Gwangju University Supports On-site Internships at Companies Related to Majors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju University announced on the 17th that it will operate the ‘2021 Summer Semester Field Training’ program, which dispatches students to companies related to their major fields.

Through this program, Gwangju University aims to cultivate field-oriented talents who can solve various technologies and challenges in the industrial field.

The recruitment target is 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year students from 9 departments participating in the Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC+) project tailored to society.

The departments currently participating in the Gwangju University LINC+ project are ▲Department of Convergence Design (Visual Media Design) ▲Department of Interior Design ▲Department of Photography, Video and Drone ▲Department of Architecture (Architecture) ▲Department of Computer Engineering ▲Department of Convergence Software ▲Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ▲Department of Future Automobile (IT Automobile) ▲Department of Convergence Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Mold Engineering Department).

The field training will be conducted for 4 or 8 weeks starting from the 21st of next month, and students will receive training support funds.

Additionally, training companies will be supported with training supervision fees and other expenses.

The Gwangju University LINC+ Project Group plans to continue various programs and support policies to enhance employment capabilities through practical education related to majors, such as providing scholarships of 1 million KRW each to two students, including No Seung-chan (Computer Engineering, 4th year), who succeeded in employment through long-term field training in February.

Kim Jeong-geun, head of the Gwangju University LINC+ Project Group, said, “Despite various difficulties caused by COVID-19, we are achieving excellent results through field training and extracurricular programs,” and added, “We will actively support expanding successful employment cases through field training.”

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