New York State University President Arthur Lee, GM Korea President Hector Vizarreal and GM R&D Corporation President Brian McMurray (Photo IFEZ)
The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority Incheon Free Economic Zone(IFEZ) under Commissioner Dr. Peter Wonsok Yun has announced New York State University and General Motors (GM), both with operations within the Incheon Global Campus, have signed a business agreement to foster future talent
I’ve noted in previous posts how IFEZ specifically Songdo is home to a community of foreign and domestic academic institutions, companies, and NGOs.
See https://www.brandinginasia.com/foreign-direct-investment-rooted-in-international-commerce-but-an-evolving-ecosystem/
See https://www.brandinginasia.com/smart-cities-a-tale-of-innovation-and-collaboration-in-south-korea/
As noted in Maeil Business Newspaper Co., Ltd. the NY State Univerity and GM signed the MOU on April 3, 2024. GM operates an R&D center within IFEZ.
Attending the signing ceremony were Arthur Lee, president of New York State University, Hector Vizarreal, president of GM Korea, and Brian McMurray, president of GM R&D.
On this day, the two sides agreed to join forces to provide various educational programs for the growth of students at New York State University in Korea, including mentoring, seminars, and internships, to plan and promote job training and joint research and development (R&D) for GM employees, to visit both institutions and to contribute to the local community.
“We are happy that our students, who have strengths in engineering and management, will have the opportunity to strengthen the capabilities needed in global companies and grow into future talents,” President Lee said. “We will contribute to student growth and community development by promoting various programs with GM.”
President Vizarreal said, “STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education is an indispensable keyword in GM that leads future mobility,” adding, “I am happy to have an opportunity to cooperate with New York State University in Korea, which has strengths.” He said, “We will discover more innovative and creative programs and support fostering talents who will lead the rapidly changing future industry.”
“We are happy to have various collaborations with potential students and excellent faculty at New York State University in Korea through this partnership,” said McMurray.
“The high student recruitment rate (of IGC resident universities) means that IGC meets the purpose of creating new growth engines and creating a global education hub,” said Yoon Won-seok, head of the Incheon Economic Office.
New York State University Korea, which opened in 2012, is the first U.S. university in Korea with undergraduate and master’s, and doctoral courses. It operates an excellent department at Stony Brook University, which has the best science and engineering education programs in North America, and Fashion Technology University (FIT), the world’s top fashion school. All classes are the same as the faculty at New York State University in Korea through this partnership,” said McMurray.
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