Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Yonsei University Collaborate on Phase 2 of International Campus Project Including 'Quantum Computing Cluster'

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 10th that it held a joint consultative body with Yonsei University to promote the second phase of the International Campus development project.

On this day, Kim Jin-yong, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, and Lee Jin-woo, vice president of Yonsei University International Campus, shared the progress of the second phase of the International Campus development project and discussed cooperation plans for establishing a quantum computing cluster.

Quantum Computing is a technology that utilizes logical operations based on the principles of quantum mechanics, enabling information processing speeds that are dramatically faster than conventional computers and solving problems that supercomputers could not handle, making it actively used in fields such as bio and new drug development.

The Quantum System One quantum computer, which will be installed at the Yonsei University International Campus Quantum Computer Center, will be the fifth in the world to be installed in Songdo, Incheon, following the United States, Germany, Japan, and Canada. Compared to cloud-based usage, it offers revolutionary security features such as preventing data leakage, and as a quantum hub connecting domestic industry-academia-research networks, it is expected to create added value by forming a quantum computing industry ecosystem cluster with companies, universities, research institutes, medical institutions, startups, and government agencies.

The groundbreaking ceremony for Songdo Severance Hospital, which will be located at Yonsei University International Campus in Songdo District 7, was held on December 28 last year. Songdo Severance Hospital, with 3 basement floors and 15 above-ground floors, will have a capacity of 800 beds and is scheduled to open in December 2026.
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The second phase of the Yonsei University International Campus development project is being actively promoted based on cooperation with Incheon City, including attracting the Makerspace construction and operation project, selection for the university’s industry-academia-research cooperation complex construction project, attracting the K-NIBRT (Bio Process Workforce Training Center) project, attracting the K-Bio Lab Hub project, groundbreaking of Songdo Severance Hospital, groundbreaking of the Bio Process Workforce Training Center and Pharmaceutical Bio Commercialization Center, and attracting the WHO Global Bio Campus main mappers.

Vice President Lee said, "Yonsei University International Campus is seeking industry-academia-research cooperation as a new axis of development in addition to convergence and global education, and through various business collaborations with Incheon City, we will do our best to make the International Campus a hub of the global city Incheon."

Head Kim said, "We will spare no administrative support to ensure the successful promotion of the second phase of the Yonsei University International Campus development project," and urged, "The university side should also manage the project thoroughly."

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