Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) produced tangible employment outcomes based on the local government–industry–university–research institute cooperation model promoted by the Glocal University 30 Project. JBNU said the Dept. of JBNU-KIST Industry-Academia Convergence Research, established and operated in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) on the basis of the university–research institute professorship system—the first such system introduced at a national university—achieved the result that all graduate students who participated in company internships through industry-linked education were hired as full-time employees.

This outcome is a concrete result of a representative industry–university–research convergence education model based on the university–research institute professorship system. It is a typical case in which JBNU's local government–industry–university–research cooperation framework, built through the Glocal University 30 Project, has led to actual employment.

JBNU announced that two graduate students who participated in an Industry-University Cooperation internship program run by the Dept. of JBNU-KIST Industry-Academia Convergence Research (Department Head: Professor Seunghee Lee) in cooperation with regional small and medium enterprise Enertech International Co., Ltd. were both hired as full-time employees.

The department was launched as a university–research collaboration model under the Ministry of Science and ICT's "Pilot Project for Establishing University–Research Cooperation Platforms" and has continuously promoted field-centered education connecting the university, research institutes, and industry. In particular, it has continued to produce visible results through programs that link education and employment.

The Dept. of JBNU-KIST Industry-Academia Convergence Research has strengthened its industry–university cooperation base by expanding collaboration with companies such as Vinatech Co., Ltd., EnerEver Battery Solution Co., Ltd., and Enertech International Co., Ltd.

This outcome was derived from the "Jeonbuk-style Waterloo Co-operative Education (Co-op) Program," which was operated in a structure that combines theoretical instruction during the semester with on-site company training during breaks.

In the Enertech International Co., Ltd. internship, students performed practical work in next-generation battery technology fields such as lithium-ion batteries, silicon anode materials, and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, demonstrating a high level of job adaptability. As a result, all participating interns passed the company's evaluation and were hired as full-time employees.

Professor Seunghee Lee, Head of the Department, said, "This result demonstrates that an industry–university–research cooperation model in which education and employment are organically connected is actually working beyond simple field training. We have confirmed a virtuous cycle in which talents trained under the university–research institute professorship system settle stably in the regional industry."

President Yang O-bong said, "This achievement is a case in which an industry–university–research cooperation model, based on the university–research institute professorship system and organically connecting the university, research institutes, and companies, has led to actual employment outcomes. Through building the local government–industry–university–research community that the Glocal University 30 Project aims for, we will further expand talent development linked with regional industry."