Dong-A University Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Holds 'Participating Companies Exchange Meeting'

Representatives of 76 Contract Department Participating Companies, Professors, Current Students and Graduates Attend Over 120 People

Selected as 'Small and Medium Enterprise Talent University,' Strengthening Status as Regional Hub University for Employee Retraining in Southeast Region

From Next Year, Increasing Doctoral Program Quotas and Simultaneously Recruiting Foreign R&D Talents

Dong-A University (President Lee Hae-woo) held a networking event for participating companies of the Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department, a contract department for small and medium-sized enterprises (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs).

The recent event held at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Songdo, Busan, was attended by over 120 people from 76 companies, including Jeong Won-young, Vice Chairman of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Samyoung MT, Kim Sang-heon (master's program participant) team leader, representatives (executive level) of participating companies, students, and faculty members.

This networking event was organized to establish the Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department at Dong-A University, which was selected as a ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Talent University’ by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, as a platform to explore and support the future of small and medium-sized enterprises and to position it as a driving force for SME innovation.

Only six universities nationwide, including Dong-A University, have been selected as ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Talent Universities’ with established linked bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in contract departments for SMEs. Through this, Dong-A University is expected to play a central role in the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ ‘SME Workforce Development University Project (contract departments, technical officers).’

At the event, active exchanges took place between the department and participating companies, and a forum was held to promote ‘smart factory innovation’ among the participating companies.

Professor Shin Sang-moon (Director of Admissions at Dong-A University), the responsible professor, said, “I hope this networking event will be a good opportunity to promote exchange and communication between the university and participating companies,” adding, “We ask for your valuable advice so that Dong-A University can serve as a regional hub university for re-education of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-sized companies.”

Kim Young-chun, President of the Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department Alumni Association and Executive Director of Cheonwoo Industry, said, “Attending the networking event every year allows me to see the department continuously improving day by day, which fills me with pride and gratitude,” and added, “Graduates will repay this with success.”

Jeong Won-young, CEO of Samyoung MT, said, “The activities that Dong-A University’s Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department has been pursuing so far are very impressive,” and added, “We will continue to provide support for the SME contract department, and we hope the university will play a significant role in solving problems faced by small and medium-sized enterprises.”

At the event, Dong-A University and participating companies agreed to hold a ‘Participating Companies Job Festival’ next September to address the local SME workforce shortage and expand regular workforce recruitment. Organized by the Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department at Dong-A University and reflecting policies from the Small and Medium Business Corporation, this event aims to provide participating companies with opportunities to hire outstanding talent and expand employment opportunities for students, thereby promoting employment activation.

The Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department at Dong-A University also plans to hold a ‘Participating Companies R&D Personnel Forum’ to secure technology and expand R&D opportunities through information exchange and mutual cooperation among participating companies, corporate research institutes, and universities. The kick-off meeting will be held on the 21st of next month, and the first regular forum is scheduled for December.

The special admission process for master's program students in the SME contract department at Dong-A University will begin on November 4, while admissions for the bachelor's and doctoral programs will start in April next year.

In particular, starting next year, Dong-A University plans to increase the doctoral program student quota in the Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department to 15 and allow simultaneous admission of foreign students. This is part of a plan to discover excellent foreign R&D resources and bring them into local SMEs as a solution to the R&D personnel shortage faced by regional small and medium-sized enterprises.

To this end, Dong-A University signed an MOU with the Pakistani Ambassador to Korea during his visit to the university in June. Earlier this month, Park Hyun-tae, Director of External and International Affairs, and Shin Sang-moon (responsible professor of the contract department) and the Director of Admissions visited Pakistan, interviewed over 50 applicants nationwide, and conducted preliminary interviews.

For detailed information about new student admissions, please contact the Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering Department at Dong-A University or check the Dong-A University Graduate School website.

The Department of Smart Production Convergence Systems Engineering at Dong-A University is holding the 2024 Participating Companies Exchange Meeting and taking a commemorative photo.

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