Changwon Special City Congratulates 'Changwon National University' on Being Designated as a Glocal University

Changwon Mayor Hong Nam-pyo: "I hope the university grows into a world-class institution with strong global competitiveness through faithful implementation of its action plan"

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam congratulated the National Changwon University on June 28 for being officially designated in the 2024 Glocal University Main Designation Evaluation by the Ministry of Education.

National Changwon University campus view.

The Glocal University project aims to foster innovative universities with global competitiveness by focusing on regional universities and linking them with local strategic industries and specialized local government initiatives.

The Ministry of Education and the Glocal University Committee conducted a main designation evaluation and final review by the Glocal University Committee for 20 preliminarily designated universities nationwide in April. On this day, they announced the designation of 10 universities, including National Changwon University, as Glocal Universities.

Changwon University has set forth a vision to become a "Research-Oriented University for the Next 50 Years of Changwon National Industrial Complex in K-Defense, Nuclear Power, and Smart Manufacturing." The university aims for nationwide promotion of Changwon National Industrial Complex 2.0, achieving 80 trillion KRW in sales, nurturing 1,000 high-level talents, and becoming the top university in the K-DNA+ field in Korea.

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, stated, "I sincerely congratulate Changwon University on its official designation as a Glocal University," and added, "I look forward to the university successfully implementing its plans and growing into a globally competitive institution."

Meanwhile, Changwon Special City plans to further strengthen the 'Regional Innovation System' among the region's industrial sector, universities, government-funded institutes, and the city itself, centering on the core strategic industries of Korea and Changwon, to lead changes and innovations suited for the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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