Pukyong National University

PKNU, 'The University of the Year in the Southeast Region' for 2 consecutive years, earns the top prize for its Engineering Education

- Recognized for leading innovation in engineering education and contributing to industry-university cooperation

△ Director Jeong Won-Kyo (right) of the Innovation Center for Engineering Education of Pukyong National University poses for a commemorative photo after receiving the grand prize. 

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) took the honor of the grand prize in the 'Best Engineering Education in the Southeast Area of the Year' at the 'S-HOW Awards Ceremony 2021' co-hosted by 14 universities' Innovation Center for Engineering Education in the Southeast region.

Pukyong National University recently received this award at the event held at the Landing Ballroom of Jeju Shinhwa World for recognition of its contribution to innovation in engineering education in the Southeast region and industry-university cooperation over the past year. Following the grand prize last year, Pukyong National University was recognized for the best performance among universities that participated this year.

Pukyong National University, under the supervision of the Innovation Center for Engineering Education (Jeong Won-Kyo, Director), supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), has been carrying out the project for supporting the development of convergent engineering researchers since 2007.

The Innovation Center for Engineering Education of Pukyong National University has been cooperating with other universities' Innovation Centers, including the efficient operation of online and un-tact curriculums for engineering students, and has provided various engineering education programs such as △Who's NEXT 3D printing robot △AI recipe online class △startup N job insight △expert online training for building energy management systems △python programming-based big data course △discovering convergence engineering in culture △inventive convergence academy for safety keeper △3D printing robot soccer competitions and △creativity charging stations.

Along with this award, Pi Gyeong-Jin, a researcher at the Innovation Center for Engineering Education of Pukyong National University, received the 'SUPER Staff, Outstanding Achievement Award for Employee in the Southeast Area' for his contribution to the development of engineering education in the Southeast region. <Pukyong Today>