The Place They Attend School Is a Famous Beauty Salon... Gyeongnam Jeongbo University’s 'Employment-Oriented Contract Department' Draws Attention

Systematic Hair Designer Incubating Education System Operation

‘Hwami-ju’ and the Only Employment Condition at Universities in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam since 2015

Hair designers from Gyeongnam Information University graduated through the contract department.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Twenty-six college students attend a beauty salon instead of a campus.

This is because the place where the ‘Hair Designer Incubating’ education of the Hair Major in the Beauty Department at Gyeongnam Information University (President Chu Man-seok) takes place is there.

Since 2015, this department has been the only one among hair-related departments in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam areas to operate a contract department with employment conditions. The classroom for the contract department is a famous hair specialty shop.

A contract department is a system where an industry signs a tuition support contract on the condition of employment. When a student enters the university and completes an industry-tailored curriculum, they obtain an ‘Associate Degree’.

Currently, 26 students are participating in on-site classes at 65 franchise stores of Hwamyju Hair. Among the graduates in February 2021, six are currently working as hair designers at various Hwamyju Hair branches in Busan.

Kim Da-hyun, a graduate working as a Hwamyju designer through the contract department program, said, “I think I spent two years intensely and meaningfully by balancing both studying and salon practice,” and added, “The sufficient theory, skills, and character education learned at school eased the fear and tension encountered in the actual field.”

Jung Sook-hee, head of the Hair Major in the Beauty Department, said, “We take pride in successfully operating the only contract department in the region together with Hwamyju Hair, a representative franchise in Busan, and Gyeongnam Information University.”

Professor Jung said, “We plan to prepare a more detailed employment-guaranteed program so that more students can grow into hair designers.”

The Hair Major in the Beauty Department at Gyeongnam Information University has industry-academic cooperation relationships not only with Hwamyju but also with large franchise salons such as Richard Pro Hair and ID Hair.

A university official stated, “We have conducted various industry special lectures and are discussing operational plans to open a customized education program guaranteeing employment,” expressing plans to develop the contract department system.

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