2016 SKKU-GUGC Joint Workshop for Furthering Scientific Collaboration
- 자연과학대학
- Hit3522
- 2016-09-26
Sungkyunkwan University–Ghent University of Belgium held joint workshop at Global Campus (GUGC)
SKKU-GUGC joint workshop for scientific collaboration was held on September 23, 2016 at the Ghent University Global Campus in Songdo, Incheon with an idea to establish ties between two esteemed universities for scholarly and student exchanges.
Dr. YOO Jibeom, Executive Vice President of SKKU Natural Sciences Campus, and Dr. Han Taejun, Vice President of GUGC, opened up the first engagement event between SKKU and GUGC with welcome address - Dr. KWON Young-Uk, Dean of SKKU College of Science was introduced to deliver a presentation about what SKKU is like and the ideas for future bilateral collaboration.
The SKKU delegation comprised of 12 faculty members were given a chance to have a campus tour looking around the research facilities and equipment during the workshop. Researchers of both SKKU and GUGC briefed their research field, interest, and discoveries to the audiences, and also had some question-and-answer sessions for in-depth understanding about each other.
It is expected to increase the overall awareness of GUGC for our faculty and students from which our university shall explore more possibilities of cooperation not only with GUGC but also with Ghent University, which is the leading university in Belgium being well-known for its academic caliber and reputation world-wide.