Jeonbuk National University is launching its largest-ever international cooperation network, bringing together presidents of leading universities worldwide, global companies and international educational organizations. The university said Monday that it will establish a Global Advisory Committee comprising presidents of its overseas partner universities and launch major projects in collaboration with global companies and international organizations. The initiative represents an expanded cooperation model that goes beyond academic exchanges between universities by incorporating the expertise of global industries and international organizations. The Global Advisory Committee will include presidents of partner universities representing North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Among those institutions are Purdue University in the United States, Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle in France, China University of Geosciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia and Mohammed V University in Rabat in Morocco. In addition, Thales Group, a French defense and technology company, and the Agence universitaire