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PKNU, selected as a specialization university in the 2nd stage resources development
- Chosen in 3 sectors including geophysical exploration for oil and gas
Pukyong National University has been selected as a 2-stage resources development specialization university project. Department of Energy Resources Engineering of PKNU is to be engaged in this project.
Resources development specialization university project has been run since last 2009 by Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to foster professional manpower in resources field. Pukyong National University was chosen in the first stage project which had been run for 5 years until last year and provided with support money for field placement, expansion of professor manpower, construction of educational infra.
Pukyong National University has been selected as a participating university in 2 sectors of industry-academy cooperation foundation consortium as well as another participating university of education cooperation group in this second project. PKNU sets out professional manpower training in the field of resources development with support funds of 2billion and 184million won until 2019.
With Seoul National University as a supervising university, Pukyong national University (professor in charge - Ha Wan Soo) organizes an industry-academy cooperation foundation for physical exploration of oil and gas for research on geophysical logging of gravity-magnetic elastic wave in concurrence with Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Kyungpook National University, and Korea National Oil Corporation.
And also Pukyong national University (professor in charge – Choi Yo Soon) forms an industry-academy cooperation foundation for mineral resource exploration and development and conducts a research on convergence of complex exploration data, evaluation on lighting amount based on ICT, productivity improvement of low grade mineral, and real time mine managing integration technic with Inha University, Korea University, and Korea Resources Corporation including Kangwon University as a supervising university.
In addition to above researches, Pukyong National University organizes an education cooperation group with Donga University and runs various industry-academy cooperation programs. A convergence program between cooperating universities, guest lectures of global field experts, mentoring for future career by field experts, domestic placement supports, short-term training in field businesses during vacation, and research funds and scholarship support for undergraduate and graduate students are all included in the programs.
Pukyong National University runs an overseas expansion program for excellent undergraduates and graduates in the department of Energy and Resources Engineering. And also the university runs an exchange students program, a joint degree program, and field training for resources development as well as specialization training connected with overseas expansion enterprises. <Pukyong Today>
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