This university was founded in 1996 with the purpose of providing higher education to cultivate industrial technical manpower with the educational philosophy of a college that cultivates specialized knowledge and skills necessary for the knowledge-based society of the Republic of Korea and the educational goal of nurturing creative professionals suitable for the knowledge-based society. was established in The mission of this university is to cultivate industrial technical manpower for world-class Gyeongnam construction and to provide educational services, technical information, and professional vocational education for the residents of the province.