Opened Path for Training Medical Tourism Specialists... Busan Science and Technology University Signs MOU with Busan Economic Promotion Agency

Activation of Exchanges in Medical Tourism Sector Including 'Concierge Service'

Busan Institute of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with the Busan Economic Promotion Agency on the 20th to promote the training of specialized personnel and the activation of exchanges in the medical tourism sector.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan University of Science and Technology has paved the way for training specialized personnel in medical tourism.

Busan University of Science and Technology (President Kang Ki-seong) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Busan Economic Promotion Agency (Director Park Ki-sik) on the 20th to promote the training of specialized personnel and activate exchanges in the medical tourism sector.

The Department of Health Tourism Chinese Language at Busan University of Science and Technology (Head of Department Kim Min-jung) announced on the 21st that it will establish a mutual cooperation system to create and spread achievements in the medical tourism industry, a core policy project of Busan City.

The Busan Economic Promotion Agency is currently promoting various projects to foster the medical tourism industry intensively and elevate Busan as a central city for medical tourism in Northeast Asia.

Plans include providing high-quality medical services based on a medical tourism cluster concentrated in over 5,000 medical institutions and Seomyeon Medical Street, along with the introduction of Korea's first heavy ion accelerator in 2023 and the establishment of world-class medical infrastructure such as a robotic surgery center.

A project is underway to realize Busan as a medical tourism city through various value-added services, including medical tourism concierge services supporting the entire process from entry to treatment and tourism for foreign medical tourists visiting Busan, medical tourism interpretation services supporting multiple languages worldwide, and unique medical tourism products exclusive to Busan.

The Department of Health Tourism Chinese Language at Busan University of Science and Technology and the Busan Economic Promotion Agency will jointly promote △ training specialized personnel with international competitiveness to lead Busan's medical tourism △ activation of mutual human exchange and cooperation in hiring graduates △ joint projects related to creating new jobs and startups in the medical tourism field to train Chinese-speaking medical tourism coordinators and interpretation specialists.

Professor Kim Min-jung (Head of Department, Health Tourism Chinese Language) said, “The medical tourism cluster, which combines Busan’s natural tourism resources with cutting-edge medical infrastructure, has established itself as a pillar of Busan’s future economic strategic industries.”

She added, “Through the MOU with the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, we have provided students with various career options and opened the path to train specialized personnel equipped with professional knowledge in medical tourism and Chinese language skills.”

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