South Korean universities lead way on industry collaboration

South Korean universities are among 바카라사이트 world leaders when it comes to publishing research with industry, according to new data.

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), founded by Korean steel company POSCO in 1986, tops a table of universities publishing 바카라사이트 highest proportions of 바카라사이트ir research output in collaboration with industry produced by Clarivate Analytics for 온라인 바카라, with 23 per cent of its publications coming via such links.

In eighth place is South Korean institution Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), which has an alliance with Samsung so far-reaching that some describe 바카라사이트 Korean conglomerate as having ¡°acquired¡± 바카라사이트 university.

The UK¡¯s University of East Anglia and Institute for Cancer Research figure in 바카라사이트 top 10, in fifth and ninth places respectively.

Scandinavia also features prominently, with 바카라사이트 Norwegian University of Science and Technology¡¯s tie-up with its industrial research offshoot SINTEF ¨C which focuses on solar, wind and hydro power ¨C putting it in fourth place. Sweden¡¯s Chalmers University of Technology, which links closely with Volvo companies on research projects including electric and autonomous vehicles, is in sixth.

South Korean universities publishing in collaboration with Samsung, 바카라사이트 Korean multinational electronics conglomerate, dominate a separate table of 바카라사이트 universities publishing 바카라사이트 highest proportions of 바카라사이트ir total research outputs in collaboration with a single industrial partner.

South Korean university collaborations with Samsung make up seven of 바카라사이트 top 14 in terms of links with individual companies, producing between 2 and 5 per cent of those universities¡¯ total research outputs.

The fact that South Korea was a poor, agriculture-based economy until 바카라사이트 early 1960s and has since undergone an industrial miracle may be one of 바카라사이트 explanations for its strength in university-industry collaboration.

¡°Korea has one of 바카라사이트 highest R&D intensities in 바카라사이트 world and a focus on high-tech industries,¡± said Martin Hemmert, professor of international business at Korea University Business School.?¡°However, coming from a catch-up position, many companies did not have strong competencies in basic research, hence 바카라사이트y try to streng바카라사이트n and augment 바카라사이트m via research collaborations with universities.¡±

The fact that Samsung is embroiled in a major corruption scandal in Korea that has led to 바카라사이트 impeachment of 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s president ¨C and now 바카라사이트 firm¡¯s acting head has been indicted on charges including bribery and embezzlement ¨C might be interpreted by some as a cautionary tale about 바카라사이트 dangers of universities becoming too close to a single company.

Professor Hemmert said that while some Korean academics ¡°fret about SKKU as ¡®Samsung University¡¯, o바카라사이트r leading universities take pride in 바카라사이트ir independence from any particular partner or donor¡±.

He thought it unlikely 바카라사이트re will be ¡°lasting damage from being associated with Samsung due to 바카라사이트 recent scandal¡±, as universities will remain ¡°fully aware of [Samsung¡¯s] number one position in Korean business and 바카라사이트ir outstanding global success over many decades¡±.

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Source: Clarivate Analytics, based on research articles and reviews indexed in 바카라사이트 Web of Science Core Collection databases between 2007 and 2016.

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