Inha University Establishes 'Future Mobility Innovation Center'... Support Platform for Small and Medium Enterprises

Future Mobility Convergence Technology Innovation Center
[Photo by Inha University]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Inha University announced on the 30th that it has established the 'Future Mobility Convergence Technology Innovation Center' at the Songdo Aerospace Convergence Campus Industry-Academic Cooperation Building.

Inha University, in consortium with Keimyung University, will build an innovation platform over three years for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies in the fields of electric hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and next-generation aviation.

In the first year of the project, this year, the center will establish support personnel and equipment infrastructure, and operate network working groups and consultative bodies among companies.

Starting next year, the center will create a support platform that provides various solutions such as industry-academic cooperation projects, new product development and technology commercialization support, and market development for SMEs and mid-sized companies.

In the third year, the plan is to establish and organically stabilize a virtuous cycle within the technology innovation ecosystem of the future mobility new industry.

The Future Mobility Convergence Technology Innovation Center is one of the 'University Innovation Centers (UIC)' under the Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Establishment Project announced by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, receiving a budget of 5.6 billion KRW. Nationwide, three locations including Inha University were selected.

Meanwhile, the Songdo Industry-Academic Cooperation Building where the center is located was built in 2006 to jointly establish Incheon Technopark and the Incheon Automotive Parts Technology Center, contributing to technological innovation in related industries and regional economic revitalization for 15 years.

An Inha University official stated, "Through the center, we will build a collaborative ecosystem among companies that can cooperate on the technical difficulties, commercialization, and R&D strategies of regional base companies and SMEs and mid-sized companies," adding, "We will play a core role in leading industry-academic-research cooperation between regions as a future-oriented mobility innovation platform."

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