Gwangju University Accelerates Employment Support in Majors for Current Students

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Gwangju University (President Kim Hyuk-jong) has taken active steps to support students' employment in their major fields.

The Gwangju University University Innovation Support Project Group announced on the 23rd that it will implement the '4th Industrial Revolution Major Course Support Project' for one semester starting next month on the 1st to foster creative convergence talents.

This project aims to promote employment activation by supporting the operation of curricula to strengthen competencies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, supporting the development of curricula related to the 4th Industrial Revolution in engineering, cultural arts, and humanities and social sciences, and cultivating major-related competencies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Experimental and practical expenses, as well as costs for inviting external guest lecturers, will be provided to the relevant departments for curriculum operation.

Along with this, Gwangju University is accelerating efforts to enhance employment competitiveness through the '2021 Major Certification Course Support Project.'

The Major Certification Course Support Project was established to foster practical major competencies and promote employment activation according to the educational needs for obtaining major certifications.

It is conducted to improve efficiency and increase acquisition rates through the operation of certification courses linked to major classes, prioritizing national certifications with high difficulty levels.

To this end, Gwangju University recently conducted evaluations on 10 items including the relevance of certifications to majors and announced the selection of ▲Department of Early Childhood Education (Early Childhood Education in the Smart Era) ▲Department of Hotel and Tourism Management (Airline Reservation Practice) ▲Department of Convergence Design (Computer Graphics) ▲Department of Sports Science (Self-Development and Career Exploration) ▲Department of Aviation Service (Airport Service Practice).

The major certification courses will be conducted in the second semester of the 2021 academic year, and the results report including certification acquisition performance will be analyzed for gradual expansion.

Kim Hwang-yong, head of the Gwangju University University Innovation Support Project Group, said, “Our university, which proudly ranked as a financially supported university in the university basic competency diagnosis evaluation, is doing its best to nurture creative convergence talents required by the 4th Industrial Revolution,” adding, “We will actively support enhancing students' employment competencies in their major fields.”

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