Changwon National University to Host Forum on 'Glocal Universities and the Next 50 Years of Changwon National Industrial Complex'

May 14th, University Headquarters 2nd Floor Insong Hall

The Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of National Changwon University will hold the forum "Glocal Universities and the Future 50 Years of Changwon National Industrial Complex" on the 14th at Insong Hall on the 2nd floor of the university headquarters.

The university announced on the 10th that Changwon University, selected as a preliminary designated university, is holding the forum to successfully achieve final designation as a Glocal University.

The keynote speech of the forum will be delivered by President Park Min-won under the theme "National Changwon University Pursuing Change and Innovation."

Following this, there will be thematic lectures including ▲ Jung Young-chul, Head of Defense Industry Promotion Division at the Defense Technology Promotion Institute, on "The Present and Future of the Defense Industry," ▲ Ryu Myung-hyun, Director of the Industry Bureau of Gyeongsangnam-do, on "The Future 50-Year Vision of Changwon National Industrial Complex," and ▲ Oh Kyung-jin, CEO of Taerim Industry, on "Industry-Academic Cooperation Strategies from a Corporate Perspective."

Changwon University plans to present the university's development direction for the success of Glocal Universities through mutual growth between the university and the region at this forum.

They also intend to form a regional consensus to lead sustainable mutual growth through invited expert lectures from various fields, including the university, local governments, research institutes, and companies.

President Park said, "Our Changwon University will secure university competitiveness through bold innovation to play a central role in higher education in Gyeongnam and lead regional mutual growth through university integration and alliances with regional innovation institutions."

He added, "For a university with world-class specialized fields leading regional development, we will completely reform the university structure and operation methods according to regional and industrial demands to educate the talent needed by the region. We will devote all our capabilities until the final designation as a Glocal University, aiming to leap forward as a university leading the role of an industry-academic cooperation hub."

National Changwon University was selected as a preliminary designated university for the 2024 Glocal University project by the Ministry of Education on April 16.

Once finally designated as a Glocal University, each university will receive a budget of about 100 billion KRW over five years, priority application of regulatory innovation, expanded investment ties with local governments and cross-ministerial cooperation, and designation as a specialized local university under Article 17 of the Act on the Promotion of Local Universities and Balanced Regional Development, among other supports.

A total of 109 universities submitted 65 preliminary designation applications for the 2024 Glocal University project, and 20 innovation plans (preliminary applications), including Changwon University's, were selected.

Changwon University's plan includes visions such as integrating with Gyeongnam Provincial Geochang College and Gyeongnam Provincial Namhae College and forming an alliance with Korea Elevator University, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and Korea Institute of Materials Science to establish the Gyeongnam higher Education Grand Integration belt (GEGI).

Changwon University plans to submit an implementation plan for the final designation in July and await the announcement of the final confirmation results in August.

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