SK Materials, Promoting 'Miso-in' Scholarship Program to Foster Talent in Advanced Materials Field

On the 3rd, at the Korea Higher Education Foundation in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Lee Yong-wook, President of SK Materials Co., Ltd. (4th from the left), handed over 150 million KRW collected from SK Materials members as scholarship funds to the scholarship recipients at the Miso-in Scholarship Donation Ceremony. Photo by SK Materials Co., Ltd.

SK Materials Co., Ltd. is actively committed to nurturing talent that will lead the future of advanced materials in South Korea.

The materials technology specialist SK Materials announced on the 5th that "on the 3rd, we held a scholarship donation ceremony to provide scholarships totaling 150 million KRW to 68 university students majoring in advanced materials."

“Miso-in” is an abbreviation for “Future Materials Talent.” The scholarship program was initiated by SK Materials employees who recognized the need to cultivate talent to strengthen the competitiveness of the advanced materials industry.

It also reflects SK Group’s philosophy of talent development, which supports discovering the academic potential of creative and motivated individuals to contribute to social development, with the intention of nurturing leaders who will drive South Korea’s advanced materials industry.

The donation ceremony took place on the 3rd at the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, attended by SK Materials President Yongwook Lee, representatives from the Seoul Community Chest of Korea, and 10 scholarship recipients.

The scholarship fund was created from the Happy Sharing Fund, which SK Materials and its subsidiaries’ employees contribute 0.5?1% of their monthly salaries to, with the company matching the same amount on a 1:1 basis.

Based on this, 68 undergraduate students from 1st to 4th year majoring in chemistry and new materials engineering at 10 universities nationwide?including Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, Hanyang University, and POSTECH?receive 2 million KRW annually. The scholarship will support recipients from their first award until graduation to ensure they can focus on their studies without financial burden.

SK Materials hopes that through this scholarship program, talents in the materials field in South Korea will have an environment conducive to academic focus, ultimately strengthening the country’s competitiveness in advanced materials technology in the long term.

Yongwook Lee, President of SK Materials, said, “In a global competition for semiconductor and battery supremacy, the race among nations and companies to secure raw materials and advanced materials technology is so fierce that it is described as a super-gap competition. I hope all scholarship recipients take pride in being the future of South Korea and steadfastly dedicate themselves to their studies, growing into global talents in advanced materials.”

Meanwhile, besides the Miso-in scholarship, SK Materials also provides scholarships to high schools located in regions where its subsidiaries operate, such as Yeongju, Sejong, and Sangju, to foster the materials industry. Additionally, various follow-up programs, including networking between industry seniors and juniors and sharing practical know-how, are planned.

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