Buk-gu, Gwangju-Jeonnam, Joins Hands with Three Local Universities for Talent Development

Strengthening Local Government-University Collaboration

Driving the Success of Anchor Projects

Buk-gu in Gwangju, Jeonnam Metropolitan City is joining hands with three universities to collaborate on regional development and talent cultivation.

On the morning of the 29th, Buk-gu signed a 'Regional Growth Talent Development System Business Agreement' in the Situation Room on the second floor of the Buk-gu Office with Namboo University, Chosun Institute of Science and Technology, and Korea Polytechnics V Gwangju Campus.

Panoramic View of Buk-gu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do.

This agreement was established to strengthen the collaborative framework between local governments and universities, as well as to successfully advance the Gwangju Anchor (RISE) project.

The signing ceremony was attended by Sujeong Shin, head of Buk-gu, Junbeom Cho, president of Namboo University, Eungjae Lee, president of Chosun Institute of Science and Technology, Younggi Park, dean of Korea Polytechnics V Gwangju Campus, and about 10 other representatives from the respective organizations.

Under the agreement, Buk-gu and the three universities will enhance mutual cooperation on anchor projects currently underway, such as the 'Digital Creation-Based Economic Activity Transformation Education Program' and the 'Public Lifelong Education Model Development Living Lab.'

In addition, they will actively utilize each institution's resources with the goal of securing next year’s budget and jointly plan and operate new projects.

In particular, they plan to continue building a tight-knit public-academic cooperation system by establishing governance for 'talent development-employment and entrepreneurship-settlement environment,' and working together to address local pending issues.

Sujeong Shin, head of Buk-gu, stated, "Universities are important partners in creating the future of our region together. Through this agreement, we will do our best to resolve various local issues in collaboration with the universities and to enable a virtuous cycle in which students can grow within the region."

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