Donga University and Ace Engineering Sign Business Agreement and Open Advanced R&D Center for Technology Value Creation Branch

Strengthening Industry-Academic Cooperation in Specialized Energy Tech Fields such as ESS
Linked with the Glocal University 30 Project

Donga University (President Lee Haewoo) announced that the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Ace Engineering have signed a business agreement (Technology Value Creation Branch) and held an opening ceremony for a state-of-the-art research and development center on campus.

Dong-A University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation signed a business agreement with Ace Engineering and held an opening ceremony for the advanced research center. Photo by Dong-A University

The event, held at the L2M Platform on the Seunghak Campus, was attended by Lee Haewoo, President of Donga University; Kim Sungjae, Vice President (Head of the Glocal University 30 Integrated Industrial Complex SO); Hwang Kisik, Head of the Glocal University 30 Promotion Team; Shim Daeyong, Director of the Future Technology Research Institute; Kim Jaesik, CEO of Ace Engineering; Jeong Gihong, Executive Director; Jeong Hyeonjun, Director; Joo Jaehung, Director; and Shin Eunyong, Director of the Busan Industry-Academia Convergence Center.

Starting with this business agreement, the Donga University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Ace Engineering will establish a university-industry cooperation system by jointly promoting the Glocal University 30 project and designating a technology value creation branch specializing in energy tech.

Ace Engineering, a company that has led the Asian container industry by building container production plants and carrying out manufacturing consulting projects, has entered the global ESS (Energy Storage System) market for the first time in the world based on its proprietary technology and currently holds the number one position globally (with a 29% market share).

As a regional university, Donga University has attracted the advanced R&D center of the global company Ace Engineering to its campus, creating opportunities to contribute to the Glocal University 30 project through research and development and field-linked education (field campus), as well as to increase revenue from industry-academic cooperation.

President Lee Haewoo stated, "I understand the importance of industry-academic cooperation more than anyone, so I will ensure the university fulfills its role," adding, "The core of Donga University's 'Glocal University 30' project is the 'profit-oriented integrated industrial complex,' and its foundation is the 'field campus.' I hope Ace Engineering will play the role of a field campus so that students can gain real-world experience."

Kim Sungjae, Vice President (Head of the Glocal University 30 Integrated Industrial Complex SO), said, "With the opening of the advanced R&D center, we expect to jointly research specialized energy tech technologies such as ESS and mobile power systems, and to establish a close cooperation model between the university and industry that will serve as a leading example in meeting the government's call for balanced regional development."

Kim Jaesik, CEO of Ace Engineering, emphasized, "The energy industry requires constant innovation amid the accelerating shift toward decarbonization and power conversion. We will create synergy between industry and academia together with Donga University and establish an exemplary model of industry-academic cooperation."

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