Workshop with the theme of “Sharing together, valuable companionship for regional innovation”

Sharing entrepreneurship education content and establishing a cooperation system for entrepreneurship semester system

YU leads the advancement of entrepreneurship education at local universities as a host university in the Daegyeong and Gangwon regions

[October 12, 2023]

<YU held a workshop for STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu>

YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held a workshop for STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu at the Inter-Burgo Hotel in Daegu from the 5th to the 6th. It is an event to announce the start of STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu and more than 200 persons from 35 universities and local governments attended.

STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu (SCOUT) is a project supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea for community entrepreneurship education by expanding entrepreneurship education base universities, establishing a foundation for entrepreneurship education in each region, and establishing a collaboration system with local governments. It's business.The total project period is 5 years, the selected universities will receive KRW 750 million in support every year, and YU is the host university of the Daegyeong-Gangwon consortium (YU, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Keimyung University, Andong National University, and POSTECH) to lead the advancement of entrepreneurship education at local universities.

This workshop was held with the subject of “Sharing together, valuable companionship for regional innovation.”Various opinions were shared on ▲Cooperation to create and revitalize the entrepreneurship ecosystem ▲Sharing entrepreneurship education contents of the SCOUT business group across the country and ▲Establishment of a cooperation system for the entrepreneurship semester system.This event is highly meaningful in the respect that it announced the start of STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu as a nationwide hub for shared growth in startup education.Also, training to strengthen the capabilities of practitioners was also conducted through the startup education innovation forum and SCOUT Value-Up Academy with the agenda of “Startup education to lead regional innovation in the Local Era.”

The 35 universities participating in STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu will share and collaborate with each university's capabilities to advance the entrepreneurship education ecosystem in each region, performing various key roles such as establishing an entrepreneurship-friendly system, bridging the gap in entrepreneurship education, and establishing a shared collaboration platform.Especially, it is expected to show a leading model for local startups in connection with the Regional Innovation-Centered University Support System (RISE).

Professor JEON In of YU, head of the Daegyeong-Gangwon Area STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu, said, “We hope that all local universities, local governments, and startup-related organizations participating in the project will join forces to build a startup-friendly cooperation system based on social trust. YU will also do its best to achieve its business goals as the host university in the Daegyeong-Gangwon regions based on its startup support and educational know-how