Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) President Yang O-bong has been appointed the inaugural chair of the 'Glocal University Council,' formed by the Glocal Universities selected for the Glocal University 30 Project to promote solidarity and cooperation.

JBNU and the presidents of the ten universities selected for the Glocal University 30 Project held an online meeting at 2:00 p.m. on the 6th to organize the council, and unanimously elected President Yang O-bong as the inaugural chair.

Accordingly, as chair of the Glocal University Council, President Yang will lead solidarity and cooperation among the Glocal Universities to develop innovative models, disseminate research outcomes, and carry out various promotional activities.

The Glocal University Council will undertake research analyses to develop the Glocal University model and assess outcomes, hold workshops and symposia to identify and share best practices, and establish common promotional strategies among the universities.

President Yang O-bong said, "The universities participating in the Glocal University 30 Project have united in the Glocal University Council with the main goal of joint growth through the development and dissemination of innovative models based on mutual cooperation," and added, "We will actively collaborate so that our cooperation through the Glocal Project contributes not only to the development of each university but also to national and social advancement through the joint growth of universities and their regions."