Joint Technology Project

Supporting universities and institutions to generate 
technology commercialization and Industry-Academia-Research 
Cooperation outcomes through joint technology development

Propulsion Purpose

  1. Enhancing the technological competitiveness of regional enterprises through CPR (Company & Postech & Regional) demand-customized R&D
  2. Contributing to enhancing the technological competitiveness of regional SMEs and revitalizing the regional economy through technology transfer and commercialization of university research outcomes (patents, know-how, etc.) to regional companies
  3. Establishment of a proactive support system for regional enterprises through commercialization R&D support in response to technology transfer demand and full-cycle support for technology commercialization (BM design, feasibility analysis, commercialization R&D)

Program Overview

Program Types for Industry-Academia-Research Joint Technology Development Projects

Category
Content
Operational
Type
Support
Scale
Designated
Type

Directly assigning projects to research teams capable of performing key research projects in University RISE Specialized Sectors and research tailored to regional demand

Category
Research Topics
Speciali
zed
Sectors
Battery Recycling
Securing core element technologies for battery recycling
Digital Bio
Digital bio technology development led by early-career researchers
Next-Generation
Semiconductor
Development of power semiconductor design and process technology
Steel · Digital
Development of digital retrofit smart system technologies
Regional demand-tailored
Regional enterprise demand-tailored AI scale-up
Single-year
Projects /
Multi-year
Projects
Up to KRW 100 million
Open Call Type

Selecting research teams capable of performing creative research projects in Linkage with University RISE Specialized Sectors

Single-year Projects
KRW 30 million
- 50 million
Academia-
Research
Integration
Center Type

Direct support for research projects jointly promoted by universities and research institutes with the purpose of attracting government-funded research institutes to the region

* Participating research teams will be selected through an open call and evaluation process

Single-year
Projects /
Multi-year
Projects
Up to KRW 100 million

Specialized Fields

Specialized Sectors
Detailed Fields (Examples)
Battery Recycling
  • Electrolyte · separator regeneration technology
  • Lithium recovery efficiency enhancement technology
  • Optimization of hydrometallurgical · pyrometallurgical processes
  • Non-destructive component analysis and diagnostics
  • Digital platform for waste battery collection and history management
  • Low-temperature eco-friendly decomposition technology
  • Automated separation and dismantling of waste batteries
  • Second-life battery application technology
  • Electrochemical recycling processes
Steel · Digital
  • Hydrogen reduction ironmaking
  • Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)-based carbon-free steelmaking processes
  • High-efficiency separation and refining of steel scrap
  • Development of high-strength lightweight alloys
  • Energy-saving technology for high-temperature processes
  • Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
  • Slag resourcing and recycling
  • Smart sensors for carbon footprint tracking
  • Smart factory-based process optimization
  • Development of corrosion-resistant and high-temperature materials
Next-Generation Semiconductor
  • Gate-All-Around Transistors
  • Next-generation packaging technology
  • Development of DRAM/Flash devices based on new materials
  • EUV lithography equipment and processes
  • Carbon nanotube · graphene-based transistors
  • AI semiconductor (NPU, Edge AI) design
  • Photonic Semiconductor for Optical Element Integration
  • High-frequency power semiconductors
  • Quantum semiconductor devices and control technology
  • 3D stacking and TSV
Digital Bio
  • Digital healthcare platforms
  • Digital twin-based disease prediction modeling
  • Wearable-based biosignal sensor technologies
  • Bio-data encryption and privacy protection protection
  • Medical imaging AI interpretation technology
  • Genomic analysis and diagnostic algorithms
  • Smart Drug Delivery System (DDS) devices
  • Digital design for mRNA vaccine development
  • Digital biobank establishment technologies
  • Digital therapeutics
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
  • Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) materials
  • Efficiency enhancement of water electrolysis devices (Alkaline/PEM)
  • Photoelectrochemical (PEC) for green hydrogen production
  • High-efficiency hydrogen storage alloys and Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC)
  • Hydrogen leak detection and safety sensors
  • Enhancing durability of fuel cell stacks for hydrogen vehicles
  • Modular systems for distributed hydrogen power generation
  • Hydrogen extraction based on ammonia and methane

