LG Energy Solutions have established the Department of Battery-Smart Factory to cultivate human resources for the next generation of battery specialists at Korea University (KU). This department is a convergence of “battery engineering” aimed at developing artificial intelligence-based methods of production and “smart factories” that study security and digital twins.

LG Energy Solutions is the first to establish a contract department with a specific university among technological giants such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and LG Electronics. Since master's and doctorate-level research and design personnel are considered insufficient in the battery industry, it is urgent to supply key personnel to this field. LG Energy Solutions’ contract with KU is in essence, a form of self-rescue measures in solving this critical problem. Therefore, students are expected to join the company as soon as they obtain their degree.

Kim Tae Ki, a professor of Dankook University, pointed out that, “Although it is urgent to secure manpower in industries such as electronics and battery tech, universities cannot increase the number of departments needed due to regulations in the metropolitan area.” Thusly, he emphasized the necessity of university’s voluntary adjustment on the number of admission to increase those that can be trained for this particular industry.