Eulji University Strong in Employment... 20-Year Employment Rate 77.3%

Eulji University Daejeon Campus (left), Seongnam Campus (center), Uijeongbu Campus panorama

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Eulji University recorded an employment rate of 77.3% in the '2020 Higher Education Institution Graduate Employment Statistics.' This figure is 16.3 percentage points higher than the national average employment rate of 61% for four-year universities.

The detailed employment rates by campus are 83.0% for the Daejeon Campus and 76.3% for the Seongnam Campus. By department, the Funeral Service Department achieved a 100% employment rate. This was followed by the Physical Therapy Department (93.6%), Dental Hygiene Department (89.6%), Optometry Department (87.5%), and Radiology Department (85.9%). Additionally, the retention employment rate (4th survey), which indicates whether university graduates continue to work at their employed workplaces, was recorded at 82.6%.

So Young-jin, head of the Employment and Startup Support Center at Eulji University, explained, "Eulji University’s excellent employment rate is due to specialized education and employment/startup support systems that leverage the advantages of being a health and medical specialized university." He added, "The establishment of an educational environment equipped with virtual reality (VR) devices, 3D printers, and telepresence lectures (real-time video lectures), as well as specialized employment support programs by academic year called 'ECC' and a responsible advising professor system, are producing significant results."

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Educational Development Institute, investigating the employment status as of December 31, 2020, of students who graduated from higher education institutions nationwide?including vocational colleges, universities, education universities, industrial universities, various schools, technical colleges, and general graduate schools?in August 2019 and February 2020.

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