Gokseong-gun Seeks Regional Co-Growth with Jeonnam Science University

2021 2nd Industry-Academia-Region Development Council Meeting for Mutual Growth

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Yoo Geun-gi) announced on the 27th that it held the 2nd 2021 Industry-Academia-Region Development Council with Jeonnam Science University at the Daetongmaru of the county office on the 26th.

The meeting was attended by 24 people, including the deputy governor of Gokseong-gun and the head of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Jeonnam Science University, discussing cooperation plans for mutual development of the region and the university.

The attendees shared information about the Korean New Deal 2.0 during the council and promised to jointly respond if necessary.

They then had in-depth discussions on cooperation plans in various fields such as the establishment and operation of a maker space in 2022, support for revitalizing youth communities, use of local agricultural products, participation in tourism products and festivals.

Gokseong-gun and Jeonnam Science University officially launched the Industry-Academia Development Council in 2017. Since then, under the joint goal of "growing together," they have operated the council for four years, working together to promote new projects for the region and youth.

In fact, since 2018, the two institutions have been jointly promoting the Jeonnam-type Companion Job Project and have seen positive results.

Under mutual cooperation, they operated manpower training courses such as cargo forklift, construction machinery operation, and special welding, resulting in the creation of 22 jobs and 54 people obtaining certifications.

Since 2019, they have been operating the Jeonnam Youth Job Cafe Philip (必立). At Philip, services such as vocational education for young job seekers, counseling, participation in job fairs, benchmarking, and job placement were provided. As a result, 110 local youths succeeded in finding jobs through Philip.

In addition, various cooperative projects are being promoted, including the Youth Farmer Incubating Hub Center, customized lifelong vocational education programs for local residents, and one specialized project per city/county.

At the meeting, Lee Sang-jin, deputy governor of Gokseong-gun, said, "Let us overcome the crisis of local extinction caused by population and student number decline together through steady communication based on trust between the two institutions." A council official added, "We will continue to collaborate jointly with the Jeollanam-do Win-Win Cooperation Council formed on July 26 and implement cooperative tasks to overcome the crisis of regional universities."

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