Next Generation Construction Leader Academy, Recruiting 18th Class Trainees

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] The Next Generation Construction Leader Academy is recruiting students for its 18th term.

The Next Generation Construction Leader Academy is Korea's first industry-academia cooperative education program in the construction field, hosted by Korea University College of Engineering and organized by HanmiGlobal. It targets current students, graduates, and alumni of architecture and civil engineering departments nationwide, and since its establishment in 2007, a total of 919 students from 75 universities have completed the program. Among them, 83% have succeeded in employment or further studies, demonstrating high educational effectiveness.

In particular, it has gained high popularity to the extent that international students from leading domestic universities as well as major overseas universities such as Cornell University, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Purdue University, University of Illinois, and Tsinghua University in China participate. The program offers a highly effective curriculum through short-term intensive camps during vacation periods and by inviting excellent instructors. The average lecture satisfaction score exceeds 89 points, indicating high satisfaction among participants.

The 18th term Next Generation Construction Leader Academy course will be held for six weeks from January 4 to February 10 next year. To reflect construction industry trends, more than 40 current experts, professors, CEOs, and prominent social figures in the construction field will participate. To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the lectures will be conducted online via Zoom and YouTube in a non-face-to-face format. Applications for the course are open from the 9th to the 22nd through the Next Generation Construction Leader Academy website.

This course especially aims to nurture global construction talents with creative problem-solving skills contributing to the advancement of the construction industry as its vision. It consists of five educational modules: general construction industry, creative problem-solving, global competency, field and theoretical practice, and liberal arts education, offering practice-oriented lectures where students can actively participate and internalize the content.

Additionally, professors from Korea University and actual construction industry practitioners will participate as mentors, conducting regional research projects alongside the curriculum to deepen the knowledge acquired by students. The best project team will receive prize money, and outstanding graduates will be awarded scholarships, employment recommendation letters, and special benefits during HanmiGlobal’s new employee recruitment, providing various supports for growth as next-generation construction leaders.

For more detailed information and inquiries, please visit the Next Generation Construction Leader Academy website.

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