Jinju City Holds Non-Face-to-Face Entrance Ceremony for New Students of Agricultural College

Five Courses of Agricultural College Hold Online Entrance Ceremony with New Students' Excitement

Lee Seong-hyeong, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, is delivering a welcome speech for the new students.
[Image source=Jinju City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 29th that the city's Agricultural College, aimed at enhancing agricultural competitiveness and cultivating top experts in the agricultural field, will hold an entrance ceremony and begin its academic schedule.

This entrance ceremony will be conducted online considering the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), starting with a welcome speech by the head of the Agricultural Technology Center, followed by guidance on how to attend online classes and an orientation.

This year, the Agricultural College will enroll 175 students across five courses: ▲Facility Strawberry Class ▲Facility Chili Pepper Class ▲Lifestyle Agriculture Class ▲Physiology and Cultivation of Horticultural Crops ▲Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) Class, planning to operate a combination of in-person and online education.

The academic schedule will focus on practical education applicable to actual farming sites, including theoretical and practical training, case presentations, and field education.

In particular, the newly established Hanwoo course this year will enhance practical application skills by visiting trainees' local farms and outstanding farms for open discussions and expert consulting.

A city official stated, “We will do our best to nurture top agricultural experts with management capabilities to ensure there is no gap in education due to COVID-19,” and urged, “We ask that trainees use the specialized knowledge acquired through learning to contribute to increasing the income of other farms struggling due to COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, Jinju City Agricultural College, which started in 2009, has produced over 1,500 graduates to date, who have played a leading role in advancing agriculture in Jinju City.

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