Inha University Builds Innovation Infrastructure in Future Cars and Next-Generation Aviation Fields... 5.6 Billion KRW Invested Over 3 Years

President Jo Mung-woo (center in the first row) and university officials are posing for a commemorative photo to celebrate Inha University's selection for the Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Project 'University Innovation Center (UIC)'.
[Photo by Inha University]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Inha University announced on the 15th that it has been selected for the 'University Innovation Infrastructure Center (UIC)' project, a detailed category within the Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Construction Project announced by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Inha University, together with Keimyung University, formed a consortium to establish the 'Future Mobility Convergence Technology Innovation Center,' a comprehensive platform that supports the creation of an innovation ecosystem for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies in the fields of electric hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and next-generation aviation. A budget of 5.6 billion KRW will be supported over three years.

Only three University Innovation Infrastructure Centers were selected nationwide through this project. The center will serve as a comprehensive platform that supports R&D and commercialization for companies by building R&D infrastructure such as equipment that SMEs and mid-sized companies find difficult to establish on their own.

Starting from the first year of the project, Inha University plans to establish support personnel and equipment infrastructure within the Future Mobility Convergence Technology Innovation Center and operate network working groups and consultative bodies among companies.

From the second year, the center will create a company support platform that provides full-cycle solutions including resolving technical difficulties of SMEs and mid-sized companies in three major focus areas, joint R&D development, workforce training and technology commercialization support, and market development.

In the third year, the plan is to establish and stabilize an organic innovation ecosystem for future mobility new industries to ensure a virtuous cycle.

Yoo Chang-kyung, head of Inha University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, stated, "We will build a collaborative ecosystem among companies that can cooperate on technical difficulties, commercialization, and R&D strategies of regional key companies and SMEs and mid-sized companies," adding, "We will play a core role in leading industry-academia-research cooperation between regions as a future mobility innovation platform."

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