Dong-A University Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering, Recruiting Participating Companies and New Students

The Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering at Dong-A University (a contract department for small and medium-sized enterprises in future promising fields) is recruiting participating companies and new students for the 2023 academic year (fall and regular admissions).

The 'Contract Department for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises' is a talent development program based on industry demand that offers degree programs such as specialized associate degrees, master's, and doctoral degrees at universities to strengthen the innovation capabilities of SME workers and support degree acquisition through a work-first-then-study approach. The department was established under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 'University Project for SME Workforce Development.'

Since 2011, Dong-A University has operated a contract department for SMEs (Department of Industrial Engineering), and in 2017, it launched a master's program in Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering, followed by a bachelor's program last September, and this year, it has added a doctoral program.

Thus, the university has completed a 'SME Talent Development Platform (in the smart manufacturing field)' connecting bachelor's, master's, and doctoral contract degree programs.

At Dong-A University's Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering, students can learn theories and practical skills related to building and operating 'smart manufacturing' and 'smart factories,' which are among the future promising fields.

Students will also complete various courses that integrate industrial engineering fields such as data analysis and production management with computer/AI engineering (ICT), mechanical engineering, and new materials engineering.

Dong-A University Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Admission Guide.

The bachelor's program aims to cultivate specialized personnel necessary for building and operating smart factories, while the graduate programs (master's/doctoral) focus on strengthening SME R&D capabilities. The graduate programs are divided into three majors: Production Systems, Smart Factory, and Mechanical/Shipbuilding Convergence, nurturing experts in each field.

The regular admissions for the bachelor's program in the Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering, which starts the new semester every September, will accept applications until the 23rd. Those wishing to apply can download the application form from Dong-A University's admissions information website and submit their applications.

The newly established doctoral program plans to officially recruit participating companies and students starting in August and is currently accepting preliminary applications. For more details, please contact the Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering at Dong-A University.

The bachelor's program in the Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering at Dong-A University was recently awarded an S grade (highest) in the '2022 SME Contract Department Operation Performance Evaluation' conducted by the Small and Medium Business Corporation.

Professor Lee Bo-geun, who is in charge of the department, said, "Although this remarkable result came just six months after the department was established, we see it as an expectation for the talent development platform proposed by Dong-A University and the performance-oriented educational program design." He added, "We hope that local SMEs will actively utilize this program."

Shin Sang-moon, Director of Admissions Management, who leads the contract department program at Dong-A University, said, "Dong-A University plans to establish a four-year contract department related to smart manufacturing for graduates of specialized high schools and Meister high schools in cooperation with Busan City and the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education."

He continued, "We are in the final stages of signing an MOU and establishing the department, aiming for a September semester start," adding, "We will strive to make Dong-A University a hub university for re-education of SME employees through the contract department program."

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