Dong-A University held the “2020 Family Company Interchange Associations and Industry-University Cooperation Achievement Presentation,” Society-customized Leaders in the Industry-university Cooperation (LINC+) project at Busan Lotte Hotel Crystal Ball Room on the 10th. 

250 people including people from 150 family companies, local governments, and local relevant organizations attended the event. 

The event was held to revitalize industry-university cooperation including the establishment of an organic cooperative system between Dong-A University LINC+ Office and family companies, seeking methods to activate family company support, and sharing best practices and achievements of industry-university cooperation.   

Seven companies including DongHwa Entec received plaques of appreciation in the on the job training sector. 

Four companies such as Linchipin in the technology transfer sector, two companies including OK Kwang Engineering in the common equipment utilization sector, and three companies such as SY Innotek in the industry-university co-technology (knowledge) development task sector.  

The Dong-A University LINC+ Office gained attention by exhibiting the best practices of the industry-university cooperation such as students on the job training, capstone design works and university-possessed technologies. 

Dong-A University Dept. of Medicine professor Sung Ho Han’s special lecture “Eating well and living well” and a string quartet orchestra performance of the students at the Dept. of Music also gained attention from the attendees.  

Dong-A University President Suk Jung Han mentioned, “Dong-A University is actively supporting companies through active industry-university cooperation and performing social contribution activities in a difficult local economic situation.” 

He added “I expect a higher level of cooperation and local social contribution methods can be presented through industry-university-private-public cooperation achievements sharing, while developmental interchanges between our university family companies via this event are conducted.”  

Plaque of Appreciation Awardees List  

■ On the job training sector: Donghwa Entec, Sun Precision, Taewoong, Hwajin, Sunbo Industries, Jinju Ham, Korea Coast Guard Maintenance Center

■ Local community contribution sector: Happy Dosirak (Busan Center) in Saha-gu, Busan

■ Technology transfer sector: Linchipin, Setalab, Ora, Phils Tech 

■ Common equipment utilization sector: OK Kwang Engineering, Woosung Valve

■ Industry-University Technology (Knowledge) development sector: SY Innotek, The Zone Korea, Haneol Solution