On the 21st at 10 AM, BEXCO to Host Over 400 Attendees Including Mayors, University Presidents, and Selected Students
This Year’s BITS Interdisciplinary Major Student Recruitment... Final Selection of 599 Students Across 3 Core Fields
Busan City, together with Pusan National University (President Cha Jeong-in), will hold the launch ceremony and orientation of the ‘Busan Regional Innovation Platform BITS’ Shared University on the 21st at 10 a.m. on the 3rd floor of BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2.
Pusan National University is the lead university for university education innovation under the Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project (RIS), and BITS stands for Busan Institute of Technology and Science.
The Busan BITS Shared University is a convergence education innovation model among universities, involving 14 regional universities as part of the Ministry of Education’s Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project (RIS), aimed at nurturing specialized talent in the marine sector. Selected freshmen will actively participate in joint inter-university curricula, including online theory and offline practical courses, starting in March.
The 14 universities include Pusan National University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Dong-A University, Gyeongnam Information University, Kyungsung University, Pukyong National University, Tongmyong University, Dongseo University, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology, Dong-Eui University, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan Kyungsang College, Busan University of Foreign Studies, and Silla University.
About 400 people, including Mayor Park Hyung-joon, presidents of the 14 universities including Pusan National University, the full-time vice chairman of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the executive vice chairman of the Busan Employers Federation, the director of Busan Technopark, the head of the Busan Regional Innovation Platform General Operation Center, and university students, will attend the launch ceremony.
Following the launch ceremony, an orientation will be held for the selected students of the convergence majors, including ▲ explanation of the BITS Shared University ▲ guidance on academic information and the Learning Management System (LMS) ▲ Q&A ▲ meetings by convergence major. The launch ceremony and orientation will be held simultaneously online and offline.
Online participation is available via the ‘BITS Busan Shared University YouTube channel.’
The freshmen selected for the first time this year will strengthen their capabilities as customized innovative talents needed by the region and industry by obtaining double (minor) major degrees and micro·nano degree certificates through the BITS Shared University convergence majors, in addition to their major at their home university.
Micro·Nano degree refers to a credit-based degree system smaller than a minor.
The recruitment of freshmen was conducted online through the Busan Regional Innovation Platform University Education Innovation Headquarters in two rounds: the first round ('23.12.22. to '24.1.14.) and the second round ('24.2.6. to 2.12., additional).
A total of 832 applicants applied for the three core fields and four convergence majors, and after document screening and evaluation of successful candidates, 599 were finally selected.
The three core fields are smart port logistics, eco-friendly smart ships, and clean energy convergence parts and materials, and the four convergence majors are smart port logistics, smart international logistics, smart marine mobility, and clean energy major.
BITS Shared University students will receive an innovative talent support fund (500,000 KRW per credit) to enhance their capabilities, and can also participate in advanced major courses using BITS Shared University’s remote education infrastructure (educational content, academic and learning information systems, etc.) as well as various extracurricular programs.
Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, “BITS Shared University and the Busan Regional Innovation Platform will become a hub of regional innovation that connects the talents and jobs necessary for Busan to leap forward as a global hub city, leading to regional settlement. We will actively cooperate so that young people can freely pursue their dreams in Busan.”
Busan City has been continuously striving to break down barriers between the region and universities and build an ecosystem of co-growth innovation based on policies such as establishing a regional innovation-centered university support system (RISE) aligned with the government’s education reform agenda, building a region-led talent nurturing system through the Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project (RIS), and supporting the development of glocal universities.
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