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![Pusan National University President Cha Jeong-in, left, poses for a photo with Park Soo-ja, president of Busan National University of Education, after signing a memorandum of understanding to open a merged university in March 2027. [PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11528109.jpg?imageId=11528109&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Representatives of universities selected for the Glocal University 30 project and the local governments that host the universities pose for a photo during a memorandum of understanding-signing ceremony held on Wednesday. [SOUTH GYEONGSANG PROVINCIAL OFFICE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12287986.jpg?imageId=12287986&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)