The Campus Comes Down... Uiseong Opens the Door to Glocalization Through Bio Industry

Partnering with Daegu Haany University to Nurture Cell Culture Specialists,
Advance R&D, and Foster Startups

Uiseong County has stepped on the accelerator for regional innovation. On January 5, Uiseong County signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Daegu Haany University to promote the Ministry of Education's Glocal University 30 project, officially launching efforts to establish a regional-university win-win model centered on the bio industry.

Uiseong, 'Glocal University 30' Strategic Move: Bio Talent Alliance with Daegu Haany University Establishing K-MEDI and Cell Culture Specialized Local Campus Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration for Simultaneous Solutions to Population and Industry Challenges

This agreement is part of the Glocal University designation strategy, which places mutual growth between universities and local communities at its core value.

Uiseong County plans to combine its leading bio and K-MEDI industries with Daegu Haany University's educational and research capabilities to systematically nurture talent tailored to the cell culture industry, and to establish a field-oriented local campus in Uiseong.

The two institutions agreed on comprehensive cooperation, including: ▲ nurturing cell culture specialists linked to K-MEDI ▲ establishing the Uiseong local campus ▲ creating a startup ecosystem and identifying joint research and development projects ▲ attracting international students who will settle in the region and improving settlement conditions ▲ supporting companies and exploring new markets to facilitate global expansion.

Through industry-academia-research collaboration, they aim to enhance the technological competitiveness of local companies and jointly address the structural challenge of population decline.

Uiseong County will use this agreement as a springboard to promptly develop a detailed implementation roadmap for Glocal University 30. In particular, by concretizing industry-academia cooperation programs in connection with the Gyeongbuk Cell Culture Industry Support Center, the county plans to provide quality jobs and settlement opportunities for young people, while supplying sustainable growth engines for the region.

Kim Jusu, Mayor of Uiseong County, emphasized, "Being designated as a Glocal University 30 is a watershed moment that will determine Uiseong's future competitiveness, beyond just the university. We will spare no administrative support to ensure Daegu Haany University's outstanding human and material resources are closely connected to the industrial field."

President Byun Changhun also responded, "We will complete the glocal model through education and research rooted in local demand."

This collaboration, jointly designed and implemented by the local community and the university, is expected to serve as a testbed for the Uiseong-style glocal transformation model, where 'education, industry, and settlement' create a virtuous cycle.

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