Pukyong National University and Dongseo University Collaborate to Establish 'Digital Finance' Department... National and Private Universities Join Hands to Foster Future Advanced Talent

President Jang Je-guk of Dongseo University and President Jang Young-su of Pukyong National University are signing an agreement on the 31st to share cooperation in advanced fields, including the establishment of new departments.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] To foster talent in advanced industries and academic fields, a national university and a private university in Busan are joining hands to establish a joint department.

National Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-su) and Dongseo University (President Jang Je-guk) signed an agreement on the 31st to cooperate in nurturing talent for future advanced fields.

On the morning of the same day, Pukyong National University President Jang Young-su and Dongseo University President Jang Je-guk signed a shared cooperation agreement for the establishment and operation of a joint department in advanced fields at the president's office on the 3rd floor of the Pukyong National University headquarters.

Through the agreement, the two universities decided to combine their specialized capabilities to establish departments in advanced fields such as digital finance. They plan to lead the development of related industries in Busan, an international financial innovation city, by nurturing outstanding talent.

The two universities signed this agreement to promote concrete cooperation between universities following their industry-academia cooperation agreement with the Korea Exchange in June for education and research in digital finance and derivatives products.

The two universities will focus on △ mutual exchange of professors and research personnel △ joint use of educational infrastructure such as laboratory and practice equipment △ joint development and operation of curricula, student exchange, and mutual credit recognition △ joint research and co-hosting of academic conferences △ business cooperation to create a shared cooperation ecosystem.

President Jang Young-su of Pukyong National University said, “Through this agreement, cooperating with Dongseo University, which has strengths in the digital field, we expect to lead the development of digital finance academia and industry, as well as gain synergy effects in establishing departments and nurturing talent in advanced fields such as semiconductors, secondary batteries, and marine mobility, which Pukyong National University is promoting.”

President Jang Je-guk of Dongseo University said, “I hope to create great synergy in nurturing future talent by developing curricula and mutual credit recognition programs that make good use of the specialized fields of Pukyong National University and Dongseo University.”

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