Program Offices & Industry-Academic Centers

Program Offices & Industry-Academic Centers

RISE (Regional Innovation System & Education) is 
a support system designed to enable universities to become the central drivers of regional innovation.
It is a system aimed at overcoming the shared crises faced by both regions and universities and promoting the shared growth of universities and regions.

Regional Innovation System & Education

A system for delegating administrative and financial authority for university support to local governments and promoting regional-university shared growth through strategic support aligned with regional development

Mutual development goals for regions and universities, and 4 implementation strategies.

  • Core Goals
    • "Universities Nurtured by the Region" : Fostering competitive regional universities
    • "Regions Revitalized by Universities" : Positioning universities as hubs for regional development
  • Implementation Strategies
    • Expansion of Local governments' authority to support Universities
    • Financial investment through strategic selection and concentration linked to regional development strategies
    • Significant deregulation
    • Innovation in university governance

Direction of the Ministry of Education’s University Financial Support Programs

Through the integration of major university financial support programs, over 50% of the budget is transitioned to a region-led structure

Diagram showing the consolidation of five university support programs into RISE.

  • Pre-consolidation Programs
    • RIS
    • LiFE
    • LINC 3.0
    • HiVE
    • Local University Revitalization Program
  • Consolidation Process

    The five programs are consolidated into RISE (Regional Innovation System & Education).

  • Funding Structure of RISE
    • Integration of five programs (KRW 1.2 trillion)
    • Local government matching funds (+α)

RISE Leading University

A foundation for an idea-driven innovation growth engine promoting mutual growth with the region

A pioneer creating Ideas - X (Expansion, Convergence, Innovation)

For the sustainable future of universities and regions, POSTECH 
will take the lead as a value-creating university in driving new innovation value for a new Gyeongbuk and the future.

Knowledge Value

Knowledge generated through university research promotes innovation in regional industries beyond academia.

Social Value

Solving and contributing to regional community issues through multilateral Collaboration centered on the university.

Talent Value

Realizing the advancement of regional human resources by fostering field-oriented convergence talents closely linked to the region.

Value Creation Leading Model

Diagram illustrating the Regional Innovation Growth Engine, composed of three interconnected IDEA values and a foundational strategy.

  • Central Core

    Regional Innovation Growth Engine

  • Three IDEA Components
    • Creation of Talent Value
    • Creation of Knowledge Value
    • Creation of Social Value
  • Associated Strategies
    • Development of talent cultivation programs based on social needs
    • High-level talent leading technology development
  • Foundation

    Expansion of the startup ecosystem through technological innovation

6 Major Regional Innovation Growth Engines

Diagram showing three strategic options that converge into the six RISE Focus Areas.

  • Strategic Options
    • OPTION 01: Gyeongbuk's 8 Mega-Techs
    • OPTION 02: Major specialized industries of Gyeongbuk
    • OPTION 03: POSTECH Focus Areas
  • RISE Focus Areas
    • Steel Materials
    • Future Energy
    • Secondary Battery
    • Semiconductor
    • Bio
    • Deep-Tech New Industries

POSTECH RISE

RISE Leading University Based on an Idea-Driven Innovation Growth Engine Promoting Mutual Growth with the Region

POSTECH is realizing the values of VISION 2036 and POSTECH 2.0 (the Second Founding) based on its founding philosophy of the three core functions—Education, Research, and Community Service. Based on this foundation, a value-creation model for a leading RISE university is presented consisting of: Talent Value (Fostering region-oriented, field-centered convergence talents), Knowledge Value (innovation growth of industry·enterprise based on Regional-Industry-Academia demand), Social Value (Startup bridges)

Budget
KRW 6.5 billion in national funding per year + @&nbs (additional funding from local governments)
Project Period
5Five years (2025-2029)

Implementation Strategy

Diagram showing three interconnected IDEA value creation areas and their specific goals.

  • IDEA Knowledge Value Creation

    Innovation growth of industrial enterprises based on Regional-Industry-Academia-Research demand

  • IDEA Social Value Creation

    Startup bridges, Realization of Social Value

  • IDEA Talent Value Creation

    Cultivating region-oriented, field-centered convergence talents

PROJECT 01

Specialized Industry Scale-up (3-conneX Specialized Industry Scale-up)

Regional-Industry-Academia linkage for the growth of regional industrial special zones

PROJECT 02

Regional Growth Innovation LAB (OASIS Project)

Pursuing innovation growth through mutual growth cooperation between universities and regional SMEs and mid-sized enterprises

PROJECT 03

Idea Startup Valley (Idea Deep-Tech Startup Bridge)

Creating a Regional Startup Valley

PROJECT 04

Local Customized R&D (BE.SPO.KE@POSTECH)

Establishment of a Customized R&D Enterprise Support Platform for Regional Innovation Growth Engine Fields

RISE Program Group Brochure

Please refer to the brochure for detailed information on each project.
It includes detailed information such as the objectives, implementation strategies, and expected outcomes of the four major projects.

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“Idea-Industry Led K-University Great Transformation”

“Idea-Industry Led K-University Great Transformation”

  • Promoting Local governments-led innovative balanced regional development
  • Strengthening Regional-Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation and enhancing regional industrial competitiveness

Positioning Universities as Hubs for Regional Development

  • Strengthening specialization strategies and enhancing university branding and reputation
  • Fostering region-specialized future talents

POSTECH RISE-Glocal University 30 Linkage

무한대 기호 형태의 연결 고리를 통해 RISE 사업과 글로컬 대학 30이 POSTECH을 중심으로 상호 유기적으로 연계되어 추진됨을 나타냄.

  • 좌측: POSTECH RISE
  • 우측: GLOCAL UNIVERSITY POSTECH (Local Roots, Global Fruits)
Category
RISE Program
Glocal University 30 Program
Key Purpose
Leading regional development and innovation by placing universities at the center of regional innovation and through local government-led establishment of talent development, employment and entrepreneurship, and a settlement ecosystem.
Fostering outstanding non-metropolitan universities to a world-class level, strengthening global competitiveness of universities and addressing regional challenges.
Operating Entities
Local government-led, advancing region-specialized innovation in cooperation with universities.
Ministry of Education-led, direct selection and support of universities.
Key Strategies
Talent development, Industry-Academia Cooperation, linkage with local communities, regional economic revitalization, and region-tailored innovation
Strengthening global competitiveness, structural innovation, Industry-Academia and regional cooperation, and strengthening Regional-Industry-Academia partnerships.