Gachon University Partners with KETI to Establish 'Battery Specialized Graduate School'

Gachon University is partnering with the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) to establish a specialized graduate school for battery studies.

On the 19th, Gachon University held the 'Gachon University-KETI Battery Specialized Graduate School Establishment and Operation Agreement Ceremony' at the Gachon Convention Center, announcing its commitment to securing competitiveness in battery research and development and nurturing talent.

KETI is a specialized production research institute in the electronics and IT fields under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, established in 1991.

According to the agreement, the two institutions will convert the current battery engineering major at Gachon University Graduate School into a Battery Specialized Graduate School within the first half of this year, continuously recruiting outstanding master's and doctoral students, and fostering it into the nation's top battery specialized graduate school. Through this, they plan to train about 150 core technical personnel at the master's and doctoral levels over the next five years. Currently, the battery major has 84 students, including 74 master's and 10 doctoral students.

: Lee Gil-yeo, President of Gachon University (right), is taking a commemorative photo with Shin Hee-dong, Director of the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, after signing an MOU for the Battery Specialized Graduate School on the 19th. Photo by Gachon University

Gachon University will utilize its battery education infrastructure to conduct joint research and academic-industry programs in the secondary battery field.

Gachon University will provide space and infrastructure, while KETI will offer operational and research expertise. The high-end analysis and evaluation infrastructure owned by both institutions will also be jointly utilized. In particular, during vacations and other periods, on-site training for Battery Specialized Graduate School students will be conducted at the Chungbuk Battery Industry Support Center located in Ochang, Chungbuk.

President Gil-yeo Lee of Gachon University emphasized, "Training high-level talent in the battery industry is a key element for technological innovation, industrial growth, and sustainable energy transition. Through this collaboration with KETI, we will further advance the battery specialized education, which has been promoted since the undergraduate level, into the graduate school with innovative ideas and research, nurturing core master's and doctoral talents who will play a leading role in the future core technology field of batteries."

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