Yeungnam University Opens 'Water Industry Innovation University' with Employment Guarantee ... Selecting 40 Students Annually

Opening of HuStar Water Industry Innovation University Project Team
Recruiting 2nd-year Students for 2 Years of Expert Training
Employment Agreement Signed with 21 Water-Related Companies

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The 'Water Industry Innovation University,' which selects second-year university students aspiring to work in water-related companies in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region every year and provides them with 500,000 KRW monthly to nurture them as smart water system experts, has been newly established at Yeungnam University.

The university will select 40 students annually starting from November this year, and graduates who complete 12 courses totaling 32 credits will be introduced to employment opportunities at 21 partner companies.

Yeungnam University, selected last September for the 'HuStar Water Industry Innovation University Project' jointly promoted by Daegu City and Gyeongsangbuk-do, held the project group opening ceremony on the 19th and began full-scale preparations to establish the customized 'Smart Water System Convergence Major' tailored to corporate demand.

The opening ceremony was attended by Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu; Seo Gil-soo, President of Yeungnam University; Choi In-jong, Chairman of the Water Industry Cluster Resident Companies Association; and Jeong Sang-yong, Director of the Korea Environment Corporation National Water Industry Cluster Project Group.

The Water Industry Innovation University Project is a project to cultivate innovative talents who will lead the water industry, a future regional growth industry, and settle them in the region. Daegu City will support approximately 3.9 billion KRW until February 2023 to intensively nurture talents in the water convergence field. Yeungnam University has established a customized major linked to the water industry convergence (Smart Water System Convergence Major) and built a systematic education system to promote the Water Industry Innovation University.

The university selects 40 trainees annually from related departments such as the core departments of Environmental Engineering, Construction Systems Engineering, and Chemical Engineering's Chemical Systems, and operates an internship program linked to employment with related companies (field training). Additionally, it has signed agreements with 21 local water-related companies to hire 42 people annually (as of 2022), matching talents tailored to corporate demand with employment at local companies.

Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu, said, "The water industry is a convergence industry with advanced sectors such as environment, chemistry, machinery, materials, and information and communication, so corporate demand is also diverse." He welcomed the initiative, saying, "With the opening of this innovation university, we expect to establish a virtuous cycle system linking the cultivation of local water industry talents and employment, greatly contributing to the development of the water industry not only in Daegu and Gyeongbuk but also in the Republic of Korea."

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