Professor Jeong Youngcheol of Chosun University Selected for Sejong Books Excellence in Academic Category

Professor Jeong Young-cheol, Chosun University. Photo by Chosun University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Chosun University SW-Centered University Project Group announced on the 24th that Professor Jeong Young-cheol's book, Consilience-Based Convergent Creative Engineering Design, was selected for the 2021 Sejong Books Academic Division.

The Sejong Academic Books program is operated by the Korea Publication Industry Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, selecting and distributing excellent books that contribute to the development of scholarship and the establishment of a knowledge-based society.

Selected in the excellent academic category for technology and science, Consilience-Based Convergent Creative Engineering Design introduces the convergent problem-solving approach of humanities and natural sciences applied to the practical discipline of engineering. It also addresses the establishment of the rendezvous theory, which leads to the results of convergence through the process of consilience.

Furthermore, it discusses various disciplines such as public administration, electronic engineering, and information and communication engineering, emphasizing that the Fourth Industrial Revolution era is led by consilience and convergence.

Professor Jeong said, "I hope that young talents in Korea will play a leading role in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution," adding, "I wish for them to prepare to become creative convergent talents through approaches from diverse academic fields."

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