Daegu City Strengthens 'HuStar' Industry-Academia Collaboration Program for Future New Industry Talent

The photo shows Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu (center in the photo), participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of Yeungnam University's 'HUSTAR Water Industry Innovation University Project Group' on June 19 last year. Photo by Kwon Young-jin

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 15th that it will expand and strengthen the HuStar project to cultivate innovative talents tailored to corporate demand in future growth industries such as robotics, future-oriented automobiles, and information and communication technology (ICT).

First, Daegu City's goal for this year is to achieve a visible employment rate of over 80% by strengthening the company-close specialized programs of 'HuStar,' a project to cultivate innovative talents (Human Star) who will lead the future new industries of Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

To this end, Daegu Innovation Academy will establish and expand five customized specialized programs for companies. The main contents include ▲ establishment of AI (Artificial Intelligence) convergence education ▲ significant reinforcement of practical projects ▲ hosting technical seminars for trainees and operating meet-up programs for participating companies ▲ establishment of job competency courses ▲ and learning support tailored to trainees' levels.

In addition, to encourage active participation of participating companies and the employment and settlement of innovative talents, policy support for participating companies will be strengthened. In connection with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's region-led youth job project, partial wage support will be provided for up to one year to companies hiring innovative talents, and preferential support will be given when selecting Daegu City support policies.

Along with this, to achieve the project goals, policy execution will be enhanced through performance-centered annual evaluations and mid-term monitoring, and a performance evaluation system for the entire first-phase project will be established in advance to derive directions for improvement in the second phase and beyond.

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin emphasized, "We will continuously improve the education programs so that HuStar innovative talents can be employed by many local companies and become the foundation for future new growth industries and the growth of local companies, and ensure that it is linked to practical employment."

Meanwhile, the HuStar project is the nation's first initiative led by local governments where regional universities, research and support institutions, and local companies collaborate to cultivate innovative talents tailored to corporate demand, and these talents settle in local companies to lead corporate growth and regional industrial development.

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