Jeonbuk National University Strengthens 'Cooperation' with Major European Institutions and Universities

FAO, Paris Climate Academy, and Baroque Music Center Institutional Collaboration

Student Exchange between Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle University and College of Oriental Languages and Cultures

President Yang Obong of Jeonbuk National University and Director Cho Hwarim of the International Cooperation Office, along with their delegation, visited major institutions and universities in Europe from the 26th of last month to the 4th, consecutively signing memorandums of understanding and laying the foundation for global innovation to advance as a glocal university.

According to Jeonbuk National University on the 6th, during their visit to Europe, the delegation collaborated with key institutions and universities to solidify the groundwork for plans such as "Successful regional innovation experience through cooperation among Jeonbuk National University, Jeonbuk Province, and industries and its international dissemination" and "Strengthening the global employment capabilities of Jeonbuk talent."

Yang Obong (left), President of Jeonbuk National University, signed and commemorated an MOU with Daniel MOUCHARD, President of Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris, France, to strengthen students' global competencies.
[Photo by Jeonbuk National University]

First, to internationally disseminate the successful regional innovation experience, the delegation met with officials from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to concretize ways to transfer Jeonbuk National University’s specialized technologies in smart farms, breeding, and agricultural machinery?areas of strength?to developing countries. Through a memorandum of understanding, they will jointly undertake projects addressing food and hunger issues in developing countries.

They also met with Sarah Alby, Director of the Paris Climate Academy (L’Acad?mie du Climat), and through a memorandum of understanding, established an educational system related to renewable energy, a key industry of Jeonbuk Province, thereby strengthening education on climate security.

Additionally, to lay the foundation for the practical application of the K-Culture field, they signed an agreement with the Versailles Court Baroque Music Center (hereinafter CMBV) in France. CMBV is an institution that restored and reinterpreted France’s unique Baroque music, which was lost during the French Revolution, thereby realizing a cultural and artistic renaissance.

These activities greatly support the establishment of ‘JB Enter,’ a K-Culture startup for students and international students promoted by Jeonbuk National University, and also significantly contribute to the domestic and international commercialization of local culture, arts, and performance content.

President Yang and others also joined hands with major universities in France and the United Kingdom to enhance students’ global capabilities. The delegation signed memorandums of understanding with Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris 3), France’s top foreign language university with a 300-year history, and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO). They shared educational content between the two countries’ universities through expanded exchange student programs and bilateral global hybrid lectures.

They also expanded various cooperation programs such as detailed exchange student and language training programs with Brunel University in the UK, with which they recently signed an academic exchange agreement. Discussions were also held to concretize future academic exchange agreements with Queen Mary University, laying the foundation for synergy effects and expanding students’ intellectual experiences through academic partnerships.

In particular, French universities, focusing on the spread of Korean studies in France and French-speaking Africa, expressed hope for student and researcher exchanges across various academic fields. Based on this cooperation, Jeonbuk National University is also seeking ways to strengthen direct collaborative ties with Europe and the African continent.

Alongside this, they met with representatives from ‘Station F,’ known as France’s Silicon Valley, established to foster startup companies. They signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss internship programs for students and ways to revitalize startups, expecting positive impacts not only for Jeonbuk National University but also for university students across the Jeonbuk region in advancing overseas.

President Yang said, "The exchanges with major institutions and universities in Europe will serve as excellent nourishment to realize a flagship university leading regional co-prosperity and boldly advancing as a world-class glocal university. We will do our utmost in change and innovation so that these global innovation achievements bear fruit in the form of the official designation of the Glocal University 30 project."

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