National Changwon University Aerospace Campus to Open in Sacheon

Formation of Practical Promotion Committee, Memorandum of Understanding to be Signed in April

National Changwon University and Sacheon City in Gyeongnam are joining forces to establish the National Changwon University Aerospace Campus in Sacheon.

According to the university, President Park Min-won and Mayor Park Dong-sik held a meeting on the 20th in the mayor's office at Sacheon City Hall to discuss cooperation plans regarding the establishment of the aerospace campus in Sacheon and the cultivation of high-level talent.

They agreed to establish the aerospace campus in Sacheon within a short period and to collaborate by creating a new aerospace department as an advanced major.

To this end, Changwon University and Sacheon City will form a working-level promotion committee and plan to sign a memorandum of understanding in April.

A meeting for the establishment of the Gyeongnam Sacheon campus of the National Changwon University Aerospace Campus and the cultivation of high-level talent is being held in the mayor's office at Sacheon City Hall.
[Photo by National Changwon University]

The National Changwon University Aerospace Campus will be established in line with the opening of the Aerospace Agency in Sacheon, with a scale including 100 master's students and 50 doctoral students in the Graduate School of Aerospace, 400 undergraduate students in the Aerospace Department, and 30 research personnel with master's and doctoral degrees.

It will play a role in advanced convergence technology research and development, nurturing specialized personnel, and promoting technological innovation in companies.

They plan to promote industry-academia cooperation projects with Sacheon city companies to solve practical industrial technology problems and support joint research and development projects to strengthen the research and development capabilities of local companies.

They will also promote employment linkage for participating students, new product development, and enhancement of market competitiveness.

President Park said, “We will pursue sustainable development through the linkage between the regional national university and local government,” adding, “We intend to continue discussions and implement plans through the aerospace campus establishment promotion team of the government and academia.”

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