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NEW Ajou partners with Suwon for new and renewable energy

  • 2021-03-19
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Ajou University signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the city of Suwon to cooperate over fostering the local new and renewable energy industry.

             

The MOU signing ceremony took place online on February 5, attended by University President Park Hyung-ju and Suwon’s Mayor Yeom Tae-young. The memorandum led both parties to affirm their commitment to close cooperation on fostering new and renewable energy businesses and a culture of energy diversification.


Under the new agreement, the two parties intend to co-organize programs towards developing the new and renewable energy industry and facilitating energy transition, and also to work together on running a regional energy center. The two parties also discussed possible cooperation over the joint research and development of new energy technologies.


Specifically, the two parties agreed to assemble a board of advisors on new and renewable energy (especially hydrogen), connect Suwon’s regional energy center with Ajou’s, increase support for use of new and renewable energy by local government agencies, businesses, and research institutes, launch campaigns to usher in a shift in energy paradigm, and support Ajou’s BK21 projects.


Ajou, for its part, will prioritize providing energy-related education and advice and accelerating academic, research, and technical activities.


Since identifying the core areas of industry-university cooperation it is particularly suited to specialize in, Ajou University has opened industrial cooperation centers (ICCs) to develop local businesses in these areas. There are currently four ICCs, dedicated to smart mobility, biotechnology and healthcare, new and renewable energy, and AI and big data.