Program Operation Process

Designated Type

1. Designated Type (지정형)

  1. 단계 1: Project Planning (과제 기획)
    • Project proposal application/receipt (과제 제안서 접수/수령)
    • Matching of counterpart funding and conclusion of agreements, etc. (대응 자금 매칭 및 협약 체결 등)
  2. 단계 2: Project Management (과제 관리)
    • Conducting R&D by project (budget execution) (과제별 R&D 수행 및 예산 집행)
    • Submission of result reports (성과 보고서 제출)
  3. 단계 3: Follow-up Management (사후 관리)
    • Conducting self-evaluation (자체 평가 수행)

Open Call Type / Academia-Research Integration Center Type

2. Open Call Type / Academia-Research Integration Center Type (공모형 / 학연 융합 센터 유형)

  1. 단계 1: Demand Survey (수요 조사)
    • Preliminary demand survey for Regional Enterprises (* Excluding Academia-Research Integration Center Type) (지역 기업을 위한 사전 수요 조사 * 학연 융합 센터 유형 제외)
  2. 단계 2: Project Planning (과제 기획)
    • Project Announcement (Project proposal application/receipt) (과제 공고 및 과제 제안서 접수/수령)

      * 수요 조사에 참여하지 않은 기업이 과제 연구팀 구성에 포함될 경우, 해당 참여 기업의 수요 조사 서류를 과제 제안서와 함께 필수 요건으로 제출해야 함.

    • Project Selection Evaluation (과제 선정 평가)
    • Matching of counterpart funding and conclusion of agreements, etc. (대응 자금 매칭 및 협약 체결 등)
  3. 단계 3: Project Management (과제 관리)
    • Conducting R&D by project (budget execution) (과제별 R&D 수행 및 예산 집행)
    • Submission of result reports (성과 보고서 제출)
  4. 단계 4: Follow-up Management (사후 관리)
    • Conducting self-evaluation (자체 평가 수행)

Project Support Scale

National funding
Industrial enterprise funds
Within a maximum of KRW 100 million per year
(Varies by Project type, refer to Program types)
10% of national funding
(Excluding Academia-Research Integration Center Type)

Operation Content by Project Type

Designated Type

Project Planning

Category
Research Topics
Specialized Sectors
Battery Recycling
Securing core element technologies for battery recycling
Digital Bio
Digital bio technology development led by early-career researchers
Next-Generation Semiconductor
Development of power semiconductor design and process technology
Steel · Digital
Development of digital retrofit smart system technologies
Regional demand-tailored
Regional enterprise demand-tailored AI scale-up

Participation Qualifications

Category
Survey items
Research team composition
  • Research team composition with a faculty member from a RISE-participating department as principal investigator, including participating faculty members·students (graduate student participation encouraged), and researchers from enterprises and other cooperating institutions
  • Mandatory inclusion of researchers from enterprises, excluding students, at 20% or more of the total research team
Principal investigator
  • Principle of participation in one project per faculty member (participation in up to five allowed if expertise is required)
* In accordance with Article 64 (Limitation on the number of R&D projects), Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the National R&D Innovation Act, Industry-Academia joint technology development projects are excluded from the limit on the number of concurrently performed R&D projects
Participating enterprise
  • Only enterprises whose headquarters or research institute is located in Gyeongsangbuk-do (including Daegu) are eligible to participate
* In research team composition involving multiple enterprises that have participated, the representative enterprise is a Regional Industrial enterprise, while non-regional Industrial enterprises may participate as joint research members
  • Counterpart funding required for research funds (cash, 10% of national funding)
* Industrial enterprise counterpart funding may be paid individually by one enterprise among participating enterprises (the representative enterprise or a co-participating enterprise selected by the research team), or jointly paid by multiple enterprises through cost-sharing.
  • Technology transfer commitment and payment of technology transfer fees (20% of government-funded research funds or more) are mandatory
  • Faculty-founded enterprises may participate only if the participating faculty member is not the representative, and project composition including other industrial enterprise is mandatory

