Dong-A University and 6 Universities in Busan·Gyeongnam Sign Agreement for 'Software-Centered Project Cooperation'

Fostering Software Talent and
Developing New Technology Curricula

Dong-A University (President Lee Hae-woo) announced on the 5th that six universities, including Pusan National University, Dongseo University, Pukyong National University, Gyeongnam National University, and Changwon National University, have signed a cooperation agreement for the Software-Centered University Project.

The agreement ceremony, held on the 4th at the Sicily Room of Paradise Hotel in Busan, was attended by representatives from Dong-A University Software Innovation Center (Director Lee Seok-hwan), Pusan National University Software Convergence Education Institute (Director Baek Yoon-joo), Dongseo University AI Convergence Education Institute (Director Moon Mi-kyung), Pukyong National University Software Convergence Innovation Institute (Director Song Ha-joo), Gyeongnam National University SW-Centered University Project Group (Head Jeong Tae-wook), and Changwon National University SW-Centered University Project Group (Head Yoo Seon-jin).

This agreement aims to establish an organic cooperative system among regional software-centered university projects to create synergy for nurturing software specialists and convergence talents.

The six universities, including Dong-A University, will mutually cooperate to strengthen software education capabilities, jointly promote various programs such as developing new technology curricula and textbooks, conducting industry-academia cooperation projects, and spreading the value of software.

Director Lee Seok-hwan stated, “The Dong-A University Software Innovation Center is striving to lead the education of software talents and convergence education of new technologies in the local community in line with the growing importance of software education in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.”

He added, “I hope that the six universities will significantly contribute to strengthening each university’s capabilities through practical and concrete cooperation, opening new horizons in software education, and ultimately producing convergence talents with global competitiveness.”

Dong-A University is conducting this project with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) under the ‘Software-Centered University Project.’

Officials from Dong-A University and five other universities are taking a commemorative photo.

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