[Ulsan Maeil Feature] 

 

BadaEnergy awards scholarships to five students at UNIST Graduate School

 

 

BadaEnergy, is promoting the development of the floating offshore wind projects in Korea's exclusive economic zone off Ulsan, announced on May 7 that it has awarded scholarships to five students majoring in new & renewable energy · technology and innovation management at the UNIST Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management.   

 

BadaEnergy, is promoting the development of the floating offshore wind projects in Korea's exclusive economic zone off Ulsan, announced on May 7 that it has awarded scholarships to five students majoring in new & renewable energy · technology and innovation management at the UNIST Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management.

 

BadaEnergy is a joint venture developing offshore wind power project in South Korea being promoted by Corio Generation, TotalEnergies and SK ecoplant. BadaEnergy portfolio includes the 1.5GW Gray Whale projects (project name: Gray Whale I, II, and III) off the coast of Ulsan.

 

In January 2021, BadaEnergy signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UNIST and Ulsan Metropolitan City for industry-university cooperation for the Ulsan floating offshore wind project. Since then, BadaEnergy has provided scholarships every semester and operated lectures on offshore wind power technologies and management.

 

Currently, BadaEnergy is sharing practical experience and know-how in all stages of offshore wind development by running the ‘offshore wind power technologies and management’ course every year for 16 weeks among several courses related to renewable energy including offshore wind technology and business management as well as energy system analysis.

 

Last year, it offered a six-month internship program to provide hands-on experience opportunities, thereby expanding cooperation to discover and nurture local expertise in the offshore wind industry.

 

 

Cheon SuJeong, was hired as a new member at the Development Team of BadaEnergy after joining of the six-month internship program operated by BadaEnergy. 

 

The selected students of the scholarships can participate in a variety of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) activities organized by BadaEnergy, to have networking opportunities in related fields.

 

BadaEnergy hired Cheon SuJeong a full-time employee at the Development Team of BadaEnergy, who joined the UNIST-BadaEnergy internship after graduation from the UNIST Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management last February.

 

“Before starting my career, I had a lot on my mind: will my desired position match my expectations? will it fit for me? The internship came to me as a great opportunity to boost my experiences and capabilities as well as to quench those doubts,” Cheon said. “I practiced making decisions from a management perspective through case studies in graduate school, which I believe helped me improve my problem-solving skills in the job,” she added.

 

 

“The offshore wind projects in Korea require professionals throughout the entire cycle from design to operation and management, but we have a shortage of talent specialized in the field,” BadaEnergy said. “We will make every effort to cultivate young talents who will lead the future offshore wind energy industry through a continuous industry-academic cooperation based on academic support and practical experience.”

 

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