Kyungbok University Selected as 'SME Workforce Development Project Target Institution' for 7 Consecutive Years
[Asia Economy (Namyangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kyungbok University has been selected as the target institution for the "University-Linked Small and Medium Enterprise Workforce Development Project" hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for seven consecutive years.
The University-Linked Small and Medium Enterprise Workforce Development Project is a government initiative where partnered SMEs and universities collaborate to provide customized programs for students about to graduate.
Participating students learn specialized skills tailored to the needs of SMEs, while SMEs can alleviate their workforce shortages.
Students involved in this project participate in various industry-academia cooperation programs as mandatory activities, including ▲1 Team-1 Project ▲Customized Education and Field Training ▲Job Fairs ▲Company Visits, which help them develop job competencies required in the field.
With this project selection, Kyungbok University will receive 200 million KRW in funding to conduct company-customized education together with industries that have signed employment agreements.
Jung Yeon-chan, Director of Kyungbok University's Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation, stated, "Kyungbok University is achieving good results by nurturing field-customized technical personnel that satisfy both students and industries through industry-academia linked projects. We will continue to build a talent development system that considers employment quality by developing enhanced customized programs for SMEs."
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Meanwhile, Kyungbok University received the "Presidential Award for Job Creation Support Merit" hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Additionally, it recorded an employment rate of 78.2% in employment statistics announced by the Ministry of Education, ranking first in employment rate among metropolitan area universities with over 2,000 graduates for three consecutive years.
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