Yongsan Technical High School to Revamp as Railway Specialized High School from Next Year... Dormitory Also Provided

Agreement Signed for Buyeong Housing and Dormitory Construction
Scheduled Donation to City Education Office
New Student Recruitment Starts from the 26th of This Month

Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Seoul Yongsan Technical High School will be reorganized into a specialized railway high school starting next year. It will recruit new students nationwide, and dormitories will also be provided.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 12th at 3 p.m. that it will sign a business agreement with Booyoung Housing to build dormitories for Yongsan Technical High School.

According to this agreement, Booyoung Housing will design and construct a three-story dormitory of approximately 1,000㎡ above ground and donate it to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. In addition, Yongsan Technical High School and Booyoung Housing will promote industry-academia cooperation for nurturing talent and technical education necessary for the development of the railway industry.

Yongsan Technical High School will be reorganized into a specialized railway high school starting next year, following the Ministry of Education's 2020 vocational high school restructuring support project and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's approval of department reorganization. The curriculum will be operated in departments such as Railway Operation Machinery, Railway Electrical Signaling, Railway Electronics and Telecommunications, and Railway Construction. Furthermore, it has signed business agreements for industry-academia cooperation with institutions and organizations such as the Korail Human Resources Development Institute, SRT, and the Korea Electric Railway Technology Association, and is also pursuing a business agreement with Seoul Metro.

New student recruitment will begin on the 26th. Kang Seongbong, principal of Yongsan Technical High School, said, "South Korea is the world's fifth-largest high-speed rail country, and railways are emerging as an eco-friendly transportation mode," adding, "We expect Yongsan Technical High School, equipped with dormitories, to grow into a central school for nurturing railway technical personnel."

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