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Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science&Technology

Innovative University
Changing the World through Convergence
Innovative University
Changing the World through Convergence
Innovative University
Changing the World through Convergence
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DGIST Confirmed to Host the 2025 World Engineering Education Forum - Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF-GEDC 2025)!
DGIST Confirmed to Host the 2025 World Engineering Education Forum - Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF-GEDC 2025)! Hosting of the WEEF-GEDC is expected to serve as a great opportunity to showcase the quality and achievements of engineering education in universities in Korea, including DGIST, on the global stageThe Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of ScienceAfter President Lee took office as the new President of DGIST in December last year, we began exerting tremendous effort to host world-class international events to raise awareness about DGIST across the world. Accordingly, with full support and cooperation from the Ministry of Science and ICT and Daegu Metropolitan City, we secured the WEEF-GEDC 2025, which is a significant achievement.The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) is the worlds most highly respected and largest engineering education conference. It has been hosted in major countries around the world, including the United States, Italy, India, and Korea, since its official opening in Singapore in 2010. The WEEF is attended by experts in the global engineering education community, including universities, research institutions, industries, and governments, to share the latest education and research trends and policies in the field of engineering through conferences and discussions.Further, the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), established in 2006, brings together deans of major engineering colleges around the world to discuss the future of global engineering education. Its members currently include deans of major engineering colleges, heads of engineering education institutions, and representatives of global companies.DGIST aims to host WEEF-GEDC 2025 in September 2025 and will participate in WEEF-GEDC 2024, which is scheduled to be held in Sydney in December this year, as the next host to present our plans for WEEF-GEDC 2025.I am very pleased to host WEEF-GEDC 2025, the largest engineering education conference in the world, said DGIST President Kunwoo Lee. Korea has seen rapid innovation and advances in engineering and technology, and I hope that by hosting this event in DGIST, Korea will be able to provide important experiences to scholars and engineers from around the world. It will also serve as a great opportunity to showcase the quality and achievements of engineering education in universities in Korea on the global stage and to elevate the standing and reputation of DGIST across the world, he added. This event is expected to contribute greatly to the development of engineering education in Korea.Meanwhile, WEEF-GEDC 2025 to be hosted by DGIST, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, is regarded as the worlds most prestigious and largest engineering education academic event. Scheduled to take place in September 2025, this event will run for about five days with an estimated participation of around 800 people. The event is jointly organized by DGIST, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Daegu Metropolitan City and sponsored by the Korean Society for Engineering Education, the Korean Association of Engineering Deans, the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, the Daegu Center for Creative Economy
DGIST Invites Former Director Kyung-Ho Shin of KIST’s Science and Technology Policy Institute to Enhance Research Excellence and Global Research Capabilities
DGIST Invites Former Director Kyung-Ho Shin of KIST’s Science and Technology Policy Institute to Enhance Research Excellence and Global Research Capabilities DGIST Invites Former Director Kyung-Ho Shin of KISTs Science and Technology Policy Institute to Enhance Research Excellence and Global Research CapabilitiesDGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) has invited Kyung-Ho Shin, the former director of KISTs Science and Technology Policy Institute, as the Vice President for Research and Director of the Convergence Research Institute (hereafter Vice President for Research) to boost research excellence and global research capabilities.Vice President for Research, Kyung-Ho Shin, graduated from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University, earned a Masters degree in Materials Science and Engineering from KAIST, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.Vice President Shin has been a professional with experience in both the industrial and research sectors, having worked at LS Cable and System Ltd. (1981-1987), KIST (1993-2023), and Commercialization Promotion Agency for Rs Science and Technology Policy Institute and Acting Director of the Commercialization Promotion Agency for RFurther, Vice President Shin has been actively involved in industry and research sectors, serving as the President of The Asian Union of Magnetics Societies in 2016, President of The Korean Magnetics Society in 2017, Chairman of the Materials Resources Division at The National Academy of Engineering of Korea in 2019, and President of The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials in 2021.In February 2024, upon his appointment as Vice President for Research, Shin has set three main tasks (creation of original technologies, dissemination of research results, and contribution to regional development) and planned five key strategies (creating a research-focused environment, activating industryacademicresearch cooperation, enhancing international cooperation, spreading science and technology culture, and augmenting policy development capabilities) to lead DGISTs Convergence Research Institute as an institution leading the future through innovation.Vice President Kyung-Ho Shin stated, I plan to optimize the research and development management system and systematically establish and implement action plans to successfully realize DGISTs founding xss-xss-xss-xss-objectives. As Vice President for Research, I will do my utmost to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and to the local, national, and international community through creative interdisciplinary research and transparent and ethical management.President Kunwoo Lee expressed, Vice President Kyung-Ho Shin, with his practical experience and expertise as a researcher, is expected to play a pivotal role in leading DGISTs Convergence Research Institute toward international excellence in interdisciplinary research and in building domestic and international cooperation networks.
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