture one-person creators who generate income based on YouTube or SNS. The ‘Natural Product Pharmaceutical Industry Convergence Major’ was first established in the first semester of last year with the goal of cultivating experts in life sciences and pharmaceutical fields to lead the bioeconomy era.

In the second semester, the university additionally opened the ‘Future Environment Convergence Major’ to cultivate experts in environmental design and the ‘Intelligent Medical Technology Convergence Major,’ which fuses robotics, biomedical, and manufacturing engineering, continuously expanding the scope of convergence majors.

The newly established ‘Smart Agriculture Major’ in the first semester of this academic year has attracted popularity with over 30 applicants for 20 spots. It aims to nurture regionally tailored talents who modernize traditional agriculture through education in smart agriculture fields that integrate big data, AI, and automation technologies into agriculture.

Since last year, the graduate school of Suncheon National University has been operating the ‘IT-Bio Convergence System Major’ for master’s and doctoral programs, accelerating the cultivation of advanced personnel capable of developing world-class smart farm element applications and convergence technologies to lead future smart farms.

Any student who has completed at least their first year can apply for convergence majors, which can be completed as a single major or a double major.

Completing it as a double major awards two bachelor’s degrees?one in the main major and one in the convergence major?expected to serve as a weapon for personal career development amid fierce employment competition.

Na Yun-seo (3rd year, Economics major), who has been completing the Content Management Convergence Major since last year, said, “Taking convergence major classes helped me discover my hidden talents and abilities. I am very satisfied with the education because I can learn the entire process related to content production, from content planning to video editing, through realistic lectures. It was an excellent choice to prepare for an uncertain future, and I expect to generate income through YouTube video production after graduation.”

Kim Jae-hyun (3rd year, Bio-System Mechanical Engineering major), who has been completing the Intelligent Medical Technology Convergence Major since the first semester of this year, said, “During an internship over the vacation, I was involved in assisting big data analysis and encountered AI and data analysis. I have always been interested in the biomedical field, so I applied for the Intelligent Medical Technology Convergence Major. It is very beneficial to deeply handle medical field data through medical data analysis equipment that general students rarely access. I aim to utilize the convergence major to start a business or get a job in a related company in the future.”

Meanwhile, Suncheon National University accepts applications for convergence major completion every January and early July, and recruitment for the second semester of this year is open until the 14th.

Detailed explanations and information about eligibility and selection criteria for convergence majors can be obtained by inquiring at the Suncheon National University website or the office of the supervising department.

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