Dong-Eui University Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center Signs Business Agreement

In Conjunction with the 9th XR-Metaverse Academic Conference

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK - Busan Technopark

The Grand ICT Research Center for Artificial Intelligence at Dong-Eui University signed a series of agreements in conjunction with the 9th XR-Metaverse International Academic Conference, which was held from May 18 to 22 at BEXCO and other venues. These included a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK and Busan Technopark, MOUs with six companies including Metaview, and a three-party MOU with the International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation (IAITI) and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency.

The AI Grand ICT Research Center at Dong-Eui University signed a tripartite business agreement between Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK and Busan Technopark.

On May 20, the Grand ICT Research Center for Artificial Intelligence signed a three-party MOU with Manchester Metropolitan University and Busan Technopark at the Busan Design Promotion Agency to establish a Regional Innovation Cluster Marine ICT Global Hub. Through this agreement, the participating organizations will build a global cooperation system in the field of marine ICT convergence and collaborate on nurturing the regional innovation cluster.

Additionally, on May 21 at BEXCO, the center signed MOUs with six companies?Metaview, Roylabs, Ilju GNS, YMX, MIT, and Samwoo Immersion?that participated as exhibitors at the 9th XR-Metaverse International Academic Conference. The agreements aim to build an ecosystem for the metaverse and digital twin sectors.

The Grand ICT Research Center for Artificial Intelligence plans to further advance ICT convergence technologies and expand technological exchange, including the integration of XR-Metaverse and artificial intelligence technologies, through these MOUs with companies.

On the same day, at the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, the Grand ICT Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, IAITI, and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency signed a three-party MOU to establish Busan as a global digital attraction city. The three organizations agreed to build a global industry-academia-research cooperation network and to collaborate on discovering joint projects in the digital field.

Jeong Seokchan, head of the center, stated, "The MOUs with major domestic and international institutions, companies, and universities through this XR-Metaverse International Academic Conference will inject new vitality into the artificial intelligence and XR-Metaverse technologies led by the Grand ICT Research Center for Artificial Intelligence." He added, "We hope that, based on this international cooperation, continuous exchanges with experts at home and abroad will further promote technological exchange and research and development in the fields of artificial intelligence and XR-Metaverse, not only in Busan but also on a global scale."

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