Chosun University and World Kimchi Research Institute Sign Business Agreement to Lead the Local Era

Chosun University announced on the 11th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a mutual cooperation system with the World Kimchi Research Institute, aiming for innovation, sharing, and coexistence to lead the local era.

The MOU signing ceremony held on the morning of the 11th at the World Kimchi Research Institute was attended by Chosun University President Kim Chun-sung, Director of External Cooperation Kim Hyun-woo, Deputy Director of External Cooperation Wi Sung-ok, as well as World Kimchi Research Institute Director Jang Hae-chun, Head of the Technology Innovation Research Division Park Hae-woong, Head of the Kimchi Industry Promotion Division Kim Sung-hyun, and Head of the Kimchi Functional Research Group Hong Sung-wook.

The World Kimchi Research Institute is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, and is the world's only comprehensive kimchi research institution dedicated to scientifically proving the excellence of kimchi, enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic kimchi industry, and promoting the globalization of kimchi.

Both institutions agreed to cooperate in areas including ▲ deriving and promoting collaborative projects for the Regional Innovation-centered University Support System (RISE) ▲ activating regional development-linked cooperation to promote Glocal University 30 ▲ revitalizing customized education and research cooperation tailored to local industry-academia-research-government needs ▲ education for employment and entrepreneurship, job creation, and improvement of conditions for regional settlement ▲ cooperation and support for linking regional specialized industries and establishing urban campuses.

Jang Hae-chun, Director of the World Kimchi Research Institute, said, "We are honored to join hands with Chosun University aiming for innovation and coexistence to lead the local era. Our institute, as a comprehensive kimchi research institution with accumulated excellent capabilities, hopes to build an organic cooperative relationship with Chosun University for regional development."

Chosun University President Kim Chun-sung stated, "We believe that cooperation with the World Kimchi Research Institute can extend beyond the bio-healthcare field to the development and advancement of cultural content based on kimchi. We hope that various collaborative projects between the two institutions will also contribute to the development of our region."

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