Four Future-based Creative Talent Building Project Teams and One Global Talent Building Business Group Selected
Foundation for Research Capacity Advancement in University Specialization Established
Four Type-3 Future-based Creative Talent Building Project Teams Selected
Four teams from Dankook University were selected as future-based creative talent building project teams - Type 3 BK Plus Projects - announced by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.
345 business groups and 866 project teams from 108 universities around the nation in all types of fields including science and technology, humanities and social science applied, and among these, only 195 business groups and 280 project teams from 64 universities were selected as finalists for this year’s BK21 Plus Business. The program is executed by the Ministry of Education to enforce education and research capabilities of local graduate schools and to advance research-based universities while fostering individuals at the master’s and doctorate levels who will lead Korea’s creative economy.
4 teams from Dankook University were selected as finalists and will be receiving a total of 760 million won of government funding in the first year. This program lasts for 7 years starting from this year until 2019, and business groups may be re-selected upon evaluation after initial support for 2 years.
※ Details of Future-based Creative Talent Type Business Selection
| Department | Project Team | Manager | Participating Professors |
| Polymer Science and Engineering | Organic Photoelectron Function Material Human Development Team | Lee Joon-Yeop | Jin Byeong-Doo, Hwang Seok-Ho |
| Computer Science & Engineering | Intelligent Object Convergence Software
Professional Development Team | Choi Jong-Mu | Shin Won-Yong, Chang Seok-Ho, Cho Sung-Jae
Choi Sang-il, Choi Yong-Keun |
| Animal Science | Animal Resources for Environmentally Friendly and Safe Livestock Production
Professional Development Team | Kim In-Ho | Kang Dae-Kyung, Kim Jin-Young, Cho Jin-Ho |
| Mongolian | Bio-cultural Heritage Research Talent Development Team | Lee Sung-Kyu | Chultemsuren Rinchin, Song Byeong-Koo |
For Global Talent Building (Type 1) Business Group, 710.5 Million Won of Funding Provided
In addition to the other finalists, the Global Research Group of the Nano Bio Recovery Medicine Department was selected as a BK21 Plus Global Talent Building (Type 1) Business Group finalist, as announced by the Ministry of Education on September 11, 2013, along with 21 business groups of 15 universities from across the nation, including Seoul National University and KAIST.
In this business group, not only do graduate students of the Department of Nano Biomedical Science Department participate but also the research manager, Professor Kim Hae-Won, as well as Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Life Science professors including Kong Myung-Seon, Shin Won-Sang, Shim Ho-Seob, Yang Hee-Seok, Oh Sae-Heng, Chang Young-Ju, Han Kyu-Dong, Hyun Jung-Keun, Hong Kwon-Ho (Department of Nano Biomedical Science undergraduate/graduate school) and Ahn Sang-Mi (Department of Pharmacy).
For this 7-year project, 550 million won of funding will be provided in 6-month increments for the first year, followed by 1.1 billion won of funding annually for the remainder of the project tenure for a grand total of 7.15 billion won. 40% of the business cost will be given to participating graduate students as research scholarships. The goal of the business group is to cultivate outstanding researchers in Recovery Medicine based on the recently completed WCU Project. 16 famous scholars from 9 research institutes overseas including Harvard University and Duke University of the United States and UCL of England will be invited. Eventually the group hopes to have 150 Ph.D. students and 120 Master’s students in conjunction with this 7 year project.
