Hannam University Selected as Host Institution for 'SOS Developer Retraining Project'

Entrance view photo of Hannam University Ojeong Campus. Provided by Hannam University

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Hannam University has been selected as the lead institution for this year’s ‘SOS Developer Retraining Project.’

According to Hannam University on the 18th, this project is part of the Startup-Centered University initiative promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. It aims to train beginner developers into skilled developers (star developers) by providing startup internship field experience. The structure involves recruiting beginner developers as interns, matching them with startup companies, and nurturing skilled developers.

Following the project selection results, Hannam University plans to focus on achieving a twofold effect: alleviating the manpower shortage faced by startups struggling to secure skilled developers and enhancing the development capabilities of young beginner developers who lack practical experience.

The project targets youth aged 19 to 29, with support fields including IT development roles such as system software development, application software development, web development, and data and network-related development tasks. The project operation period is two months starting next month.

Previously, Hannam University was the only institution in Daejeon selected for the Startup Leading University Development Project in 2012, and over the past 10 years, it has focused on discovering and nurturing (preliminary) early-stage entrepreneurs in the region, up to this year’s Early Startup Package.

Lee Jun-jae, Director of Employment and Startup at Hannam University, said, “Hannam University has established its position as a nationwide startup leading university. Especially this year, having been selected for the Laboratory Startup Leading University Development Project, we expect to strengthen expertise in the startup field by providing a foundation for faculty and students to collaborate in technology startups.”

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