Performance Creation & Sharing

Category
Minimum Requirements
Note
Single-year
Projects
Technology Transfer
1 case
  • Technology transfer commitment is mandatory
  • Payment of technology transfer fees (20% of government-funded research funds or more) before project termination is mandatory
Research Performance Poster
1 case
  • Submission of research outcome posters at the RISE performance sharing event is mandatory
  • Cooperation in participating in the RISE performance sharing event
Multi-year
Projects
Intellectual Property Rights
1 case
  • Limited to design rights, trademark rights, utility models, and patent rights
* Application and registration must be completed within the total project period
Dissertation
1 case
  • Limited to SCI(E) and KCI levels
* Only outputs that include project information in accordance with RISE guidelines are recognized as performance
* Publication must be completed within the total project period
Technology Transfer
1 case
  • Technology transfer commitment is mandatory
  • Conclusion of technology transfer agreements in the project agreement year and annual payment of technology transfer fees (20% of government-funded research funds or more) are mandatory
Research Performance Poster
1 case
  • Submission of research outcome posters at the RISE performance sharing event each year is mandatory
  • Cooperation in participating in the RISE performance sharing event each year

Open Call Type

Industrial enterprise Demand Survey

1. Purpose of the Survey (조사 목적)

  • Identifying Regional Industrial Participation Demand, Capabilities, And Research Objectives And Directions. (지역 산업 참여 수요, 역량, 연구 목적 및 방향 파악)
  • Discovering New Projects That Align With The Goals Of Joint Industry-University-Research Technology Development In Connection With The Local Community. (지역사회와 연계한 산학연 공동 기술 개발 목표에 부합하는 신규 과제 발굴)

2. Target of the Survey (조사 대상)

  • Faculty members of POSTECH departments participating in the RISE program and regional industrial enterprises. (RISE 프로그램에 참여하는 포항공과대학교(POSTECH) 학과 교수진 및 지역 산업체)

Survey Items

Category
Survey Details
Company
Information
General Status
  • Company name, CEO, date of establishment, business registration number, business type/industry, address, website, contact person information, etc.
Corporate Capability
  • Presence of a dedicated R&D department or an affiliated corporate research institute.
Company Type
  • Membership in the "Family Company" program, status as a faculty-founded startup, company size, and relevant technology fields.
Industry-Academic Cooperation Performance
  • Family company membership, joint industry-academic R&D, technical consulting, shared use of equipment, employee training, industry-academic exchange lectures, Capstone Design, internships, industry-academic consultative meetings, etc.
Technology
Development
Survey
Field of Support
  • Selection of one area highly relevant to the university's RISE specialized fields.
Project Overview
  • Goals and content of technology development, current status of owned technology and R&D trends, status of resources held by the industry, related market trends and size, technology development outcomes, and utilization plans.
Expected Outcomes
  • Patent application/registration, publication in domestic/international journals, technology transfer, commercialization, prototype and pilot product development, revenue generation, etc.
Participating Faculty
  • Affiliation, position, and name of the university faculty member(s) wishing to participate jointly.

