Hannam University Selected as 'Advanced Field Innovative Convergence University'… Annual Financial Support of 10.2 Billion Won

Selected for Advanced Industry Talent Development Project

Hannam University has been selected as a financial support recipient for the 'Advanced Field Innovation Convergence University (COSS)' project.

On the 21st, the Ministry of Education selected five consortia for the advanced field talent cultivation project under the COSS initiative. In the advanced materials and nano-convergence fields, Hannam University, Chung-Ang University, Kangwon National University, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, and Inha Technical College were selected. The selected universities will receive financial support of 10.2 billion KRW annually, with support provided for a total of four years from this year through 2027.

The COSS project is a government-supported initiative designed to help university students who wish to enter advanced industrial fields but have different majors and thus lack educational opportunities, by enabling the operation of convergence education curricula.

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Within the Advanced Materials and Nano-Convergence Innovation Convergence University project group, each university will develop and operate common curricula. The universities will organize and operate three core majors: Advanced New Materials, Nano-Convergence, and Additive Manufacturing, establishing courses from beginner to advanced levels and opening lectures. The curriculum is planned to accommodate a wide range of learners, including science and engineering students, non-science and engineering students, the general public, and working professionals.

Since establishing the country's first Microdegree program (a minimum unit practical education course, credit-based degree system) in 2019, Hannam University has developed and operated 126 linked and convergent courses.

Hannam University's Microdegree was selected last year as a major operational case among interdisciplinary convergence curricula chosen by the Ministry of Education, and it has been exported to 69 universities across 9 countries affiliated with the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA). Through this project, Hannam University plans to form a regional cooperation committee with the five participating universities to manage advanced field curricula, academic administration, content development, teaching method innovation, and exchanges through a performance dissemination center.

A Hannam University official stated, "With this project selection, we will collaborate with local governments to link with advanced industry promotion policies and operate various curricula in advanced materials and nano-convergence fields, which form the industrial base, to cultivate field-oriented talents."

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