Yeongyang-gun Holds Meeting to Promote 'K-U City Project'

On the 13th, Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk Province held a K-U City Project promotion meeting at the county office's large conference room, attended by over 50 stakeholders.

Yeongyang-gun held a K-U City meeting.

K-U City stands for University, Unique (regional specialization), and City for Youth, and is a project promoted by local governments in cooperation with universities, high schools, and businesses to create a city where local youth graduate from regional universities, find employment in local companies, and settle in the area.

Yeongyang-gun planned this meeting to link the actively promoted K-U City project by Gyeongbuk Province with the revitalization of the local food processing industry.

The meeting was attended by representatives from Yeongyang-gun and Gyeongbuk Province, the Gyeongbuk Regional Industry Promotion Agency, Andong University, local high schools, and numerous company representatives including Biostar, SIAS, Fermentation Workshop 1991, SPC Samlip, Zen Food, MSC, and Husdeli.

The meeting began with an explanation of Gyeongbuk Province’s K-U City project by Kim Dong-gi, Director of the Local Era Policy Division of Gyeongbuk Province, followed by a presentation on workforce development plans by Professor Kim Tae-wan of Andong University, and continued with a business meeting and discussion. In-depth discussions were held to ensure the thorough promotion of the K-U City project as a leading model of the local era.

Based on the cooperation plans among companies, educational institutions, Gyeongbuk Province, and Yeongyang-gun discussed that day, the county selected the food processing sector as a key strategic business area and plans to promote the K-U City project through future agreements.

County Governor Oh Do-chang said, “I believe that if local governments, businesses, and universities unite as one, we can overcome local extinction and create a city where youth want to live. With the spirit of Hyoosudonghaeng (meaning ‘holding hands and moving forward together’), we will cooperate to do our best to ensure the successful promotion of the K-U City project.”

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