The "Busan Brain 21+ Business Project" performance sharing meeting was held at The Party, Busan City Hall, on September 27.

Showcasing the achievements of all of the university groups participating in the project, the meeting was followed by an awards ceremony.

On that day, the DSU "Advanced Health Adaptation Program for Advanced Health Care" project group was selected to receive the Excellence Award for its work in the 2018 to 2019 period.

Radiology Professor Cheong Yeong-jin, Head of the DSU project group, said, "Having received this recognition of its excellence, we will be even more effective in the 2019 to 2020 period as we will have our project costs covered and receive additional incentives."

Established in 2002, the Busan Brain 21+ Business Project is run by the Busan Institute for Talent and Lifelong Education with the aim of fostering local talent.

Selected projects receive six stages of support worth approximately 300 million won; in particular, more than seventy percent of a project's costs can be directed towards student scholarships, which greatly benefits and motivates participating students.

In this latest phase of the Busan Brain 21+ Business Project, which will be conducted from 2018 to 2023, a total of 21 tasks will be pursued.

For the DSU Advanced Health Adaptation Program for Advanced Health Care project specifically, its tasks will involve the Department of Radiology and the Department of Occupational Therapy jointly researching technologies and devices for diagnosing and evaluating brain functions in the elderly population; the utilization of this research for the development of rehabilitation services; and finally for promotion of public awareness about these services.