Kyungbok University, Employment Rate 77.7%... 5 Consecutive Years as No.1 Metropolitan Area University

[Asia Economy (Namyangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kyungbok University ranked first nationwide for two consecutive years among universities with more than 2,000 graduates, achieving an employment rate of 77.7%, and also secured first place in employment rates among metropolitan area universities for five consecutive years.

Kyungbok University announced on the 14th that it recorded an employment rate of 77.7% in the university information disclosure announced recently by the Ministry of Education (as of December 31, 2020).

With this, Kyungbok University ranked first in employment rates among metropolitan area universities for five consecutive years, with 76.9% in 2017, 75.5% in 2018, 78.2% in 2019, 80.2% in 2020, and 77.7% last year.

Kyungbok University attributes its high employment rate to ▲ the '100% Employment Guarantee Industry-Academia Cooperation Network,' which promises employment at about three companies per graduate with over 8,400 companies, the largest scale in the metropolitan area ▲ the 'LINC+ Social Customized Department Operation,' where universities and companies cooperate from student selection to curriculum and post-graduation employment to cultivate practical talents demanded by industries in response to social needs ▲ and the 'University Job Center,' which operates a one-stop career and employment support system through the establishment of the KBU Employment Support Integrated System.

Ham Do-hoon, head of Kyungbok University Job Center and Employment Office, said, "The employment rate of 77.7% at Kyungbok University is significant as it was achieved during a difficult time when COVID-19 and youth employment difficulties are intensifying," adding, "The driving force behind achieving such a high employment rate is the trinity of a broad industry-academia cooperation network, field-oriented student-selective integrated curriculum, and a student-customized university job center employment support system reflecting trends."

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