The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Dean Seungwoo Baek) held the "Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)–Rural Development Administration Symposium" on the 13th.

Hosted by the JBNU National University Development Project and attended by the Rural Development Administration, the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, the National Institute of Crop Science, and the National Institute of Animal Science, the symposium was conducted in a hybrid format with both in-person and online participation. The event featured introductions and major achievements of national research institutions, information on field training programs for undergraduate and graduate students and joint education models, and discussions on exchange and cooperation measures between national research institutions and JBNU.

Chaired by JBNU Professor Jae-Soo Kim (Department of Agricultural Biology), the symposium included presentations on the Rural Development Administration's human resource development system (Dr. Areum Cheon, Rural Development Administration), the Rural Development Administration's R&D project promotion and operational system (Dr. Chang-Soo Lim, Research Operations Division, Rural Development Administration), the status and major achievements of the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science (Research Officer Ji‑Hye Moon, Planning and Coordination Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science), the status and major achievements of the National Institute of Crop Science (Research Officer Jeongpil Seo, Planning and Coordination Division, National Institute of Crop Science), and the status and major achievements of the National Institute of Animal Science (Research Officer Hwi‑Cheol Lee, Planning and Coordination Division, National Institute of Animal Science), with presentations from the four institutions.

Through this initiative, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at JBNU plans to promote mutual development with the Rural Development Administration by cultivating specialized talent in agricultural life sciences, facilitating graduate student exchanges for field training, and establishing joint education models.

Seungwoo Baek, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at JBNU, said, "We will propose development measures for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences by building a sustainable agro-life platform that leads Agro-Capital and by establishing a virtuous-cycle talent development system, and we will actively pursue cooperation with national institutions."