Ministry of SMEs and Startups Partners with Dassault Syst?mes to Foster Software Technology Talent

Signing of Business Agreement between National Meister High School, Gumi Electronics Technical High School, Jeonbuk Mechanical Technical High School, and Dassault Syst?mes

Students of Gumi Electronics Technical High School participating in practical training. Photo by Gumi Electronics Technical High School

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced that its affiliated national schools, Gumi Electronics Technical High School and Jeonbuk Mechanical Technical High School, signed a business agreement with Dassault Syst?mes on the 10th to foster software technology talent.

This agreement was made with the purpose of providing specialized education using Dassault Syst?mes' professional software to students of national Meister high schools. The plan aims to support the growth of excellent technical personnel capable of 3D design and analysis.

Dassault Syst?mes is a global company headquartered in France that develops software managing the entire product process from design to analysis and production in various fields such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, and bio. Its representative product is CATIA, a program optimized for automotive and computer-aided mechanical design.

Through this business agreement, Dassault Syst?mes will support the establishment of software education courses at Gumi Electronics Technical High School and Jeonbuk Mechanical Technical High School. Software tailored to each school's major field will be applied. Gumi Electronics Technical High School will base its education on the robot automation simulation program DELMIA, while Jeonbuk Mechanical Technical High School will focus on CATIA, a 3D design application.

In addition to software education support, customized cooperation programs for national technical high schools will include software contests, one-on-one career counseling, product commercialization technical consulting, international certification acquisition, and employment linkage with Dassault Syst?mes' client companies.

The operation of the education courses and cooperation programs will begin next year by selecting specialized class students. Earlier, in August this year, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched the ‘Daonda’ program as the first cooperative project with Dassault Syst?mes, providing software and expert education and consulting to startup companies in the manufacturing sector.

Cha Jung-hoon, Director of the Startup Venture Innovation Office at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, who attended the agreement ceremony, said, “We hope that national Meister high school students will develop their capabilities through quality education and diverse experiences, secure employment at excellent companies, and grow together with those companies.”

Cho Young-bin, CEO of Dassault Syst?mes Korea, stated, “Learning technology from school and becoming digital natives is a foundation for nurturing future talent that greatly enhances international competitiveness,” adding, “We will actively strive to cultivate world-class talent in cooperation with Meister high schools.”

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