Pukyong National University Hits Historic Research Funding 'Jackpot', Aggressive Support Secures Over 70 Billion Won in First Half of the Year

765 Billion KRW in External Research Funds in the First Half of the Year... Establishment of Next-Generation Research Support Administrative System, etc.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Pukyong National University hit the research funding "jackpot" in the first half of the year. It received the highest research funding support in its history.

National Pukyong National University is attracting attention by significantly expanding research support projects, including establishing a next-generation research support administrative system, securing external research funds at an all-time high.

On the 14th, Pukyong National University announced that it has established a comprehensive plan for academic research promotion projects this year to support researchers' research and academic activities and strengthen research competitiveness, and will promote 30 research support projects under the supervision of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.

Pukyong National University newly established projects this year such as the "Next-Generation Integrated Research Administration Management System Construction," which integrates the entire research support process, the "Research Project Pump Banking Service" supporting research-related financial transactions, "Post-Doc Support," and "Publication Fee Support" to assist young researchers.

Among the existing research support projects, preparation funds for project applications, Challenging Research Group support, academic conference hosting expenses, and excellent paper award support projects have been significantly expanded or improved to allow researchers to feel the effects of support.

Through these efforts, Pukyong National University secured a record-high research fund of 76.5 billion KRW in the first half of this year (January to June). Compared to 55.3 billion KRW in 2019 and 62.1 billion KRW in 2020 during the same period, this is a significant increase.

In particular, reflecting the characteristics of research projects conducted over several years, the total research fund contract amount increased from 120.5 billion KRW in 2019 and 163.2 billion KRW in 2020 to 210 billion KRW this year, showing a larger growth rate.

Pukyong National University achieved results such as securing 38 billion KRW in research funds from the National Research and Development Projects of the National Research Foundation of Korea, more than double last year, and being selected for various large-scale government research projects from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Oh Jeong-hwan, Director of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation at Pukyong National University, said, "It seems that the effect of creating a foundation where researchers can focus on research and systematically supporting everything from research project planning and attraction to academic activities and follow-up management is showing. We will work harder so that Pukyong National University can leap forward as a research-oriented university and establish itself as a mecca of regional industry-academic cooperation."

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