SNU College of Engineering Opens a New Horizon of Industry-Academic Cooperation with LG Chem for Digital Transformation (DX)

- SNU College of Engineering-LG Chem DX industry-academic cooperation center establishment ceremony
- Industry-academic cooperation for the establishment of digital ecosystem in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

SNU College of Engineering will join hands with LG Chem to open a new horizon for industry-academic cooperation for the cause of digital transformation.
 
On the morning of July 29, SNU College of Engineering announced that an agreement ceremony to establish the "SNU-LG Chem DX Industrial-Academic Cooperation Center" was held in order to strengthen its digital transformation capabilities.
 
The signing ceremony, which was held at the SNU College of Engineering, was attended by SNU College of Engineering Dean Kookheon Char as well as College of Engineering Associate Dean Sungroh Yoon, LG Chem's Chief Human Resources Officer Sung-min Kim, Executive Director of Innovation Management Sung-hoon Jang, Executive Director of Technology Planning Young-Joon Hong and Executive Director of DX Jin-Yong Park.
 
At the meeting, SNU College of Engineering and LG Chem promised to cooperate in three areas: ▲ DX Industry-Academic Cooperation Task Promotion▲ DX core human resources training and operation of ▲Academic Student Scholarship System.
 
The DX Industrial-Academic Cooperation Center was established to build infrastructure for cooperation in DX fields and strengthen digital competitiveness by applying state-of-the-art digital technologies such as deep learning and data mining to major areas such as production, quality, R&D and marketing of LG Chem, and by fostering talented people who will lead digital innovation.
 
The DX Industrial-Academic Cooperation Center will be operated by SNU's College of Engineering from August, and will discover and select candidates by August while it will also find assignments and follow-up tasks over a year.
 
There are also plans to foster future talents in the digital field by operating a master's and doctorate degree scholarship system, and to strengthen industrial competitiveness by providing education for LG Chem's executives and employees to train key DX personnel.
 
"Digital transformation based on artificial intelligence and big data is spreading beyond the information technology category to the entire industry, including manufacturing, and is quickly becoming an essential element for strengthening competitiveness," said SNU College of Engineering Dean Kookheon Char. "There is great meaning in the cooperation between SNU College of Engineering and LG Chem, both of which have global competitiveness in their related fields, which will provide an opportunity for the two organizations to further develop and consolidate the foundation that can contribute to the nation as well," he added.
 
Meanwhile, following Hyundai Heavy Industries' move in into the industrial-academic cooperation center within the College of Engineering, LG DX Industrial-Academic Cooperation Center will be the second to move in. SNU College of Engineering is seeking to find regular innovative tasks and cooperate with companies in various fields to strengthen research capabilities and enhance industrial competitiveness in the fourth industrial sector through industry-academic cooperation.