On the 7th, BNK Financial Group signed an 'Industry-Academia Cooperation Agreement' with Pukyong National University and Dongseo University to foster digital talent and strengthen regional industrial competitiveness.
This agreement aims to collaborate on matters related to nurturing regional digital finance experts through the establishment of an industry-academia-linked financial education support system.
According to the agreement, BNK Financial Group plans to strengthen digital finance competitiveness by ▲ collaborating with financial experts within the group to support the development and operation of industry-academia-linked curricula at universities ▲ conducting briefings and customized consulting for innovative growth companies within the universities.
Additionally, Pukyong National University and Dongseo University will ▲ support master's and doctoral degree programs for BNK Financial Group employees ▲ support research and collaborative projects to revitalize digital financial engineering research ▲ promote joint academic conferences.
(From left) Jang Young-su, President of Pukyong National University, Bin Dae-in, Chairman of BNK Financial Group, and Jang Je-guk, President of Dongseo University, are signing an agreement and taking a group commemorative photo.
Bin Dae-in, Chairman of BNK Financial Group, said, "The significance of this industry-academia cooperation is even greater as the three institutions representing the Busan region have united their intentions to foster digital talent," adding, "We hope this agreement will serve as an opportunity for Busan, an international financial innovation city, to take a further leap forward as a Northeast Asian financial hub."
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