Pohang City to Promote Innovative Science and Industry in the UK... Operating Promotion Booth at 'EKC 2024'

EKC 2024 to Be Held in Coventry, UK, City to Operate Exclusive Promotion Booth

Excellent Research Facilities and Science Infrastructure... Active Promotion and Networking Enhancement

Joint Technology Development Research Agreement Signed with Lloyd's Register, the World's Largest Classification Society

Pohang City is actively promoting itself as a global advanced science city by operating an exclusive promotional booth at ‘EKC 2024’, which is being held at the University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom, from June 30 to August 2.

ECK 2024 Opening Ceremony.

The EKC (Europe-Korea Conference on Science and Technology), organized by the Korean Scientists and Engineers Associations of nine European countries, is a venue where scientists and engineers from Korea and Europe present and discuss the latest research achievements. Since its inception in Heidelberg, Germany, in 2008, it has been held annually, rotating among European countries for the past 16 years.

The nine European countries include Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Finland, Scandinavia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

This year’s ‘EKC 2024’ is being attended by POSTECH, Hyundai, LG Energy Solution, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, National Research Council of Science and Technology, domestic and international universities, research institutes, companies, and government agencies. Under the theme ‘Impact, Innovation, and Connectivity for Changing Tomorrow Together’, the event features scientific and technological discussions, business sessions, industry forums, and networking programs.

Pohang City is operating an exclusive promotional booth to actively promote the region’s excellent research facilities and scientific infrastructure to conference participants and science and technology professionals.

In particular, following last year’s achievement in the secondary battery sector, the city’s selection this year as a specialized bio-industrial complex has spurred efforts to expand networks for recruiting outstanding European scientific talent and facilitating researcher exchanges to foster related industries.

Additionally, Pohang City held a meeting on June 30 with participants to mark the 50th anniversary of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK (KSEAUK), sharing knowledge and ideas and examining trends in science, technology, and related industries.

Furthermore, on this day, the city signed a ‘Regional Industry Innovation Technology Development Joint Research MOU’ with Lloyd’s Register, the world’s largest classification society, covering technology development and researcher exchange, including a program to foster companies specializing in lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.

On the 30th, a joint research agreement for regional industry innovation technology development was signed with Lloyd's Register, the world's largest classification society, in a meeting room at the Oculus Building, University of Warwick. (From left: Kyungjong Shin, Director of Green Energy Center, Pohang Technopark; Mrs. Claudene SharpPatel, Global Technology Director, Lloyd's Register; Hyunjoon Seo, Director of Advanced Battery Industry Division, Pohang City)

Suh Hyunjun, Director of the Advanced Battery Industry Division, said, “We are informing EKC 2024 participants about Pohang’s outstanding advanced science infrastructure and the achievements in regional industrial innovation built upon our scientific and technological capabilities. Moving forward, we will open up even more channels for communication and accelerate the establishment of a secondary battery materials innovation hub and a global network, propelling Pohang as a global advanced science city.”

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