Uljin-gun, Joint Promotion of Glocal University in the East Sea Region ... Signing of Cooperation Agreement among Local Government, Industry, Academia, and Research Institutes

Pohang, Gyeongju, Uljin, POSTECH, Dongguk University WISE Campus, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, POSCO Holdings, POSCO Future M, Ecopro BM

Joint Project Discovery and Talent Development in Regional Industrial Sectors (Nuclear, Hydrogen, Se

On the 30th, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, held a ceremony at Pohang City Hall attended by Kim Nam-il, Vice Mayor of Pohang; Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju; Kim Moo-hwan, President of POSTECH; Lee Young-kyung, President of Dongguk University WISE Campus; Won Byung-chul, Head of Management Planning Division at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute; Cho Joo-ik, Executive Director of POSCO Holdings; Kim Jeong-han, Head of POSCO Future M Anode Research Center; and Park Ji-young, Managing Director of EcoPro BM, to sign a “Local Government-Industry-Academia-Research Institute MOU for Joint Promotion of Glocal Universities in the East Sea Region.”

On the 30th, Uljin County signed a business agreement for cooperation among local government, industry, academia, and research institutes to jointly promote the East Sea Glocal University project at Pohang City Hall.

A Glocal University is designated by the Ministry of Education as a regional university with a strong will to boldly innovate by considering local community and industrial demands. It receives 100 billion KRW in support over five years to serve as a hub for regional development. POSTECH and Dongguk University WISE Campus plan to become Glocal Universities to foster the development of future industries in the East Sea region, such as nuclear power, hydrogen, and secondary battery industries.

The main contents of this MOU include ▲ administrative and financial support from local governments for the successful promotion of Glocal Universities ▲ discovery and execution of joint projects among local governments, industries, and academia in regional industrial sectors (nuclear power, hydrogen, secondary batteries) ▲ fostering talent and conducting research reflecting the needs of the region and local industries. This is expected to accelerate the growth of nuclear power, hydrogen, and secondary battery industries, which are future growth engines of the East Sea region.

Uljin-gun secured demand for relocation and the feasibility of industrial complex development by submitting a proposal for a new national industrial complex candidate site last October and signing investment agreements with eight major companies related to hydrogen. Consequently, on March 15 of this year, it was confirmed as a candidate site for the Nuclear Hydrogen National Industrial Complex.

The county is expected to actively attract major companies and institutions related to nuclear power and hydrogen, leading carbon neutrality in the global climate crisis era and promoting sustainable national development and energy security enhancement.

Son Byung-bok, the county governor, stated, “The Uljin Nuclear Hydrogen National Industrial Complex is a very important project for realizing carbon neutrality and sustainable development of the Republic of Korea. Through this MOU, I hope research on nuclear hydrogen technology will be actively conducted, and many talented individuals will be attracted to the Nuclear Hydrogen National Industrial Complex.”

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