지역혁신 대학의 기술창업 지원모델 구축에 관한 연구 : 창업동아리와 산학협력 플랫폼 연계를 중심으로

This study examines the operational structure of technology entrepreneurship support programs at Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), with a particular focus on entrepreneurial club activities and practice-oriented startup support initiatives implemented by the Technology Entrepreneurship Team. The analysis is based on 2025 program operation data, including prototype development funding for entrepreneurial clubs, support for domestic and international startup competitions, the 3CS (Corporate Technical Problem-Solving) program, prototype development support for early-stage and prospective entrepreneurs, the K-Square startup valley initiative, and infrastructure support through the AI Makerspace. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with 35 student participants, five mentors, and three program administrators, and the data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings reveal that KIT’s practice-based entrepreneurship programs significantly enhance students’ creativity, problem-solving capabilities, presentation competencies, and understanding of early-stage startup processes. Experiential learning elements—such as prototype development funding, structured mentoring, and competition-based validation—were identified as key mechanisms that provide authentic opportunities for engaging in technologydriven entrepreneurship. However, the analysis also identifies several structural challenges, including delays in administrative communication and budget execution, insufficient competencies in market validation and business model development among participants, limited mentoring depth, mismatches in mentor assignment, and insufficient access to external expert and investment networks. Moreover, the independent operation of individual programs results in weak structural linkages across stages, thereby constraining the continuity of entrepreneurial growth pathways. Based on these findings, this study proposes an integrated multi-stage growth framework that strengthens business development capabilities, enhances mentoring continuity, expands external collaboration networks, improves administrative efficiency, and reinforces structural connectivity among support programs. The proposed framework contributes to advancing a practiceoriented university entrepreneurship ecosystem and provides policy and operational implications for regional innovation universities seeking to enhance technology-based startup education and support systems.