GRC

Global R&DB Center

Seoul National University Global R&D Business Center (GRC) was founded in 2019 as a state-designated institute under Seoul National University.

GRC serves as a key institute for global digital transformation collaboration, operating a global R&DB cooperation platform rooted in a network of professionals in the fields of global digital & AI transformation and smart city development. As of 2026, GRC’s global R&DB network encompasses more than 500 professionals from over 80 countries, built and continuously expanded through the strategic partnerships across national and regional levels with diverse stakeholders.

This expansive network forms the foundation from which GRC works across sectors to strengthen expertise and drive lasting contributions worldwide with a focus on human capacity development, industry-academia cooperation, academic and industrial research collaboration, and institutional partnerships.

Partners

  • Adama Science and Technology University
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Center for ICT for Development, Prime College
  • CITYNET
  • EBS
  • General
  • Secretariat of the ALADI
  • Green Climate Fund
  • Hanwha S&C
  • Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
  • HUREM Co.Ltd
  • Inha University in Tashkent
  • Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation
  • International Energy Policy Program
  • International Technology Professional Program
  • ITSA
  • KAIST Global Commercialization Center
  • KISDI
  • Ministry of Science and ICT, ROK
  • National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
  • National Research University Higher School of Economics
  • NIA
  • POSCO
  • Sana’s University; SGH Warsaw School of Economics
  • SEWB
  • State Polytechnic of Ujung Pandang
  • STEPI
  • United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Center for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT)
  • United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)
  • Universidad Nacional De Colombia
  • WeGo
  • World Bank
  • Yong Consulting
  • 세아해암학술장학재단
  • LX 한국국토정보공사

Seoul National University, Global R&DB Center

#133, Building 39, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 02-880-9140 | [email protected] | https://grc.snu.ac.kr/