Developing Semiconductor Experts in the Southeast Region... Pukyong National University Establishes Semiconductor Department and Graduate School

Pukyong National University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Pukyong National University is promoting the cultivation of semiconductor specialists in the southeastern region by establishing a semiconductor department and graduate school.

On the 3rd, Pukyong National University announced that it will actively promote the establishment of a semiconductor department and a next-generation semiconductor specialized graduate school, producing about 250 semiconductor specialists annually, including 50 undergraduates and 200 graduate students.

To proactively respond to the shortage of manpower in advanced industrial fields, Pukyong National University recently completed internal consultations on the plan to establish advanced departments and decided to build an educational foundation for training field-customized semiconductor experts.

As a specialized comprehensive university, Pukyong National University is establishing the new department based on the human and material infrastructure of existing semiconductor-related departments, the currently operating ‘Semiconductor Major Track Project,’ and the ‘Smart Green Convergence Material Talent Development Research Group.’

With the establishment of the semiconductor department and graduate school in the 2024 academic year, the university plans to produce field-customized advanced semiconductor experts equipped with knowledge in cutting-edge semiconductor fields such as power semiconductors and intelligent semiconductors, as well as practical skills through collaboration with semiconductor companies.

Using semiconductor equipment worth approximately 6 billion KRW, supported by semiconductor companies, an exclusive building with experimental and practical training rooms will be created on the Yongdang Campus, a specialized campus for industry-academia cooperation.

The university plans to build infrastructure where experts from Pukyong National University, nearby universities, and companies can jointly conduct practical education.

To maximize education and research effects, Pukyong National University has recently signed agreements with major universities nationwide that have strengths in the semiconductor field, including Kyungpook National University, Korea University, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Hanyang University, and KAIST, establishing an academic exchange system for credit exchange and other collaborations.

Alongside semiconductors, Pukyong National University is also expanding talent cultivation in promising future advanced industrial fields.

The university plans to open interdisciplinary majors and major tracks to nurture specialists in energy materials such as secondary batteries and marine mobility fields linked to regional characteristics, as well as establish a department in the digital finance field, aiming to create synergy effects in talent cultivation and industrial development in advanced industries.

President Jang Young-su stated, “As a national university, we expect to contribute to nurturing future talents and the growth and development of regional industries through convergent industry-academia cooperation that applies research outcomes to industrial sites, in line with the policy direction of cultivating talents in advanced new industrial fields.”

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