Gyeonggi Agency Achieves University-Community Co-Growth... Hosts "Gyeonggi Anchor Performance and Innovation Forum"

The Gyeonggi Anchor Center of the Gyeonggi Provincial Economic Science Promotion Agency held the "Gyeonggi Province Anchor Performance and Innovation Forum" at the Novotel Ambassador Suwon on September 8.

The forum, themed "Connect & Leap: Linking Performance, Opening Regional Innovation," was organized to share the results of the first-year self-assessment with 67 universities in the Gyeonggi region and to discuss how to implement these results in the field.

The "Anchor" talent development system for regional growth is an initiative restructured from the existing regionally-innovative university support system, RISE. It has been newly designed to focus on the co-growth of local communities and universities, as well as the training of future talent.

People attending the Gyeonggi-do Anchor Performance and Innovation Forum are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency.

The event proceeded with presentations on the first-year results, an announcement of the Gyeonggi Anchor Center's operational plan for the second half of the year, cases of excellence by type, and a comprehensive discussion to advance the signature projects.

The Gyeonggi Anchor Center introduced the main achievements and best practices of four major projects based on its self-assessment analysis. Common challenges faced by various universities and directions for improvement were also addressed, leading to the announcement of the operational plan for the second half of the year that reflects these considerations. This was followed by presentations from five universities on their project outcomes and experiences in the field.

In the subsequent discussion, under the theme "Advancing Signature Projects," the Gyeonggi Anchor Center, participating universities, and external experts discussed ways to further develop the initiative in the coming year. Participants shared methods for expanding the achievements of each university throughout the region and for increasing the overall effectiveness of the initiative.

On-site, a special exhibition titled "One Year of Gyeonggi Anchor, Nine Changes" showcased the transformations over the past year, making visible at a glance the changes spanning universities, talent, industries, and local communities.

Heo Wan, Director of the Gyeonggi Anchor Center, said, "This forum was a meaningful occasion to reflect on the first-year achievements and share best practices and on-site experiences from each university," adding, "We will spread excellent outcomes and on-site feedback to all participating universities and continue to develop the Gyeonggi-style university–local community innovation model."

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