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FAO’s WFU Comes to PKNU, Busan
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FAO’s WFU Comes to PKNU, Busan
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FAO’s World Fisheries University Comes to Pukyong National University, Busan
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced the final result of three candidates


Busan City and Pukyong National University succeeded in attracting World Fisheries University (WFU) of UN.  

On 19 FEB, MOF reported that Pukyong National University of Busan was selected as the final site for WFU, affiliated university of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), among the three competitors, Busan, Chungnam and Jeju.

PKNU (Busan) overwhelmed other candidates in its strong will to invite WFU to the region, as well as support plan for the economy, land and facility, infrastructure for the fisheries education and R&D, capacity for international cooperation, and conditions of the location.

With this, international status and competitiveness of PKNU and Busan is expected to be further enhanced. Pukyong National University was originally founded in 1941 under the name of Busan Fisheries College. The historic university that has been educating and researching on the ocean for the longest time in Korea is now able to expand its role as a global platform for sharing developed fisheries techniques.

WFU will open in 2018 on the campus of PKNU after several procedures, including adoption of a special law on support of management and voting at the FAO Conference in July 2017.

WFU will be a world-class university aiming to improve the capacity of developing countries with cooperation from FAO in the field of education and technical training on fisheries, development of policy making and management ability, understanding and response to international rules and main issues.

There are two UN-affiliated universities as of now: World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden, United Nations University (UNU) in Japan. The new WFU is the first fisheries university.

Busan Metropolitan City supports spending 10 billion won on building construction of WFU, annual 3.5 billion won on the operation, 5 billion won on the university development fund. Pukyong National University provides construction site for WFU, training ship and research facilities as well as apparatus and materials for experiment.

The three Colleges of WFU, Fish Farming Technology, Fisheries Resource Management and Fisheries Social Science, will annually produce 100 graduates with a master’s or doctor’s degree. Other college and short-term field training programs may be created with additional demand. 

The education is mainly for developing countries’ government officials and researchers in the field of fisheries, and later would be expanded to people in the business such as producers and enterprises. Tuition fees will be waived, and living expenses and scholarship are to be provided for the students. 

The establishment of WFU is expected to make 120 billion won of economic ripple effect and generate a total employment of 1,300. Kim Young-seup, president of PKNU, said, “We believe this educational aid to developing countries that can support their economic development would bring positive effects to Korea, such as enhancing the status of the country and opening wider opportunities for the Korean youth to work at global organizations.”

PKNU designed the establishment of WFU in 2011 and has cooperated with Busan Metropolitan City to set up the university in Busan. They proposed the concept to MOF after receiving the research report from Busan Development Institute in 2012, and went through several procedures including consultations with FAO and Ministry of Strategy and Finance of Korea, submission of affidavit of support and business plan to FAO, signing of MOU between FAO and Korea. <Pukyong today>