DGIST Recruits Trainees for "Fragrance Industry Expert Training Program"... French Faculty to Share Expertise

DGIST (President Lee Geonwoo) will offer the "Fragrance Industry Expert Training Program" free of charge from July 14 to 18 at the Daegu Scale-Up Hub (DASH) located in the Dongdaegu Venture Valley in Daegu. Applications for trainees are being accepted until July 10 and can be submitted through the DGIST Olfactory Convergence Research Center website.

This training is part of the "University-Focused Research Institute Support Project" funded by the Ministry of Education and Daegu City, and is designed to cultivate practical experts in the fragrance industry. DGIST has been running this program with the aim of innovating local industries and promoting youth entrepreneurship by integrating olfactory cognition convergence technology into traditional industries.

'Fragrance Industry Expert Training Program' Trainee Recruitment Poster

This year’s program has been revamped as a practice-oriented advanced course, focusing on developing professional skills that can be immediately applied in the field. Trainees will use the same fragrance materials as those used in training programs in France to learn olfactory training and analytical techniques. Key topics include daily olfactory training, basics of fragrance composition, sensory interaction, Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA), Napping, Degree of Difference (DoD) analysis, cross-modal association, and the relationship between molecular structure and fragrance.

The training will feature direct participation from Professor Jeremy Toppin, head of the Flavor & Fragrance program at the University of C?te d’Azur in Nice, France, and Dr. Jerome Goliwiowski, a fragrance industry expert. They will support trainees in acquiring the expertise required across the fragrance industry through olfactory sensory training and scientific analytical methods.

Moon Jeil, Director of the DGIST Olfactory Convergence Research Center, stated, "Through the operation of the training program until last year, we have confirmed the high level of interest and potential for the fragrance industry within the local community," and added, "This year, we have strengthened the curriculum with a focus on practice and application, so that participants can develop sensory analysis skills and creative problem-solving abilities that can be immediately applied in the industry."

Director Moon also said, "By collaborating with French experts, we aim to run a globally competitive training program, and we hope that the talents nurtured through this program will grow to become key players in the domestic and international fragrance industry ecosystem."

The French experts also highlighted the educational approach of this program. They commented, "This training goes beyond simply delivering knowledge; it is a process of developing the sensory skills and creativity required of fragrance industry professionals," and added, "Through exchanges with Korea’s young talents, we also expect to gain new inspiration."

This training program is expected to facilitate not only technical exchanges between Korean and French experts, but also contribute to Daegu’s growth as a global hub for the fragrance industry.