2023.09.12
POSCO Holdings to strengthen collaboration with SNU
By Hyung-Kyu Kim,
The Korea Economic Daily - South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. signed a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) for comprehensive industry-academia
collaboration with Seoul National University on Monday at the POSCO Center in
Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The signing ceremony
was attended by executives and senior officials from both parties, including
POSCO Group Chairman Choi Jeong-Woo and Seoul National University President Ryu
Hong-Lim.
Under the terms of
the agreement, POSCO Group plans to leverage its venture platform to connect
Seoul National University's outstanding research outcomes with entrepreneurship
and assist in commercialization through venture fund investments.
Additionally, POSCO
Group has joined hands with the university for joint research and development
in core business areas and talent development.
The group will
consider running open collaborative research projects involving Seoul National
University professors and students across various areas of its core business.
It will also establish a scholarship program for master's and doctoral
students, linking it to hiring opportunities within the POSCO Group.
"We will
actively invest in and commercialize Seoul National University's excellent
technologies, striving to nurture companies that will lead the future of
Korea," Choi said. "POSCO Group will recruit top-notch talent from
around the world to become a leading eco-friendly future materials company and
increase research and development investments."
Source: https://www.kedglobal.com/steel/newsView/ked202309110011