Eligibility for Participation

Category
Requirements
Research Team Composition
  • The team must be led by a Principal Investigator (PI) who is a faculty member of a RISE-participating department. The team should include participating faculty, students (graduate student participation is encouraged), and researchers from companies or other partner institutions.
  • Researchers from the participating company must account for at least 20% of the total research team (excluding students).
* For "Academic-Industrial Integration Center" type projects, researchers from the research institution must account for at least 20% of the team.
Principal Investigator
  • As a rule, a faculty member may participate in one project as PI (up to five projects are allowed if specialized expertise is required).
* Pursuant to Article 64, Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Research and Development Innovation Act, joint industry-academic technology development projects are excluded from the limit on the number of simultaneous R&D projects.
Participating Companies
  • Eligibility is limited to companies whose headquarters or research institutes are located in Gyeongsangbuk-do (including Daegu).
* When forming a team with multiple companies, a local enterprise must serve as the lead company; non-local enterprises may participate as joint research partners.
  • A matching fund (cash) equivalent to 10% of the government-funded research budget is required.
* The industry matching fund can be paid by a single company (selected from the lead or joint participating companies) or shared among multiple participating companies.
  • Submission of a Letter of Intent for Technology Transfer and payment of Technology Transfer Fees (at least 20% of the government-funded research budget) are mandatory.
  • Faculty-founded startups are eligible only if the participating faculty member is not the CEO, and the project team must include at least one other external industrial enterprise.

Outcome Generation and Sharing

Category
Minimum Requirement
Remarks
Technology Transfer
1 Case
  • Mandatory commitment to technology transfer.
  • Mandatory payment of technology transfer fees (20% of the government-funded budget) before project completion.
Research Outcome Poster
1 Case
  • Mandatory submission of a research outcome poster for RISE performance sharing events.
  • Cooperation in participating in RISE performance sharing events.

Project Selection

Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Criteria
Score
Composed of 4 or more experts per specialized field(at least 70% must be external members)
❶ Creativity of the project and comprehensiveness of the implementation plan (including target performance and outcomes)
20
❷ Alignment with the university’s specialized and strategic fields, and consistency with RISE objectives and content
20
❸ Appropriateness of the research team composition (university, industry, etc., including execution capability) and the potential for outcome generation through organic cooperation among participants
25
❹ Differentiation from previously conducted R&D projects or joint industry-academic-research technology development projects
10
❺ Impact of the technology development project and the feasibility of utilizing research outcomes
25
Total
100

* Candidates who fail to secure research ethics or are under restrictive measures (participation limits) will be disqualified regardless of the evaluation results.

Academic-Industrial Integration Center Type

Eligibility

Category
Requirements
Research Team Composition
  • Led by a Principal Investigator (PI) who is a faculty member of a RISE-participating department. Composed of participating faculty, students (graduate student participation is encouraged), and researchers from companies or other partner institutions.
  • Researchers from the participating research institution must account for at least 20% of the total research team (excluding students).
Principal Investigator
  • As a rule, a faculty member may participate in one project as PI (up to five projects are allowed if specialized expertise is required).

* Pursuant to relevant R&D innovation acts, joint industry-academic technology development projects are excluded from the limit on the number of simultaneous projects.

Participating Companies
  • Joint corporate participation is allowed.

* Participation of companies with headquarters or research institutes in Gyeongsangbuk-do (including Daegu) is encouraged. Non-local enterprises must describe their regional impact in the project proposal.

Outcome Generation

Category
Minimum Requirement
Details
Single-year /
Multi-year
Projects
Intellectual Property
(IP)
1 Case
  • Limited to Design, Trademark, Utility Model, and Patent rights.

* Registration/Application must be completed within the total project period.

Publications (Thesis)
1 Case
  • Limited to SCI(E) and KCI-level journals.

* Only publications acknowledging RISE support are recognized.

* Must be published within the project period.

Research Poster
1 Case
  • Mandatory submission of a research outcome poster for RISE performance sharing events.
  • Cooperation in participating in RISE performance sharing events.

Project Selection

Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Criteria
To be determined upon mutual agreement between both institutions.
To be determined upon mutual agreement between both institutions.

Outcome Management, Utilization and Evaluation

Post-Management (Outcome Management, Utilization, and Evaluation)

  1. 평가단 구성
    • 특화분야별 4인 이상의 전문가(그중 70% 이상은 외부인사)로 구성
  3. 평가항목
    1. ➊ 평가척도: 항목별 우수(80~100점), 보통(60~80점), 미흡(60점 미만) 中 택 1
    2. ➋ 평가결과: 평가점수를 취합하여 평균 60점 이상일 경우 PASS, 60점 미만일 경우 FAIL