Hannam University Selected for Creative Convergence Engineering Talent Development Project

Front gate of Hannam University Ojeong Campus and the '56th Anniversary Memorial Hall' building. Provided by Hannam University

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Hannam University has been selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's '2022 Creative Convergence Engineering Talent Development Support Project.' According to the project selection results, the university will receive a total project fund of 2.1 billion KRW over six years, with 359 million KRW annually (including government support funds and matching funds from local governments and industries).

According to the university, this project aims for engineering colleges to independently establish directions for engineering education innovation and develop and operate engineering education programs tailored to industry demands and university characteristics.

Hannam University has set the project goals as supporting the future mobility industry and fostering creative convergence engineering talent. It plans to promote talent development based on future new industry demand, entrepreneurship education and incubation activation, and regional cooperation-type EPIC (Engineering Plant of Innovation Cell) activation.

The project involves writing committee members including Professor Park Yeon-cheol from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dean Park Moon-sik of the College of Engineering, Eun Seong-bae, Director of the Engineering Education Innovation Center, Professor Kyung Ji-hoon of Industrial Management Engineering, and Professor Jang Jun-hyuk of the Department of Computer Engineering.

Eun Seong-bae, Director of the Hannam University Engineering Education Innovation Center, said, “Through this project, the university will strive to cultivate industry-customized talent and enhance university competitiveness through collaboration with other project teams to increase student employment rates.”

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