Gyeonggi-do Selects Gachon University Consortium for University Innovation Platform

Gyeonggi Province's industry-academia cooperation pledge project, the Gyeonggi-type 'University Innovation Platform,' has selected the Gachon University consortium.

The Gyeonggi Province has selected the Gachon University consortium for the Gyeonggi Province-type 'University Innovation Platform,' an industry-academia cooperation pledge project promoted by the province. The Gachon University consortium is led by Gachon University and includes Eulji University and the Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency.

On June 6, Gyeonggi Province announced that after receiving and reviewing business plans from three university consortia on June 3, it finally selected the Gachon University consortium's 'Biohealth Convergence Innovation Platform.'

The Gyeonggi Province-type University Innovation Platform is a support system where two to three universities and innovation institutions form a consortium to cultivate practical talents and provide technical support by visiting small and medium-sized enterprises facing difficulties in technology development.

In particular, the University Innovation Platform project differs from existing industry-academia-research support projects in that multiple universities and innovation institutions cooperate to support private companies while jointly operating specialized curricula possessed by each university, providing students with opportunities to acquire specialized knowledge.

Gyeonggi Province will support the Gachon University consortium with 1 billion KRW annually, totaling 6 billion KRW over six years until July 2029. During this period, approximately 24,000 personnel will be trained at various levels in the biohealth field, about 4,000 equipment supports will be provided, and around 470 close-knit corporate technical supports will be conducted.

Choi Hye-min, Director of the Digital Innovation Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The University Innovation Platform is a project where universities and innovation institutions cooperate to resolve the mismatch between job supply and demand in local industries and support technological cooperation." She added, "We expect that Gachon University in southern Gyeonggi, which possesses excellent resources, and Eulji University in northern Gyeonggi, which has strengths in practical education, will achieve regional balance and that the performance model will be established throughout Gyeonggi Province."

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