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Press Release28 May 2021Digital IndustriesSiemens Korea, Seoul
Siemens Korea Digital Industries Signs MOU with Changwon National University for Cooperation in Raising Future Professionals for the 4th Industrial Revolution
Thomas Schmid, Head of Digital Industries at Siemens Korea (Seventh from the right), and HoYoung Lee, President of Changwon National University (Seventh from the left), pose for a photo with officials from both institutions after signing an MOU to jointly foster future professionals for the 4th industrial revolution at Changwon National University in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, on May 27, 2021.
Thomas Schmid, Head of Digital
Industries at Siemens Korea, HoYoung Lee, President of Changwon National
University, and officials from both parties attended the ceremony held in
Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do. According to the agreement, the two parties will closely
cooperate in sharing knowledge, workforce and materials; supporting on-site practical
training to cultivate skilled human resources; cooperating in R&D and curriculum
development; and exchanging information to create job opportunities.
With its engineering
excellence, innovation and internationality Siemens Digital Industries is a
global leader in the fields of industrial automation and digitalization. The company
provides integrated solutions for product design and simulation, product
planning, engineering, manufacturing operation and maintenance for a smart
manufacturing environment in Industry 4.0. Under this agreement, Digital Industries
at Siemens Korea intends to effectively provide the core technologies of the 4th
industrial revolution and contribute to fostering field-oriented professionals.
Changwon National University’s Industry-University
Cooperation Foundation focuses on supporting collaborations among researchers,
industry, and universities. The foundation also takes the lead in driving the
local economy and upgrading the Changwon National Industrial Complex, the mecca
of the Korean machinery industry.
“As a leader in digitalization,
Siemens will introduce our Digital Enterprise solutions and offer on-site practical
training to students, helping them to be perfectly qualified for the area of 4th
industrial revolution,” said Thomas Schmid, Head of Digital Industries at Siemens
Korea. He added, “We hope that the agreement, which is intended to strengthen
the talent pool of the southern region, will serve as a foundation for further industry-academic
cooperation activities.”
HoYoung Lee, President of Changwon
National University, said, “Changwon National University expects that this MOU
will be an opportunity for Changwon University’s students to grow up as competitive
professionals for digitalization era.” He added, “In particular, we have a high
expectation in fostering experts in the fields of automation and digitalization
in manufacturing with exchange of practical cooperation.”
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society. Through Mobility, a leading supplier of intelligent mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is helping to shape the world market for passenger and freight services. Via its majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital health services. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power that has been listed on the stock exchange since September 28, 2020. In fiscal 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €57.1 billion and net income of €4.2 billion. As of September 30, 2020, the company had around 293,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.co.kr.
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