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Pukyong National University Hosts 'Busan U Startup Package Global Startup Camp'

The Busan U Startup Package Promotion Project Group at Pukyong National University (Director Ryu Ji-yeol) held a global startup camp in the Tokyo area of Japan for three days from the 21st to the 23rd.

Busan U Startup Package Global Startup Camp participants, university students from Busan, are taking a commemorative photo during their visit to Google Startup Campus Tokyo.

The project group organized this startup camp to explore global startup trends and provide opportunities to expand startup networks for about 20 participants, including university students from the Busan area participating in the Busan U Startup Package project, as well as university and startup support organization officials.

The Busan U Startup Package is a project in which the Busan Metropolitan City, local universities, and startup support organizations collaborate to provide practical startup opportunities to innovative university talents and help them grow into entrepreneurs. It is part of the RIS project (Regional Innovation Strategy based on Local Government-University Cooperation) promoted by the government.

Since its launch last year, the Busan U Startup Package project involves six universities, including the host university Pukyong National University, Dongmyung University, Dongseo University, Dong-Eui University, Dong-A University, and the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University. More than ten startup support organizations, such as the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, Google Startup Campus, and Must Accelerator, are also participating.

This startup camp included university students who presented excellent startup models in the Maker Space specialized lab program of this project, and conducted visits to global companies in Japan.

On the 21st, participants toured the Google Startup Campus Tokyo to explore local market trends. On the 22nd, they visited CIC Tokyo, which houses about 300 companies, and the Shibuya Ward Office. On the 23rd, they presented and shared findings from their investigation of the Japanese startup ecosystem.

The Busan U Startup Package Promotion Project Group at Pukyong National University plans to continuously expand and operate programs to nurture excellent entrepreneurs by providing a foundation for local innovative talents to grow sustainably through this startup camp.

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