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On May 8, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced the list of universities selected for the second stage of the Leaders in Industry-College Cooperation (LINC) project to begin this year. DSU was among the 41 universities offering on-site, practice-based education selected to receive an average of 3.9 billion won each in funding for the project. Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, a member of the Dongseo Educational Foundation, was also selected.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will provide universities with government grants according to evaluation results and based on the size of the project groups. The strategy of offering different funding allotments is intended to maximize results by encouraging competition among the universities and offering extra incentive to universities with outstanding abilities. Universities in the field of on-site practice-based education will receive between 3 and 5.2 billion won each, and universities in the field of technical innovation will receive between 3.2 and 5.8 billion won each. A representative of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said, “As this project will help universities foster talented individuals and develop technology, it is expected that their achievements will contribute to promoting employment and technology innovation in the local community. This will also contribute toward creating a virtuous cycle of growth for universities and their communities.”