"My Avatar is Looking for a Job?" Dongmyeong University Hosts 'Metaverse Employment Camp for Disabled University Students' Supporting the Underprivileged

From November 8, Disabled University Students, Parents, and Supporters Collaboration

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The Metaverse Hybrid Platform Employment Camp for Students with Disabilities conducted by Dongmyung University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Dongmyung University is holding a relay employment camp that integrates the 'Metaverse' to help students with disabilities find jobs.

The Dongmyung University Career Center announced on the 29th that it will hold a metaverse-integrated employment camp starting November 8 to provide effective employment support for university students with disabilities.

The camp, held six times over four weeks, consists of a total of 10 hours including one metaverse session, three LMS sessions, one ZOOM session, and one face-to-face session.

The program is planned to allow students with disabilities and their parents to participate together with supporter students, enjoying communication and fun while enhancing their employment capabilities.

On November 10 at 11 a.m., the metaverse employment camp will feature President Jeon Ho-hwan and Chair Professor Kim In-soon, who will join participants to enjoy games and listen to songs together. An ice-breaking 'Ojingeo Game' (Squid Game) will also appear.

Through LMS, lectures will cover core employment strategies, field training, and employment support pathways. On ZOOM, Director Lee Ju-young of Vocational Education BASIC will conduct sessions, and face-to-face lectures by instructor Nam Jae-dong will focus on building employment capabilities and a happiness virus program.

President Jeon Ho-hwan said, “I hope participants experience various employment platforms and have a special experience overcoming disabilities through the metaverse by doing (Do-ing).”

Shin Dong-seok, head of the Career Center, said, “Students and parents will form teams to experience the new and interesting metaverse,” adding, “It is an opportunity to overcome real-world disabilities and enhance employment capabilities.”

Since September, Dongmyung University’s Department of Visual Design has been conducting metaverse curriculum classes, and on the 22nd, held a graduation exhibition on the metaverse platform Gather Town.

At the 3D metaverse exhibition hall MEUM, works by 32 prospective graduates were viewed with a sense of presence. Each visitor entered the exhibition hall with their own avatar.

Dongmyung University recently ranked 7th in employment rate among private universities with over 5,000 students outside the metropolitan area. It is taking on new challenges by establishing the ‘Doing University’ to cultivate practical and experiential abilities.

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