YU Holds ‘YU RISE Performance Creation Strategy Seminar’ on August 28

Establishes Foundation for Successful Implementation of Gyeongsangbuk-do RISE and Strengthened Regional Innovation Cooperation
  Shared Strategies for Performance Creation through Industry-Academia-Research-Government Collaboration and Signed Joint  Industry-Academia Research Agreements

[August 29, 2025]

 Yeungnam University (President CHOI Oe-chool) held the ‘YU RISE Performance Creation Strategy Seminar’ on August 28 at the Cheonma Art Center. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Education, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and the Gyeongbuk RISE Center, and organized by YU, brought together more than 100 participants, including representatives from Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongbuk RISE Center, Gyeongsan City, Gyeongbuk Technopark, local governments, innovation agencies, regional companies, university officials, and students.

The seminar was designed to ensure the successful implementation of the RISE (Regional Innovation System & Education) project in Gyeongsangbuk-do and to strengthen regional innovation cooperation networks. Participants shared policy directions for RISE as well as YU’s RISE implementation strategies, while also discussing mid- to long-term development strategies and regional innovation plans. The event featured keynote lectures and presentation sessions. Senior Researcher KIM Hyun-sung of the Gyeongbuk RISE Center’s Policy Coordination Team presented on “The Status of Gyeongsangbuk-do RISE and Strategies for Building a MEGAversity Consortium,” outlining the broader vision for regional innovation. Following this, KIM Seung-chul, Director of YU’s RISE Project Group, presented “YU’s RISE Vision and Implementation Goals,” offering detailed strategies and directions at the university level.

 A highlight of the event was the ‘YU RISE Launch Ceremony,’ where YU formally declared its RISE vision to both internal and external stakeholders, reaffirming its commitment to performance creation through industry-academia-research-government collaboration. During the subsequent signing ceremony, various cooperation agreements were concluded, including ▲support for startup discovery and growth, ▲nurturing Gyeongbuk-style anchor companies, and ▲implementation of locally tailored industry-academia joint technology development projects. These agreements concretized practical measures for linking local companies and the university.

 In his welcoming remarks, President CHOI Oe-chool stated, “As a university leading regional innovation and growth, Yeungnam University will serve as a strong pillar for the development of local industries and for retaining young talent through the Gyeongsangbuk-do RISE project. By fully leveraging the university’s educational and research capabilities, we will generate the innovative outcomes that the region needs, and by fostering close cooperation with local governments, companies, and research institutions, we will establish a virtuous-cycle ecosystem in which industry, academia, research, and government grow together.” He added, “Based on nearly 80 years of accumulated educational and research capacity, YU will maximize its creative potential and drive the RISE project with a global perspective, enabling regional industries and talent to contribute to humanity in an era of limitless competition. We will strive to make YU’s efforts a model case of regional innovation, expanding not only throughout Gyeongbuk and Korea but also onto the global stage as a successful benchmark.”

 Meanwhile, through the RISE project, YU has set forth the vision of becoming the “No.1 Innovation Growth Engine Growing Together with the Region and the World.” To achieve this, the university is pursuing seven major initiatives: △establishing a K-complete startup ecosystem, △fostering specialized Gyeongbuk-style anchor companies, △SME-based deep-tech R&D, △an all-in-one platform for realizing innovative ideas, △training future-oriented, field-ready high-level professionals, △operating a Gyeongbuk Mobility Innovation University, and △advancing a Saemaul Development Experience Sharing Platform. Furthermore, YU is developing a full-cycle support system for regional industrial growth while nurturing region-specific talent as a central innovation hub. In 2025, as the chair university of the Gyeongsangbuk-do RISE University Council, YU is leading collaboration among universities across the province and playing a key role in building the regional innovation ecosystem.