"Game Changer to Transform the Republic of Korea!" ... 2022 Ji·San·Hak Expo (EXPO) Opening

First Ji·San·Hak Expo Held in Busan, June 12-14 at BEXCO

2022 Jisan-Hak Expo (EXPO) Event Poster.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The ‘2022 Jisanhak Expo’ for creating a local government-industry-academia cooperation ecosystem will open on December 12 in Busan.

The city has organized the ‘Jisanhak Expo’ for the first time this year to foster a regional development ecosystem where local governments, companies, and universities collaborate to nurture local industries, create jobs, and cultivate talent.

This ‘2022 Jisanhak Expo’ aims to nationally expand the Busan-type local government-industry-academia cooperation model. It is jointly hosted by Busan City and the Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies and will be held for three days from the 12th to the 14th at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 and the 2nd floor Glass Hall.

The event will feature over 170 booths operated by leading domestic companies and institutions, including Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and POSCO, with an expected participation of about 5,000 local government, industry, and academia stakeholders.

The event is mainly composed of ▲Opening Ceremony ▲Exhibition & Partnering Event ▲Future Food Session.

On the first day (12th) at 11 a.m., the ▲Opening Ceremony will be attended by about 100 guests, including Woo-il Lee, President of the Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies, and key local government, industry, and academia officials, who will celebrate the opening with congratulatory speeches and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a tour of the exhibition hall.

Simultaneously with the opening ceremony, the ▲Exhibition & Partnering Event will begin, where major companies and institutions operate booths. Partnering by booth will be conducted for participants such as local companies who have made prior partnering reservations through the website.

More than 170 leading domestic companies, venture capital firms, and patent law firms will participate, providing a great opportunity for local companies and industry-academia-government stakeholders to network with companies and institutions of interest.

Unlike previous one-way communication events, consultations will be conducted according to a 1:1 pre-scheduled consultation timetable with participating companies or institutions to provide practical support to local companies.

From 2 p.m., the ▲Future Food Session in eight fields will begin at the 2nd floor Glass Hall.

On the first day, especially, Vice President Tae-won Lim of Hyundai Motor Company, a leader in the Future Mobility field, will open the session with a presentation on electric vehicles. The sessions will be held over three days by field, and each session includes opportunities for related exhibiting companies to introduce and present their products and services.

On the third day (14th), a “Jisanhak Policy Session” will be held, where related organizations such as the Korea Research Industry Association will introduce the 2023 government research and development (R&D) and corporate support policies.

For more details about the event, inquiries can be made by phone to the secretariat or checked on the official website.

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, said, “Through this Jisanhak Expo, I hope local companies and university industry-academic cooperation groups will have practical meetings with leading domestic companies and professional institutions to expand their networks.” He added, “Local government-industry-academia cooperation is the foundation of innovation that will change the Republic of Korea. Our city will continue to invigorate such cooperation and do its best to create an ecosystem where local companies and universities grow together.”

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