Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Hold Innovation Convergence Campus Performance Sharing Meeting with Local Governments and Universities

Innovation Convergence Campus Performance Sharing Meeting Held on the 23rd
Selected Universities, Interested Local Governments and Universities Participate

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will hold a performance sharing meeting for the Innovation Convergence Campus in Busan on the 23rd. At this event, the ministry will share the achievements of the project for local governments and universities interested in participating in the New Convergence Campus creation support project. The event will be attended by 30 people, including representatives from the four universities and local governments selected as Innovation Convergence Campuses, as well as interested universities.

The Innovation Convergence Campus creation support project is a program that fosters and supplies talent needed by companies and public institutions within innovative cities through cooperation between 10 innovative cities nationwide and regional universities, and nurtures innovative cities as regional balanced development hubs. This project, which started in 2022, is currently being carried out at four universities: Busan, Jeonnam, Daegu, and Jeonbuk.

Selected universities receive a total of 3.16 billion KRW over four years (1.58 billion KRW each from national and local governments). In the first year of the project, 1.64 billion KRW is provided for the establishment and operation of the Innovation Convergence Campus, and from the second to fourth years, 1.518 billion KRW is allocated over three years for operating educational programs and other expenses.

A Ministry of Land official said, "The performance sharing meeting is also an opportunity for local governments and universities interested in the project but unfamiliar with it to participate. We plan to disclose the operational status and achievements of the universities selected in 2022?Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Naju Dongshin University?and those selected last year?Daegu Haany University and Jeonju Kijeon College?to attract interest in the project."

In the case of Naju Dongshin University, an Innovation Convergence Campus in the energy and IT fields has been established, operating the ‘Daesil Village Energy Prosumer Living Lab’ that connects local governments, universities, and energy companies. They also run joint courses with KEPCO KDN and provide internships, field training, and mentoring programs.

Jeonju Kijeon College is building an Innovation Convergence Campus specializing in key industries such as agro-life, bio, energy storage systems (ESS), and secondary batteries. University students in related departments are offered opportunities such as regional industry practical training and internships.

Kim Bok-hwan, Deputy Director of the Innovation City Development Promotion Team at the Ministry of Land, said, “We hope that local governments, which best understand the potential for regional development, will use the ‘Innovation Convergence Campus’ as an effective win-win model supporting industry-academia-research cooperation ecosystems, leading innovative cities to become hubs of regional growth.”

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