Hanyang University School of Industrial Convergence Elevated to College of Technology Innovation

Strengthening Convergence Research and Industry-Linked Education

Hanyang University announced on the 10th that it will elevate the School of Industrial Convergence to the "College of Technology Innovation" and begin full-scale operation starting in the 2026 academic year.

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The School of Industrial Convergence is the culmination of Hanyang University's accumulated experience in incumbent-employee education, which has led the "employment-first, further-education-later" paradigm, and its research achievements in the field of technology innovation. It was launched in 2013 as the Department of Applied Systems in the College of Engineering, and was reorganized into the School of Industrial Convergence in 2016, since when it has been advancing convergence education focused on incumbent workers in earnest.

With this elevation, the School of Industrial Convergence will establish itself as a core department under Hanyang University's College of Technology Innovation and is expected to serve as a platform for additional convergence majors and education programs specialized for incumbent employees going forward. This represents the institutional implementation of Korea's first model of a "college dedicated to incumbent workers."

Currently, the School of Industrial Convergence enrolls incumbent-employee students who have accumulated practical experience across a wide range of industries, including the National Tax Service, manufacturing, information technology (IT), services, and public institutions.

In addition, following its elevation to the College of Technology Innovation, practice-oriented education models are expected to be further strengthened, including industry project-based courses, field-linked capstone design, and joint education programs with companies and institutions.

Kwon Kyuhyun, Dean of the College of Technology Innovation, stated, "This elevation secures Hanyang University's leadership in technology innovation education and research, which the university has steadily pursued, and through the three pillars of the College of Technology Innovation, the Graduate School of Technology Management, and the Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, we will lead global technology innovation research," adding, "We will establish a technology innovation education system in which undergraduate and graduate programs are organically connected."

Meanwhile, centering on the College of Technology Innovation, Hanyang University plans to strengthen its strategic partnerships with industry and, together with the Graduate School of Technology Management, continuously expand practice-based education and research models such as executing projects linked to real industrial sites and collaborating with innovative startups.

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