The Korea Engineering Society announced that it held its 52nd regular general meeting at 2:30 PM on the 27th in the Engineering Hall auditorium and deliberated and approved the submitted agenda items, including the 2024 business performance and settlement (draft) and the 2025 business plan and budget (draft), as originally proposed.
The association reported that in the 2024 financial statements, it achieved stable financial management by increasing general accounting revenues by 2.8% and reducing expenditures by 12.9% compared to the target through efficient budget execution and strategic business operations. In particular, it received attention for supporting partial revisions to the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, such as easing promotion restrictions for academics and career holders, successfully carrying out the association's 50th anniversary commemorative project, preparing 21 standard price lists for calculating fair prices, and actively promoting projects for industry development and industrial promotion, such as establishing the Korea Engineering Industry Research Institute.
In the deliberation of the 2025 business plan and budget (draft), it was announced that a general account budget of 12.59 billion won (6.9% decrease from the previous year) was prepared to expand public awareness of the engineering industry and improve its image, support international standardization of the engineering industry, and contribute to the research institute's operating assets.
The association plans to continue to promote various projects to strengthen the status of the engineering industry through the 2025 business plan and to continue activities to protect the rights and interests of the industry and strengthen its capabilities.
Chairman Lee Hae-kyung emphasized in his opening remarks that “the engineering industry is not simply a collection of technologies, but a great industry that makes the world a better place,” and that “we must work together and constantly innovate ourselves for sustainable growth.” He then pledged, “As the association president, I will continue to work to strengthen the future competitiveness of the engineering industry.”
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