CNU's College of Engineering (Dean Lee Byong-taek) and Gwangju Innovation Cluster Promotion Agency (Director Kim Young-jip) established a cooperative agreement for academia-industry collaboration. The two organizations have agreed to collaborate for the human resources development and regional strategic industry development such as photonics, automobile parts, electronics, etc. With the agreement as momentum, CNU
s College of Engineering and Gwangju Innovation Cluster Promotion Agency would concentrate on enhancing the competitiveness of business companies locating in Gwangju. Through the guidance of technology management, joint research project, technology transfer projects, the infrastructure for research and IT information-based environment can be constructed as well. At the signing ceremony, the Intelligent Mechanics System Team (Chief: Prof. Choi Byong-chul) and the Optical Electronic Component Research Team (Chief: Moon Jong-ha), and the Functional Nano Chemical Material Research Team (Chief: Cho Dong-ryun) also established a separate agreement with Gwangju Innovation Cluster Promotion Agency for the execution of substantial collaborative projects. From the future-oriented product development through the basic and applied R&D projects, a wide range of collaborations will be implemented for strengthening the competitiveness of local companies. CNU
s College of Engineering is conducting the four major projects including research capacity integration project, demander-oriented educational program development, college-based hub construction project, and research association establishment. With the agreement as momentum, these projects are expected to strengthen the competitiveness for ERC and BK21 projects as well.