Workshop for graduate student exchange was held between Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Chemical Engineering and Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST) Chemistry & Chemical Engineering.
 
In order to cultivate graduate students’ cosmopolitan outlook and to promote co-research through the mutual exchange of research results, SKKU BK21+ ‘Creative Convergence Institute for Chemical Engineers project’ (Dean, KIM, DUKJOON) held the with Chemistry & Chemical Engineering of HUST from Nov, 1. 2015 to Nov.4. In this workshop, 4 professors and 11 students in SKKU BK21+ project, along with 10 professors and 47 students in HUST, made presentations, where a number of HUST students also participated.

In the SKKU-HUST Bilateral Graduate Student Workshop, graduate students of both universities presented their research results, and discussed it through cross Q&A. Also, Group Discussions were made on Energy and Bio separately, where students were abel to grasp recent research trends and discuss researches in depth.

Awards for Excellent Student Presentation was made and SKKU’s Han, Hwaseung (Advisor: PARK, JAE HYUNG) and Im Irang (Advisor: LEE, JUN YEOB), took the honors.

Both universities agreed to continue this event, and scheduled to be held in 2016 at SKKU Chemical Engineering hosted by the BK21+ ‘Creative Convergence Institute for Chemical Engineers project.’

HUST is an outstanding Chinese university ranking 10th in China according to   ‘US News and World Report.  BK21+, in order to establish a base for mutual cooperation, is planning to expand and gradually move forward to a joint international workshop that connects other excellent universities in China and in the region through this event.