The completion ceremony of the Future Automotive Expert Training Program, an industry-academic collaboration between Kookmin University (President JEONG, SEUNG RYUL) College of Automotive and GM Technical Center Korea (GMTCK), was held on Friday, September 6th.

The program, which was held for the first time this year, was sponsored by GMTCK and organized by the Future Automotive Consortium of Kookmin University's College of Automotive Engineering and Innovation Convergence University Project, and was held for nine weeks from June for 25 GMTCK employees. The program, which consisted of vehicle software engineering, autonomous driving control system design, mobility cybersecurity, microprocessor application, big data and AI, and automatic control, was evaluated as a good standard for strengthening the capabilities and expanding the business understanding of industrial employees by the employees who participated in the program through a combination of theory and practice. 

The completion ceremony was attended by Kookmin University President JEONG, SEUNG RYUL, Dean of the College of Automotive Engineering Shin Sung-hwan, GMTCK CEO Brian McMurray, and more than 50 participating professors, incumbents, faculty members of the College of Automotive Engineering, and graduate students who served as program assistants. Twenty-five GMTCK employees were awarded certificates of completion for their diligence in the program, and six graduates with excellent grades received awards and plaques. 

“I hope that the knowledge and experience gained by the employees during the nine-week long Future Automotive Expert Training Program will serve as a valuable foundation not only for the development of GMTCK, but also for the sustainable future of our society,” said Kookmin University President JEONG, SEUNG RYUL. ”I would like to thank Mr. Brian McMurray for providing this valuable opportunity to enhance the capabilities of our employees.”

“We are grateful for the efforts of Kookmin University professors and staff who gave up their summer vacations to strengthen the capabilities of GMTCK employees, and we will strive to further develop the program to ensure continued industry-academia cooperation,” said Mr. McMurray, and presented a plaque of appreciation to Kookmin University President JEONG, SEUNG RYUL.

Meanwhile, Kookmin University is striving to cultivate core talents in the field of future automobiles and mobility that will lead the future society through the College of Automotive Engineering, the only college in the automotive field in Korea, and as the host university of the Future Automotive Consortium of the Innovation Convergence University Project, it is establishing, sharing, and spreading an educational system to present a new standard for future automotive education. 

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