Hakgwa Yeon and 'Band' Form Partnership to Nurture Neuroscientists... UNIST and IBS Jointly Operate Academic-Research Program

'Department of Biomedical Engineering' and 'Cognitive-Sociality Research Group' Collaboration

Application Period: 12-22, Full Tuition and Scholarship Benefits

On the 8th, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and the Institute for Basic Science signed a business agreement to jointly operate the Brain Science Academic-Research Scholarship Program.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] To nurture talent in the field of ‘brain science,’ Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have joined forces.

This is a project where a university and a research institute collaborate to cultivate brain scientists who can compete globally. Students will conduct research by moving between the two institutions grouped under the same program.

On the 8th at 11 a.m., the two institutions held a ‘Business Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Operation of the Brain Science Academic-Research Scholarship Special Admission Program’ at the UNIST University Headquarters.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST and the IBS Center for Cognition and Sociality will jointly operate the academic-research scholarship program.

The newly established academic-research scholarship program through this agreement aims to nurture outstanding talent in the field of brain science and produce world-class research achievements.

The academic-research scholarship students complete basic education at the university and conduct major research at the research institute. They gain research experience by moving between the two institutions.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST has 24 full-time faculty members focusing on bioimaging, regenerative rehabilitation, brain cognitive engineering, personalized diagnosis and treatment, genome engineering, and digital healthcare.

Among them, six professors boasting world-class research capabilities in the field of brain cognitive engineering are also included.

The IBS Center for Cognition and Sociality is researching cognitive function of brain diseases, diagnostic technology development, and treatment strategy establishment by establishing various brain disease models such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, spinal cord injury, and epilepsy based on physiological and molecular mechanisms centered on astrocytes.

The UNIST-IBS Brain Science Academic-Research Program will be operated starting from the spring semester of the 2022 academic year.

New student recruitment will be conducted through the early admission of the graduate school of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST. The application period is from the 12th to the 22nd of this month.

The recruitment scale is about 10 students annually. Selected students will receive full tuition support and academic-research scholarship benefits.

President Lee Yong-hoon said, “The three IBS research centers on campus are producing world-class research achievements and are playing a stepping stone role for UNIST to leap forward as a global research hub,” adding, “I hope this academic-research program will be the starting point for research and education at a different level.”

Director Noh Do-young said, “UNIST and IBS have been steadily conducting joint research in various fields of brain science,” and “Through the academic-research program, we will cooperate to nurture the top talent in the field of brain science beyond joint research.”

Attending the signing ceremony were UNIST President Lee Yong-hoon, Dean of the College of Information and Bio Convergence Shim Jae-young, Dean of Academic Affairs Kim Ji-hyun, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering Jung Woong-kyu, IBS Director Noh Do-young, and Director of the Center for Cognition and Sociality Lee Chang-jun.

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