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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 6th that it will provide two students from National Technical High Schools who won awards at the skills competition with the opportunity to attend the world's largest home appliance and information technology exhibition, '2020 CES.'

The exhibition will be held from the 7th to the 10th in Las Vegas, USA. Numerous IT technology-related startups and global major companies will participate. The two National Technical High School students selected for this opportunity were recommended by their schools from among the winners of the '2018 International Robot Olympiad World Competition.'

Jung Wonyong, a third-year student at Gumi Electronics Technical High School (Gold Medalist at the International Robot Olympiad World Competition), and Jeon Mingun, a second-year student at Jeonbuk Mechanical Technical High School (Bronze Medalist at the International Robot Olympiad World Competition), were selected. During the visit, they plan to tour the 'Eureka Hall,' an innovative startup exhibition hall, and the 'Global Major Companies Hall,' under the guidance of a Ministry of SMEs and Startups official.

The Ministry supports talent development in fields such as electronics, electricity, and machinery at three National Technical High Schools (Gumi Electronics Technical High School, Jeonbuk Mechanical Technical High School, and Busan Mechanical Technical High School). Since the transfer to the Ministry in 2012, these three schools have achieved excellent results in the National Skills Competition through practice-oriented education.

This opportunity to attend CES is intended to encourage National Technical High School students who have achieved outstanding results in skills competitions and to help them understand global technologies and trends in the Fourth Industrial Revolution fields. This year marks the first time that overseas prestigious exhibition attendance opportunities have been provided to award-winning students from the three National Technical High Schools.

Additionally, support is planned for one or two students from Busan Mechanical Technical High School, who won first place overall at the 2019 National Skills Competition, to attend the industrial exhibition scheduled to be held in Hannover, Germany, in April this year.

Kim Mingyu, Director of the Human Resources Support Division at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "We will expand opportunities for National Technical High School students to attend prestigious overseas exhibitions so that they can grasp global technologies and trends and broaden their horizons."

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