Gyeongsang National University Holds Expert Meeting to Create Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Innovation Ecosystem

The Industry-Academic Cooperation Policy Research Institute of Gyeongsang National University held an "Expert Roundtable for Creating an Innovative Industry-Academic-Research Cooperation Ecosystem" on the 4th in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Gyeongsang National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Policy Research Institute held an 'Expert Roundtable for Creating an Innovative Ecosystem for Industry-Academic-Research Cooperation' on the 4th in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

The Gyeongsang National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Policy Research Institute was selected in December 2014 for the Korea Research Foundation's Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project (Policy Focus) and is currently conducting the 8th year of the 3rd phase policy research titled 'Policy Research for Establishing a Glocal Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.'

The results of this institute's policy research have been reflected in the Ministry of Education's new industry-academic cooperation projects and various system improvements, producing excellent outcomes in industry-academic-research cooperation policies.

This event consisted of two presentations on the research achievements of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Policy Research Institute and outstanding cases of industry-academic-research cooperation, followed by an expert roundtable chaired by Deputy Minister Jeong Jong-cheol of the Ministry of Education.

In his keynote presentation titled 'Enhancing the Role of Regional Universities as Anchor Institutions in the Innovation Ecosystem,' Lee Jong-ho, Director of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Policy Research Institute, diagnosed the industry-academic cooperation capabilities of four-year universities nationwide and proposed ways to enhance the role of regional universities through active industry-academic-research cooperation activities within an innovation ecosystem where various regional innovation actors are linked and collaborate.

Following this, Choi Ji-woong, Director of the Hanyang University ERICA LINC+ Project Group, presented an outstanding case of industry-academic-research cooperation under the theme 'Talent Development through Industry-Academic-Research Cooperation.'

The expert roundtable chaired by Deputy Minister Jeong Jong-cheol was attended by key officers of industry-academic cooperation foundations from universities and colleges in the southeastern region, discussing the Ministry of Education's policy direction to create a university-centered innovative ecosystem for industry-academic-research cooperation and collecting suggestions and difficulties from the university field related to this.

Lee Jong-ho, Director of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Policy Research Institute, stated, “Creating an innovative ecosystem for industry-academic cooperation is urgently needed to overcome crises faced by universities and regions,” adding, “Universities must pursue mutual growth with their regions by transforming into entrepreneurial universities through industry-academic cooperation and securing their status as anchors of regional innovation.”

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