Kwangwoon University seeks to expand industry-academia cooperation with Changzhou

Senior officials and professors of Kwangwoon University hold a meeting with Chinese delegates from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, at the university’s campus in northeastern Seoul, May 6. Courtesy of Kwangwoon University

Kwangwoon University is seeking to expand exchanges and strengthen industry-academia collaboration with Changzhou in China’s Jiangsu Province.

The effort follows a visit by a six-member delegation from the Chinese city to the university’s campus in northeastern Seoul, May 6.

Both sides discussed how to set up a practical model for educational and industrial cooperation that will contribute to mutual development, the school said Friday.

According to the university, the Chinese delegation included Li Desen, governor of Zhonglou District in Changzhou, accompanied by officials and businesspeople from economic development zones, investment agencies and related companies.

The delegates held a meeting with Cho Sun-young, chair of the Kwangwoon Academy Foundation, Yoon Do-young, president of the university, and Jeong Suk-jae, the university's vice president.

During the meeting, the senior university officials and professors from the College of Engineering and related departments introduced the school’s educational and research capabilities and its industry-academia cooperation projects.

They also highlighted the university’s strengths in key engineering fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, robotics and electronics, along with its industry-linked education system.

The university said the Changzhou delegation introduced the city’s industrial structure and development strategy, focusing on sectors such as renewable energy, advanced equipment manufacturing, next-generation information and communications technology, automobiles and AI.

The delegation also shared the city's talent development system and industry-academia partnership models that integrate education with industry. It expressed expectations for potential collaboration with Kwangwoon University.

Senior officials and professors of Kwangwoon University pose with Chinese delegates from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, at the university’s campus in northeastern Seoul, May 6. Courtesy of Kwangwoon University

“I hope this meeting will be a starting point for collaboration between our university and Changzhou so that both sides can grow together in educational and industrial fields,” Cho said.

“Kwangwoon University is an institution specializing in robotics, semiconductors and electronics,” Yoon noted, expressing hope that both sides will establish practical cooperation frameworks by leveraging Changzhou’s diverse industrial base.

The university said it plans to expand exchanges and academic-industrial partnerships with the Chinese city in the field of engineering and other industries.