Daegu Urban Corporation Partners with Yeungnam University to Lead Talent Development... Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement Signed

Daegu Urban Development Corporation (President Jeong Myeong-seop) signed an industry-academic cooperation agreement with Yeungnam University (President Choi Oe-chul) on the 29th as part of efforts to overcome regional extinction and foster local talent.

The signing ceremony, held on the 2nd floor of Yeungnam University’s main building, was attended by executives and staff from both institutions, including Jeong Myeong-seop, President of Daegu Urban Development Corporation, and Choi Oe-chul, President of Yeungnam University.

Jung Myung-seop, President of Daegu Urban Development Corporation (left), and Choi Oechul, President of Yeungnam University, are holding up the agreement after signing the industry-academic cooperation agreement.

Daegu Urban Development Corporation is a specialized urban development public enterprise leading citizen happiness and spatial innovation, carrying out various projects such as industrial complex development, public housing construction, and rental housing supply management. As a representative regional public enterprise, it is accelerating key projects for Daegu’s next 50 years, including the construction of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport.

Daegu Urban Development Corporation and Yeungnam University agreed to actively promote customized industry-academic cooperation projects suited to the characteristics of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, establish human and material exchanges and cooperative relationships, and collaborate on projects to nurture local talent, recognizing the crisis of youth population outflow and regional extinction.

Choi Oe-chul, President of Yeungnam University, stated, “We plan to actively exchange with Daegu Urban Development Corporation to further enhance students’ capacity development and opportunities for social advancement, and to strengthen support for nurturing creative talent by discovering quality jobs in the region.”

Jeong Myeong-seop, President of Daegu Urban Development Corporation, said, “Based on the established industry-academic cooperation system, we will actively cooperate to contribute to innovation for regional industrial development and to foster local talent.”

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