Honam University Selected for AI-Based 'Smart Manufacturing Advanced Workforce Training Project'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Honam University LINC+ Project Group (Director Yang Seunghak) announced on the 20th that it has been selected for the smart manufacturing advanced workforce training project to lead the Gwangju Advanced Smart Green Industrial Complex centered on AI-based future industries.

The smart manufacturing advanced workforce training project is a program to cultivate specialized personnel necessary to transform the Gwangju Advanced National Industrial Complex into a forward base of AI-based smart manufacturing innovation.

Honam University, the leading institution, formed a consortium of participating institutions including Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, and Chosun University.

Based on approximately 8 billion KRW in government funding (for 18 months), activities will include ▲design and operation of customized and university-specific specialized curricula based on field demand ▲operation of a smart manufacturing innovation workforce training center ▲expansion of smart manufacturing infrastructure ▲execution of on-site technical consulting ▲operation of industry-academia cooperation project-based curricula ▲employment and job linkage.

Honam University will establish a smart manufacturing innovation center and contribute to regional economic development and job creation by providing customized smart manufacturing education, technical guidance, and online education infrastructure to train incumbent workers responding to changes in the smart manufacturing environment, strengthening capabilities through supply and retraining of skilled personnel, and promoting linkage to high-level job employment through education in smart manufacturing technology fields.

Director Yang Seunghak said, “We will simultaneously activate a new concept education system centered on students and companies (incumbent workers) and corporate support,” adding, “We will strive to take the lead in regional economic development and future industry job creation through manufacturing innovation in the advanced industrial complex.”

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