Gachon University to Host International Secondary Battery Symposium on 11th... Collaboration with University of Texas, USA Planned

Gachon University held an international symposium on the 11th with the theme "The Future of Secondary Battery Technology."

Gachon University held an international symposium on the theme of ‘The Future of Secondary Battery Technology’ and is promoting the establishment of an international joint research institute with the University of Texas in the United States.

On the 11th, Gachon University announced on the 12th that it held an international symposium titled ‘The Future of Secondary Battery Technology’ at the university convention center, attended by secondary battery researchers from government-funded research institutes and companies.

The symposium was organized to commemorate the first anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Battery Engineering, the first of its kind in Korea, by inviting world-renowned domestic and international secondary battery scholars as speakers to explore the future and development directions of secondary batteries and to accelerate Gachon University’s specialization in secondary batteries.

Taking this symposium as an opportunity, Gachon University is also promoting a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a secondary battery research institute for international joint research with the University of Texas.

Gachon University previously established the Battery Engineering major in 2022 and admitted its first freshmen last year. It is currently nurturing core personnel in the battery field through technology-intensive education specialized in secondary batteries. A project-based educational environment has also been created through on-site mirror-type laboratories and dry rooms. Last year, the university received an increase of 50 students in the Ministry of Education’s advanced field quota allocation, operating with a total quota of 100 students.

In addition, Gachon University was selected last year for the Advanced Field Innovation Convergence University project, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, and is operating the ‘Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University Project Group.’

President Il-yeo Lee of Gachon University emphasized, "Taking this symposium as an opportunity, we plan to create a platform for knowledge and research exchange related to secondary batteries and establish a close network among industry, academia, and research both domestically and internationally." He added, "We will continue to promote various exchange and cooperation projects to equip ourselves with world-class secondary battery education and research capabilities."

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