Kutaisi International University signs landmark partnership agreement with South Korea’s Incheon National University

Kutaisi International University (KIU) has formalised a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Incheon National University (INU) to drive joint research, academic exchanges, and technology transfer.

KIU Executive Director and Rector Vakhtang Tsagareli and INU Vice President Professor Jun Han Lee signed the partnership.

Under the framework, the two institutions will establish joint research initiatives, student exchange programmes, and academic-industry link-ups. The agreement emphasises technology transfer, startup ecosystem development, and commercialising academic research through industry partnerships.

The collaboration extends to advanced medical research and applied physics, exploiting particle-beam technology at the Kutaisi Hadron Centre to drive innovation in healthcare and biotechnology.

“This partnership opens direct channels for Georgian students and researchers to engage with South Korea’s world-class innovation ecosystem,” KIU noted in a statement.

The visiting South Korean delegation, which included Professor Dong-Gyu Kang, Director of INU’s University-Industry Cooperation Foundation, and Professor Jin-Baek Hong, Dean of International Affairs, toured KIU’s campus and met with faculty and students. The signing follows a reciprocal visit by a KIU delegation to Seoul in November 2025.

Incheon National University is South Korea’s second-largest state university, renowned globally for its engineering, applied sciences, and business innovation programmes.