
The initiative was announced Tuesday by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Seoul National University, San Diego State University, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering signed a memorandum of understanding, outlining plans for collaborative education and training.
Under the agreement, Seoul National University will host between 20 and 30 students and faculty members from U.S. institutions annually, beginning in 2026, for short-term engineering programs focused on shipbuilding. The two countries also committed to expanding the scope of the program to include shipyard design professionals.
The new agreement builds on a similar trilateral accord signed last July between Seoul National University, the University of Michigan, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering.
The latest initiative comes as the United States seeks to rebuild its maritime capabilities, following decades of industrial decline in commercial shipbuilding.
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