KMOU’s LINC 3.0 Project Group Opens Its Global Industry-University Cooperation Center in Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

The global industry-university cooperation center of KMOU’s LINC 3.0 Project Group has expanded to 14 countries with the establishment of the Miami-based center.

The American (Miami) branch of the global industry-university cooperation center plans to support the entry of Korea’s family companies and local businesses into the U.S. market.

The Industry-University-Research Cooperation Leading University Fostering (LINC 3.0) Project Group of Korea Maritime & Ocean University (KMOU), headed by Kyung Kab-soo, announced on May 2nd, 2023 that it opened an American branch of its global industry-university cooperation center at JMP Marine, led by its CEO Jeon Chan-jin, in Miami, Florida, the United States.

The opening ceremony for this Miami-based center was held by the LINC 3.0 Project Group on April 21st, 2023, and key members of KMOU and JMP Marine attended it.

Before the establishment of this American branch, KMOU’s LINC 3.0 Project Group operated its global industry-university cooperation center in 13 countries, including Spain, Australia, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia. With the opening of the new center in Miami, the U.S., its global industry-university cooperation center has expanded to 14 countries.

The American (Miami) branch of KMOU’s global industry-university cooperation center plans to support Korea’s family companies and local businesses related to the new marine industry in such fields as shipbuilding, marine leisure, marine transport, and marine energy to enter the U.S. market. 

It will also conduct various activities, including the expansion of cooperation for global education for participating students in the LINC 3.0 Project Group, to enhance industry-university-research cooperation.

Kyung Kab-soo, head of KMOU’s LINC 3.0 Project Group, stated that the American (Miami) branch of KMOU’s global industry-university cooperation center is expected to boost global industry-university-research cooperation in shipbuilding and marine industries. He also mentioned that this branch will actively encourage global marketing of Korea’s family companies and local businesses that are willing to enter the U.S. market by providing them with information on industrial trends and enterprises in the U.S., and other relevant support strategies.

Further, KMOU’s LINC 3.0 Project Group is currently discussing the establishment of another American branch of its global industry-university cooperation center in Houston, Texas, to expand the range of American regions where Korea’s family companies and local businesses can settle down for business opportunities as well as the range of global education to be provided for participating students in the LINC 3.0 Project Group.