Woori Financial Group and Soongsil University Join Hands to Train Digital Specialists

Lee Won-deok, Senior Vice President of Woori Financial Group (right), and Jang Beom-sik, President of Soongsil University, are attending the signing of a strategic business agreement (MOU) and taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] Woori Financial Group announced on the 1st that it has signed a strategic business agreement (MOU) with Soongsil University to foster digital professionals.

The signing ceremony held the previous day at Baird Hall, Soongsil University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, was attended by Lee Won-duk, Senior Vice President of Woori Financial, and Jang Beom-sik, President of Soongsil University, where they agreed to mutually cooperate on ▲establishing an industry-academia cooperation and information exchange system ▲operating courses for training personnel related to digital innovation technologies.

Through this agreement, Woori Financial plans to develop practical education programs covering digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and blockchain, and from the second half of the year, operate customized curriculums for trainees selected from group companies such as Woori Bank.

Additionally, Woori Financial is operating and planning various educational programs to strengthen company-wide digital capabilities. Since May, it has been running industry-academia linked education courses in big data and AI in collaboration with KAIST, KT, and Kyobo Life Insurance.

In particular, Woori Bank plans to train new recruits in the digital and IT sectors currently being hired by providing digital finance MBA courses from major domestic universities, nurturing them into key talents needed in the digital finance market.

A Woori Financial official stated, “Through this agreement, both institutions will collaborate on strengthening digital capabilities to create an opportunity to take a step forward in the fiercely competitive digital finance environment,” adding, “We will continue to operate specialized education programs to secure excellent digital talent, an essential element of digital innovation.”

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