Signing of Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement between Kwangwoon University and KOSME to Discover and Foster Promising Young Entrepreneurs in the Eastern Seoul Metropolitan Area

[(From left to right) Kim Sung Bong, Team Leader of Guri-city Youth Entrepreneur Center; Jang Soo Woong, Head of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Kwangwoon University; Jeong Young Wook, Director of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Kwangwoon University; Kim Geun Young, Principal of KOSME; Kim Jae Kyun, Team Leader of KOSME; Kim Kyung Don, Team Leader of KOSME; and Professor Han Sung Beom at KOSME]

Kwangwoon University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Head, Jeong Young Wook) signed a cooperation agreement with the Small and Medium Business Promotion Agency's Youth Entrepreneurship Academy (Principal, Kim Geun Young) last month to discover and foster promising entrepreneurs in the eastern Seoul metropolitan area.

The Guri-city Youth Entrepreneurship Support Center, which is entrusted and operated by Kwangwoon University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation   has jointly operated a program called "Entrepreneurship Lab" since November last year with the Youth Entrepreneurship Academy to refine and develop startup items. Through this collaboration, they have successfully admitted three teams, HelpRo (Kim Jae Sung), Shell Corporation (Yoo Eun Jin), and Mental Coaching Media (Kim Byung Jun), in the "2023 Startup Success Package Youth Entrepreneurship Academy Admission," achieving the shared goal of discovering and fostering promising young entrepreneurs.

The Youth Entrepreneurship Academy is an institution that supports and educates young entrepreneurs, providing opportunities for young individuals interested in entrepreneurship to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge needed to start a business and gain practical experience. They offer various forms of support for entrepreneurship, including up to KRW 100 million per year in financial support, entrepreneurship infrastructure, and technical guidance.

“Through the close cooperation between the two organizations to discover and support the growth of promising young entrepreneurs in the eastern part of the metropolitan area, we hope to realize the goal of promoting the social entry and economic activities of young people and developing the local economy” said Jeong Young Wook, Head of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.

Meanwhile, the Guri-city Youth Entrepreneurship Support Center plans to continue its joint efforts with the Youth Entrepreneurship Academy to promote “Entrepreneurship Lab “in the second half of 2023, aiming to be selected for government-supported entrepreneurship projects in 2024.