SK On and Sungkyunkwan University Join Hands to Foster Core Battery Talent

Battery Contract Department Program MOU

"2-Year Master's Program... Tuition Support and Special Lectures Provided"

SK On has signed a business agreement with Sungkyunkwan University to foster future battery talent and plans to establish a battery contract department. Ji Dong-seop, Co-CEO of SK On (left), and Shin Dong-ryeol, President of Sungkyunkwan University, pose for a commemorative photo after signing the agreement at Sungkyunkwan University. (Photo by SK On)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] SK On announced on the 1st that it has signed a business agreement with Sungkyunkwan University to establish a battery contract department program and will jointly nurture battery talent.

The contract department program refers to a program established and operated by a specific company and school with the purpose of cultivating talent needed in the industrial field. Students who complete the education curriculum optimized for the company mostly get employed by the respective company and work on the front lines.

Sungkyunkwan University will recruit master's researchers to participate in the battery contract department program starting at the end of this month. Selected students through the selection process will conduct battery-related research during the two-year master's course. SK On provides tuition support to the department students, and researchers introduce various trends and technologies through special lectures.

SK On and Sungkyunkwan University have also decided to participate in the "Secondary Battery Industry Professional Workforce Training Project" hosted by the Korea Battery Industry Association while operating the contract department program.

Ji Dongseop, CEO of SK On, said, "With a systematic plan and a good program, we will do our best to nurture the key players who will lead the future battery industry so that Korea can continue to lead the global battery market."

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