6 universities such as Yeungnam University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, and Pusan National University selected
Another achievement after being selected as 'Hub' for HRD project, established itself as 'local hub university'
[May 3, 2012]
Exhibits on creative engineering projects submitted in the Engineering Education Festival
Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was selected again as a hub university for government supported projects, thus reconfirming its position as a local hub university. After being selected for the 'Yeungnam Region Hub' for the HRD Project of the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 25th of last month, it was selected this month as the 'Technological Education Hub' by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology(MEST).
Recently, MEST (Minister Lee, Ju-ho) and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (director Kim, Yong-geun) selected and announced the 'Technological Education Hub', who will play a leading role among the 65 nationwide universities selected in the phase 2 technological education and innovation centers support project (2012-2021).
According to this, 6 universities such as Yeungnam University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University and Pusan National University were selected as 'Technological Education Hubs', and the 65 technological education and innovation centers will be reorganized focusing on these 6 hub universities.
YU will play a leading role for innovating engineering education for a total of 10 universities such as Keimyung University, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Daegu University, Andong National University, Kyungil University (for the Daegu-Gyeongbuk regions), Kunsan National University, Korea National University of Transportation (for the Chungcheong regions), Gangneung-Wonju National University, Halla University (for the Gangwon regions), and Changwon National University (for the southeaster region).
Thus, with the ultimate goal of innovating engineering education with the '4Cs' of Creativity, Convergence, Communication, and Culture, YU will focus on the following: ▲ Creative/Convergence technological education innovation programs ▲ Good engineer fostering programs and ▲ Hub for technological education and innovation center. As part of these efforts, it will host inter-disciplinary capstone design contests, creative problem-solving skills contests, and 'best local small & medium business' contests to spread creative/convergence technological education through good-hearted competition among the participating universities. In addition, it will also focus on fostering 'good engineers' with excellent character through 'backwoods science concerts', where they will visit elementary schools in remote areas that have relatively less opportunities to learn about science, '1 night/2 days with humanities', and engineering ethics workshops. Furthermore, it is planning to organize an technological education innovation council, hold international exchange with advanced technological education universities overseas, provide texts and materials to measure the basic academic of engineering students, and spread outstanding case studies and accomplishments of the certification of engineering education, in order to fulfill its functions as the hub for leading and spreading technological education innovation.
Professor Song, Dong-joo (58, School of Mechanical Engineering), who was appointed as the director of the YU Center for Innovation of Engineering Education and the general supervisor of the Technological Education and Innovation Centers of the 10 participating universities for the next three years, said, "The goal of technological education innovation is to train highly-adaptable engineers that can be immediately stationed in industrial sites based on creative problem-solving skills, admirable character and knowledge of the humanities," and added with emphasis, "We will assertively respond to the demands of participating universities and the industries to become a global top technological education hub that leads innovation."
