Yongin City-UNIST Open 'Semiconductor Education and Industry-Academia Hub'

134㎡ Space on City Hall 1st Floor... Academy Operated for Training Professionals

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 14th that, in collaboration with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), a specialized graduate school for semiconductor materials and components, it opened a 'Semiconductor Education and Industry-Academia Hub' on the first floor of the city hall on the 13th.

This hub opening is a follow-up measure to the memorandum of understanding signed last November between the city and UNIST to cultivate local semiconductor professionals.

At the opening ceremony of the 'Semiconductor Education and Industry-Academia Hub' held on the first floor of Yongin City Hall, Mayor Lee Sang-il and other attendees are participating in the plaque unveiling ceremony. Photo by Yongin City

The Semiconductor Education and Industry-Academia Hub, established on the first floor of the city hall main building with an area of 134㎡, consists of a lecture room accommodating about 30 people and offices. Professors from UNIST's graduate school of semiconductor materials and components, numbering between one and three, will be stationed here to operate the semiconductor academy, provide research and development (R&D) technical support for local semiconductor companies, and promote industry-academia cooperation.

The semiconductor academy will offer three courses: a 'General Course' for public officials and policy officers from industry-academia cooperation institutions; an 'Expert Course' focused on practical training for employees of industrial companies; and an 'Industrial Field Internship Course' where UNIST students majoring in semiconductor-related departments intern at semiconductor companies within Yongin City.

The city explained that the 'Semiconductor Materials and Components Industry Ecosystem and Industry Trends Education' course, initially recruited for city public officials, received a positive response, with the first session's 30-person capacity filling up early.

Additionally, the city and UNIST are planning to establish a 'Semiconductor Executive Course' targeting corporate CEOs, senior executives, high-ranking public officials, and researchers, which will be operated on a nationwide scale.

Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin said, "It is meaningful to open the Semiconductor Education and Industry-Academia Hub in less than a year since the government announced the plan to establish the Ido and Namsa Advanced System Semiconductor National Industrial Complex in March last year," adding, "We will carefully monitor and provide diverse support so that experts, company officials, as well as citizens and students, can actively utilize high-quality programs."

Meanwhile, Yongin City is accelerating the cultivation of Yongin-type semiconductor talent by supporting not only UNIST but also Myongji University's semiconductor specialized university project and the establishment of Yongin Semiconductor High School.

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