Ulsan City, UNIST and BadaEnergy pledge continued cooperation to nurture talents in offshore wind
“Let’s secure future growth engines.”
Ulsan City, UNIST and BadaEnergy pledge continued
cooperation
to nurture talents in offshore wind
• BadaEnergy
granted five students at UNIST Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management
full scholarships for an entire semester.
• Ulsan
Metropolitan City, UNIST and BadaEnergy have renewed the MOU for industry-academic
cooperation earlier this month, marking four years of awarding scholarships this
year.
• Scholarship
awardees are also entitled to preferential treatment in internship and
employment.
2024. 5. 13 – BadaEnergy, a
portfolio of offshore wind projects in South Korea jointly developed by Corio
Generation, TotalEnergies, and SK ecoplant, announced on May 13 that it has
awarded scholarships to five students at the UNIST Graduate School of
Technology and Innovation Management to nurture talents who will lead the
future of offshore wind industry.
BadaEnergy, which signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Ulsan Metropolitan City and UNIST in January 2021 for
industry-academic cooperation as part of the development of floating offshore
wind in Ulsan, has been working hard to cultivate local talents in the offshore
wind sector. In this respect,
BadaEnergy pledged continued cooperation through the renewal of the MoU earlier
this month to foster local experts in the floating offshore wind industry and
contribute to high-quality job creation in the region.
Through the
industry-academic cooperation, which marks the fourth this year, BadaEnergy offers
diverse competency-strengthening programs to enhance students’ practical ability in offshore
wind, including lectures on the offshore wind power technologies and
management every year and recruitment-linked internships along with
scholarships. Following a six-month
internship program last year, the intern was recruited as a full-time employee.
The UNIST Graduate School of Technology and Innovation
Management also offers a wide range of renewable energy curricula in accordance
with the industry’s increasing demand, including Wind Energy Technology,
Business Opportunities for New & Renewable Energy, and Energy Systems,
Policy, and Market Analysis. Accordingly, BadaEnergy continues its support as
an industry-academic cooperation partner of UNIST by providing practical
know-how and hands-on experiences in all stages of offshore wind development.
The awarded students
majoring in new and renewable energy technology and innovation
management will
receive participation
opportunities in BadaEnergy’s various environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and
corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities as well as networking opportunities in related
fields. They will also receive preferential treatment
for internships and employment at BadaEnergy.
“We will
continue to support and nurture young talents in offshore
wind through industry-university
cooperation with UNIST, which has been deepened
since the recent renewal of the MoU. Ultimately, based on our partnership, the awarded talents
will greatly
contribute to strengthening
growth engines
of the domestic wind industry, including Ulsan, and become
a good example of a virtuous
cycle of industry-academic cooperation on
a long-term basis,” said BadaEnergy Gray
Whale Project Ulsan Office Lead Yang Gwon-yeol.
Choi Young-rok, Dean of UNIST Graduate School of
Technology and Innovation Management, said: “We are grateful that the renewal
of the business agreement on offshore wind with Ulsan City and BadaEnergy will
continue our efforts to cultivate talents in offshore wind, which has been
recognized as one of the essential renewable energy sources to achieve carbon
neutrality. Specially, we deeply appreciate BadaEnergy’s efforts to spread
practical knowledge of offshore wind and provide scholarships and internship opportunities.”
Meanwhile, BadaEnergy is currently developing floating
offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.5GW (project name: Gray Whale
1,2,3) off the coast of Ulsan and strives to foster mutual growth with the local community and achieve a
sustainable future.
Photo) BadaEnergy, on May 10, awarded scholarships to five students majoring in new and renewable energy technology and innovation management at the UNIST Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, with Dean of UNIST Graduate School Choi Young-rok (first from left) and BadaEnergy Gray Whale Project Ulsan Office Lead Yang Gwon-yeol (second from left) in attendance.