Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province is launching a major transformation into a self-sufficient city centered on high-tech industries, led by the aerospace sector.
Goyang City held a "Vision Declaration Ceremony for an Aerospace Industry-Academia Convergence Hub City" on Tuesday at the Vision Hall of Korea Aerospace University's Aerospace Center, jointly with the university. The event gives concrete shape to the key policy direction of Mayor Min Kyung-sun's ninth popularly elected administration: "securing new growth engines and creating jobs through attracting high-tech industries."
The declaration ceremony was attended by Mayor Min and Korea Aerospace University President Hur Hee-young, along with National Assembly member Han Jun-ho, Kookmin University President Chung Seung-ryul, and Dongguk University Bio Medi Campus Vice President Sung Jung-suk, among other major figures from government, industry, academia and research.
The city presented a blueprint centered on establishing an aerospace industry-academia convergence center within the Baekseok Business Complex, expanding a global-level education and research network, and building an innovation ecosystem across government, industry, academia and research.
At the core is the industry-academia convergence center to be built in the Baekseok Business Complex. The plan is to use the site as a hub to intensively nurture the aerospace and future mobility industries, attracting promising companies and creating quality jobs.
"Goyang City is a city equipped with the optimal infrastructure to lead the aerospace and future mobility industries," Mayor Min said. "We will actively support efforts so that local governments, companies, universities and research institutions become one team, so that future talent gathers and high-tech industries can grow naturally."
President Hur said, "We will actively connect the education and research capabilities in aerospace that Korea Aerospace University has built up with the local industrial field, and develop it into a successful win-win model for the region and the university."
A Goyang City official stressed, "This declaration ceremony is an important first step toward Goyang City becoming a complete self-sufficient city centered on high-tech industries. We will accelerate efforts to create economic results that citizens can feel, such as attracting promising companies and creating quality jobs."
