Daejin University Accelerates RISE Initiative Preparation with Establishment of Dedicated Organization

Professor Jang Chang-hwan Appointed as Head of Smart Construction and Environmental Engineering Department Task Force

Daejin University has established a president-directly affiliated organization and is accelerating activities to prepare for the project to promote 'Gyeonggi-do RISE (Regional Innovation-Centered University Support System).'

Daejin University (President Lim Young-moon) is accelerating activities to prepare for the project by establishing a president-direct organization to promote the 'Gyeonggi-do RISE (Regional Innovation-Centered University Support System)'.

On the 16th, Daejin University announced the launch of the 'RISE Promotion Team,' which will be exclusively responsible for RISE promotion tasks, and appointed Professor Jang Chang-hwan of the Department of Smart Construction and Environmental Engineering as the head of the promotion team. The promotion team consists of a proposal writing division and a practical support division, overseeing all tasks necessary for preparation, such as drafting project technical documents and building cooperative relationships with related organizations.

Daejin University is conducting activities linked to the Gyeonggi-do RISE promotion strategy through regional-university collaboration, including designing an ecosystem for university-centered regional development, deriving RISE promotion strategies, and specifying projects for sustainable regional growth by fostering future growth engines to lead global future changes, activating R&D in advanced fields to lead technological innovation, and establishing a virtuous cycle system through industry-academia cooperation.

Additionally, the university established the affiliated research institute 'Smart Regional Innovation Research Institute' to concretely establish RISE promotion strategies and support tasks such as hosting the '(tentative name) Northern Gyeonggi Regional Development Forum,' thereby creating an organizational system for support.

A university official stated, “We will continue efforts to be selected for the RISE system to build an innovative ecosystem for regional development based on nurturing local talent, employment and entrepreneurship, and residential infrastructure by utilizing the organic cooperation among local governments, industries, and related institutions, as well as the university’s regional linkage and industry-academia cooperation capabilities.”

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