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PKNU successfully nurtured creative and convergence engineering talents
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PKNU successfully nurtured creative and convergence engineering talents
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PKNU received the ‘top grade’ in the evaluation of the support project for training creative convergence engineering experts

- obtained good results for training expert in the next-generation IoT home appliances

An engineering laboratory in Pukyong National University

 

The innovation center for engineering education of Pukyong National University (director Sohn Min-Young) announced that it received the highest grade (excellent) in the stage assessment in 2022 of the ‘support project for training creative convergence engineering experts’ supervised by the Korea institute for advancement of technology (KIAT) in the Ministry of trade, industry, and energy (MOTIE).

 

In this stage assessment conducted for 13 consortiums and 73 universities, Pukyong National University was recognized for its contribution for fostering creative engineering talents by developing and operating engineering education programs that meet the needs of the industry and the characteristics of universities, including the establishment of innovation directions for engineering education in the college of engineering.

 

The innovation center for engineering education of Pukyong National University was ranked number one in the ‘IoT home appliances’, industry field of ‘next generation lifestyle’ in the creative convergence type engineering talent training support project organized and operated by a consortium for each industry field in March, last year.

 

Pukyong National University, Pusan national university, Gyeongsang national university, Tongmyong university, Dongseo university, and Inje university participated in the consortium, and it will begin operating in February 2028 with support of about 8.4 billion won from the government, universities, and local governments with the goal of ‘innovative succession planning for IoT-based DX home appliance intelligence’.

 

Sohn Min-Young, center director of Pukyong National University said, “Taking the excellent assessment we received this time as an opportunity, we will continue to strive to foster creative and convergent engineering talents and develop the college of engineering. Also, to achieve the consortium's common goal, we will provide quality education and strive to nurture regional talents who can respond to the new industries in the future.”

 

As for the selection, the innovation center for engineering education of Pukyong National University was selected consecutively for this project, following the first stage in 2007 (for 5 years), the second stage in 2012 (10 years), and the third stage in 2022 (6 years), for 2018, 2020, and 2021, the university was selected as the university of the year (ranked top) by the innovation center for engineering education for the southeast region and selected as the innovative engineering education contributor in 2022 (organization sector), received a commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. Taken together, Pukyong National University is contributing to training engineering talent and enhancing the global competitiveness of engineering education. <Pukyong Today>