The Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, which has played a pivotal role in Korean marine engineering through education and research since 1950, has produced virtually all of the technicians and engineers who have made a significant contribution to making Korea the number one country in the shipbuilding sector. The department is continuously building on its achievements, with the ive of "fostering world-class talents in the shipbuilding and marine technology sector." Through its efforts, the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering has secured the state-of-the-art laboratory and facilities required for research and education in the field. It has also successfully hosted the Engineering Research Center supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, which received funding from the government (9 billion won), industry (9 billion won), and the Pusan Metropolitan Government (1.8 billion won) over a nine-year period. Through this, the department has been able to secure the funds required to offer education and conduct research into next-generation naval architecture and ocean engineering. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is a field of study that researches the technologies required for the efficient and economical design, production, construction, and operation of vessels and marine structures that have excellent mobility, floatability, and loading capacity. In other words, to construct large structures (vessels and marine structures), the field of study includes the evaluation of load, which measures the load levied on vessels and marine structures in the ocean environment;?hydromechanics, which is essential for the economic and safe navigation of vessels; and other factors such as resistance, propulsion, restorability, manoeuverability, structural design, materials, noise and vibration, welding engineering, production engineering, and other technologies.