Mokpo Maritime University Fosters 'Marine Leaders' Through Overseas Employment Support

Support for Overseas Shipping Company Employment for Domestic Young Marine Officers

Mokpo Maritime University Graduate, First Korean Female Navigator to Join Greenpeace Icebreaker Successfully

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National Maritime University (President Park Sung-hyun) is strengthening activities to connect domestic maritime officers with overseas employment through a global employment program.

According to Mokpo National Maritime University on the 8th, the "Global Boarding Employment Program" is a government job creation support project aimed at helping young domestic maritime officers enter the global maritime industry. The program is conducted based on mutual cooperation including fund contributions from a total of seven organizations: Mokpo National Maritime University, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea Seafarers' Union Federation, Korea Shipowners' Association, Korea Ship Management Industry Association, National Ship Management Seafarers' Union, and Korea Maritime and Fisheries Training Institute.

The program, which ran for 12 weeks from June 29 to September 18 last year, involved seven graduates from Mokpo National Maritime University. Through courses such as global leadership, mock interviews for overseas shipping company employment, maritime English proficiency training, and job training, participants enhanced their foreign language skills and related job competencies, successfully securing employment in domestic and international shipping companies.

In particular, Jeong Yeon-ju, a 2018 graduate of the Department of Maritime Transportation Systems at Mokpo National Maritime University, achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the first Korean female navigator to board and work on Greenpeace's icebreaker through the employment cooperation network.

Currently serving as the third officer on Greenpeace's environmental monitoring vessel ARCTIC SUNRISE, Jeong Yeon-ju said, "The English education during the Global Boarding Employment Program greatly helped improve my conversational skills. Going forward, I will strive to gain extensive experience as a navigator working worldwide through Greenpeace."

President Park Sung-hyun stated, "We will continue to take the lead in nurturing global maritime leaders through support for overseas employment connections."

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