Pohang City Launches Full Support Process for Official Designation of 'Glocal University 30'

POSTECH and Handong University Ministry of Education Appeal Review Committee → Glocal University 30 Preliminary Designation Confirmed

Pohang City and Gyeongbuk Province Support Through Establishment of 'Glocal University 30 Development Governance'

Pohang City announced that POSTECH and Handong University, selected in the preliminary designation evaluation of the 2023 ‘Glocal University 30’ project, have been finally confirmed as preliminary designated universities on the 12th as originally announced, following the completion of the final procedures including the Ministry of Education’s appeal review committee.

Pohang City signed a "Local-Government-Industry-Academia-Research Institute Business Agreement for the Joint Promotion of Glocal Universities in the East Sea Region" last May in the city hall's main conference room.

The ‘Glocal University 30’ project is a program that selects regional universities to lead the co-growth of universities and regions based on regional and industrial partnerships by breaking down internal and external barriers within universities, and supports them with 100 billion KRW over the next five years.

POSTECH and Handong University, which have joined forces to nurture talent tailored to new industries such as secondary batteries, are expected to become a major driving force in strengthening the global competitiveness of regional strategic industries such as secondary batteries, hydrogen, and bio industries that will lead Pohang’s future once finally selected as Glocal Universities.

POSTECH and Handong University must prepare and submit an implementation plan for the official designation of Glocal University by October 6, in collaboration with Gyeongbuk Province, Pohang City, and the industrial sector.

Among 108 universities nationwide that submitted 94 innovation plans, Pohang City achieved the remarkable feat of having both POSTECH and Handong University, the only ones from a basic local government, selected as preliminary designated universities. The city has decided to fully activate the support process for the official designation so that both universities can achieve the major goal of final selection as Glocal Universities.

First, based on the innovation proposals presented by POSTECH and Handong University, a Glocal University 30 official designation implementation plan establishment consultative body (TF) composed of related departments from the universities and Pohang City will be formed to perform functions such as establishing the official designation implementation plan, sharing related information, and policy support.

Additionally, through the launch of the ‘Glocal University 30 Promotion Governance’ among the region, universities, industries, and related organizations, support for the official designation implementation plan, human and material exchanges in regional strategic industry fields, and mutual cooperation to achieve the final selection of Glocal Universities will be strengthened.

Pohang City emphasized that it will work closely with Gyeongbuk Province through activities such as the ‘Gyeongsangbuk-do Glocal University 30 Official Designation TF’ led by the province, and will do its best together with Gyeongbuk Province to ensure that the proposed plans and implementation strategies are definitely selected in the official designation.

Looking at the innovation proposal models of the two preliminarily selected universities, POSTECH presented the goal of becoming a “world-class university that leads innovation and globalization, creating the foundation for regional prosperity and the nation’s future industries,” while Handong University proposed the goal of “realizing local global ESG through problem-solving one-college formation and education based on learning and sharing.”

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “The designation of Glocal Universities is essential to foster future local talent amid the crisis of local extinction faced by regions, to promote balanced regional development and establish sustainable development hubs. We will spare no support to ensure that POSTECH and Handong University, confirmed as preliminary designated universities, along with Gyeongbuk Province and related organizations, are finally selected for the ‘Glocal University 30’ through close cooperation and communication.”

The official designation evaluation of Glocal Universities will be conducted by a separate evaluation committee from the preliminary designation, and the results are expected to be announced at the end of October.

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