Focusing on Training Regional Power Semiconductor Industry Experts
13 Universities in the Busan Area Participate in LINC 3.0 Project Group
On November 10th, the opening ceremony of the Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center was held at the Information Engineering Building of Dong-Eui University, attended by the heads of LINC 3.0 project groups from 13 universities and officials from Busan Technopark.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Dong-Eui University (President Han Su-hwan) is going 'all in' on creating an industry-academia-research cooperation brand through the LINC 3.0 project.
The plan is to secure the sustainability of a customized talent development system for new industries and to further strengthen corporate support and shared collaboration platforms to elevate the industry-academia-research cooperation brand.
To build a shared collaboration platform, last November, the Busan Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University was launched, jointly operated by the LINC 3.0 project groups of 13 universities in the Busan area, including Dong-Eui University, and Busan Technopark.
On November 10, the LINC 3.0 project groups of 13 universities in the Busan area, including Dong-Eui University, held the 'Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center Opening Ceremony' at Dong-Eui University's Information Engineering Building, attended by the heads of each university's LINC 3.0 project group and officials from Busan Technopark.
Additionally, on November 15, at Busan City Hotel, an 'Agreement on the Busan Area Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University' was signed, attended by Park Hyung-joon, Mayor of Busan, Seo Byung-soo, Member of the National Assembly, officials from the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, university presidents, and other stakeholders.
The 13 universities that signed the agreement include Dong-Eui University, Dongmyung University, Dongseo University, Dong-A University, Pukyong National University, Pusan National University, Silla University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Gyeongnam Information University, Dong-Eui College of Science, Dongju University, Busan Institute of Science and Technology, and Busan Women's University. Busan City and Busan Technopark will support the smooth implementation of this project.
The main contents of the agreement are △ joint operation of power semiconductor talent development education △ joint operation of in-service training for semiconductor-related companies △ joint operation of semiconductor experience education and camps for high school students △ joint use of educational courses and content developed during the project period.
The Busan Area Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University is a shared collaboration system that utilizes the core competencies and human and material resources of each participating university and Busan Technopark to jointly develop and operate standardized curricula and experiment/practice manuals, and to establish a regional power semiconductor professional workforce development platform through various certification processes.
Starting next year, 10 track courses including materials, design, process, and packaging will be operated to provide high-quality education to local university students, company employees, and high school students, aiming to cultivate about 300 semiconductor professionals annually.
The Busan Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University, jointly operated by 13 universities in the Busan area including Dong-Eui University under the LINC3.0 Project Group and Busan Technopark, was launched last November. The presidents of the participating universities expressed their determination for the project's success and shouted "Fighting."
Dong-Eui University plans to establish the 'Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center,' which will serve as the hub function of the Busan Area Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University and operate as an integrated control tower.
This center will focus on research and development in key areas of power semiconductors and support reliability verification, leading efforts to attract companies and strengthen infrastructure.
Lee Im-geon, head of Dong-Eui University’s LINC 3.0 project group, said, “The Busan Area Power Semiconductor Talent Development Shared University is an important opportunity for the Busan region to newly establish itself as a mecca of the power semiconductor industry and to have the autonomous momentum to secure semiconductor competitiveness.”
He emphasized, “Since Busan City is also promoting the ‘Comprehensive Plan for the Creation of a Power Semiconductor Industry Cluster,’ we plan to create a sustainable ecosystem that allows Busan to grow as a specialized region for power semiconductors.”
Shin Byung-chul, director of Dong-Eui University’s Power Semiconductor Talent Development Center, stated, “With the expansion of new industry paradigms through the Fourth Industrial Revolution, fostering the semiconductor industry has established its position as a core issue in various fields such as telecommunications, automobiles, and cloud computing, and the power semiconductor industry is also rapidly growing in line with the global energy new industry activation trends such as electric vehicles, wind power, and solar power.”
Director Shin introduced, “Amid these innovative industrial structural flows and trend changes, local universities in Busan plan to actively promote the development of customized corporate curricula and R&D revitalization based on cooperation and linkage with local power semiconductor companies and the Power Semiconductor Commercialization Center, as well as semiconductor talent development through the shared university utilizing abundant infrastructure.”
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