Namyangju City and Seoul National University of Science and Technology Join Hands to Build Innovation Ecosystem at Wangsuk Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex

Namyangju City Accelerates Leap Toward a Future-Oriented High-Tech Industry Hub
Building a Virtuous Cycle Model of Industry-Government-Academia Cooperation and Realizing a Future-Oriented Industrial City Expected

Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Kwangdeok) announced on November 18 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seoul National University of Science and Technology (President Kim Donghwan) to attract high-tech industries and strengthen the industrial ecosystem centered on the Wangsuk Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex.

Joo Kwangdeok, Mayor of Namyangju City (right), is signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kim Donghwan, President of Seoul National University of Science and Technology, on the 18th to attract high-tech industries and strengthen the industrial ecosystem centered on the Wangsuk Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex. Provided by Namyangju City

This agreement marks the starting point for industry-government-academia cooperation to realize the city's vision of becoming a "super growth era high-tech industry hub city" and serves as an innovation alliance for the creation of a future-oriented industrial city.

Through this agreement, the two institutions plan to cooperate in various fields, including attracting high-tech industries centered on the Wangsuk Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex, collaborating on the establishment of R&D, startup, and research facilities for high-tech industry infrastructure, and fostering specialized talent and linking customized local jobs.

Mayor Joo Kwangdeok stated, "Seoul National University of Science and Technology is an innovative university with a wide range of advanced departments and R&D, startup, and industry-academia cooperation programs in areas such as AI, semiconductors, advanced mobility, and energy. Through this agreement, we expect to realize an innovation ecosystem within the Wangsuk Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex where technological innovation, corporate growth, and talent development create a virtuous cycle."

He added, "We will do our best to establish an industrial ecosystem that connects research, startups, and employment, and to ensure that corporate investment and job creation lead to the revitalization of the local economy."

President Kim Donghwan emphasized, "Based on the talent and research capabilities of Seoul National University of Science and Technology, we will continue a sustainable and innovative partnership with Namyangju City. This agreement will become a model case for mutually beneficial cooperation among industry, government, and academia."

With this agreement as a starting point, the city plans to accelerate the securing of high-tech industry infrastructure and the establishment of a technology- and talent-centered industrial ecosystem, speeding up its transformation into a future-oriented high-tech industrial economic city.

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