National Korea Maritime & Ocean University Anchor Project Group joins hands with Korean Register for shipbuilding and maritime technology cooperation

[Financial News] The Anchor Project Group at National Korea Maritime & Ocean University announced on the 9th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 4th at the university’s Industry-Academia Hub Building with the New Growth Business Group of Korean Register, an incorporated association, for technical cooperation in the shipbuilding and maritime industries and third-party verification of research outcomes.
The agreement was pursued to link the expertise and infrastructure of the two institutions and establish an ongoing framework for technical cooperation, so that the university’s research and development outcomes could be brought to a higher level of technical maturity and carried through to industrial sites.
The university said it expected the agreement to provide a foundation for the university’s research outcomes to undergo objective verification and be applied in industrial settings by drawing on Korean Register’s specialized technical capabilities, and to contribute to strengthening local companies’ technological competitiveness and developing the shipbuilding and maritime industries. 
President Ryoo Dong Keun said, “For the university’s research capabilities to contribute to the development of regional industry, it is important to work closely with industry and to ensure the reliability of research outcomes. Our university will expand cooperation with specialized institutions, drawing on its maritime expertise and industry-academia collaboration network, and contribute to strengthening local companies’ technological competitiveness and the sustainable development of the shipbuilding and maritime industries.”


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