Seoul National University and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Sign MOU to Establish ‘Advanced Materials Industry-Academia Cooperation Center’
Joint Initiative to Secure Core Technologies in Materials and Develop AI-Based Process Technologies


▲ (From left) Prof. Ho Won Jang (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, SNU), Prof. Sung Jae Kim (Vice dean for Public Affairs, College of Engineering, SNU), Executive Vice President Bong Soo Park (Samsung Electro-Mechanics), Executive Vice President Jae Yeol Choi (Samsung Electro-Mechanics), Executive Vice President Hae Seok Jeong (Samsung Electro-Mechanics), Vice President Hyuk Joo (Samsung Electro-Mechanics R&D Center), Prof. Eun Soo Park (Vice President for Planning, SNU), President Duckhyun Chang (Samsung Electro-Mechanics), Prof. Byonghyo Shim (Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering, SNU), Dean Young-oh Kim (College of Engineering, SNU), Prof. Seong-Hyeon Hong (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, SNU), Prof. Myoung Gyu Lee (Head of Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, SNU), Master Researcher Hongseok Kim (Samsung Electro-Mechanics), Prof. In-ho Jung (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, SNU), Executive Director Jung Ryul Kim (Samsung Electro-Mechanics), Master Researcher Seokhyun Yoon (Samsung Electro-Mechanics)

Seoul National University College of Engineering has announced that it will jointly establish an ‘Advanced Materials Industry-Academia Cooperation Center’ with Samsung Electro-Mechanics to strengthen competitiveness in MLCC (Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor) product development and talent acquisition.

Through this MOU, SNU and Samsung Electro-Mechanics formalized their shared commitment to securing technological capabilities across all stages of product development—including materials, components, and AI-based manufacturing processes—via the new center.

The agreement was signed on August 22 at the SNU College of Engineering (Gwanak campus) in the presence of key representatives from both institutions. Attendees included Dean Young-oh Kim (SNU College of Engineering), Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Byonhyo Shim, Vice Dean for Public Affairs Sung Jae Kim, Head of Materials Science and Engineering Myoung Gyu Lee, and from Samsung Electro-Mechanics: CEO Duckhyun Chang, Executive Vice President Jae Yeol Choi, and Vice President of R&D Hyuk Joo.

Over the next five years, the newly established Advanced Materials Industry-Academia Cooperation Center will focus on conducting collaborative research in materials, components, and AI-based processing technologies. More than ten professors from SNU will lead research projects related to materials and processes for MLCC products and aim to secure fundamental technologies based on deep mechanism analysis.

The initiative also includes a joint talent development program targeting master's and doctoral researchers, linked directly to potential employment opportunities with Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

Dean Young-oh Kim of SNU’s College of Engineering remarked, “I am confident this MOU will allow Seoul National University to play a significant role in advancing the high-tech materials and components industry. Block-funding-based industry-academia partnerships like this ensure both university autonomy and the establishment of a sustainable research environment.”

CEO Duckhyun Chang of Samsung Electro-Mechanics stated, “With technological competition in the materials and components sector becoming increasingly intense, this agreement will not only bolster Samsung Electro-Mechanics' technological edge but also strengthen the foundation of Korea’s materials and components industry as a whole.”


[Contact Information]
Prof. Seong-Hyeon Hong, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University / +82-2-880-6273 / shhong@snu.ac.kr