13 Universities in Busan Area Including Dong-Eui University Launch Shared University for Power Semiconductor Talent Development

Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun and university presidents gathered at the Busan Area Power Semiconductor Talent Development Consortium Agreement Ceremony are cheering for the success of the project.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Dooyul] The ‘Busan Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University,’ jointly operated by the LINC3.0 project groups of 13 universities in the Busan area including Dong-Eui University and Busan Technopark, has been launched.

The LINC3.0 project groups of 13 universities in the Busan area and Busan Technopark signed the ‘Busan Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University Business Agreement’ at Busan City Hotel on the 15th.

The main contents of the agreement include ▲joint operation of power semiconductor talent development education ▲joint operation of employee education for semiconductor-related companies ▲joint operation of semiconductor experience education and camps for high school students ▲joint utilization of educational courses and content produced during the project period.

About 100 people attended the event, including Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, Seo Byung-soo, committee members, representatives from the Ministry of Education, Korea Research Foundation, Busan Technopark, 13 participating universities, and power semiconductor companies in the Busan area, sharing the vision and strategy to strengthen Busan’s future semiconductor competitiveness.

The 13 universities that signed the agreement are Dong-Eui University, Dongmyung University, Dongseo University, Dong-A University, Pukyong National University, Pusan National University, Silla University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Gyeongnam Information University, Dong-Eui College of Science, Dongju University, Busan Institute of Science and Technology, and Busan Women’s College. Busan City and Busan Technopark will support the smooth progress of the project.

The Busan Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University will jointly develop and operate standardized curricula and experiment/practice manuals by utilizing the core competencies and human/material resources of each participating university and Busan Technopark.

It is a shared and cooperative system that builds a regional power semiconductor professional workforce development platform through various forms of certification courses.

Starting next year, 10 track courses including materials, design, process, and packaging will be operated to provide high-quality education to local university students, company employees, and high school students, aiming to cultivate about 300 semiconductor professionals annually.

Dong-Eui University will establish the ‘Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center,’ which functions as the hub of the Busan Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University, and operate an integrated control tower.

To this end, the Busan LINC3.0 project group alliance held the ‘Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center Opening Ceremony’ on the 10th at Dong-Eui University’s Information Engineering Building, attended by project leaders and officials from each university.

The Talent Development Center will focus on research and development in key areas of power semiconductors and support reliability verification, leading efforts to attract related companies and strengthen infrastructure.

Im Geon Lee, head of Dong-Eui University LINC3.0 project group, said, “As Busan City is also promoting the ‘Power Semiconductor Industry Cluster Creation Comprehensive Plan,’ we plan to create a sustainable ecosystem for Busan to grow as a specialized region for power semiconductors.”

Shin Byung-chul, director of Dong-Eui University Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center, said, “As a shared university utilizing the abundant infrastructure of universities in the Busan area, we will actively promote the development of company-customized curricula and the revitalization of R&D.”

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