"Local IT Talent, Raised by Baemin"

Woowa Brothers Signs Business Agreement with Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongnam Office of Education to Foster IT Talent

At the 'Business Agreement Ceremony for Fostering IT Innovation Talent in the Gyeongnam Region' held on the 25th, Woowa Brothers' Chief Technology Officer Song Jae-ha (center), Oh Jong-su, Director of the Gyeongnam Province Integrated Education Promotion Team (right), and Choi Byung-heon, Director of School Policy at the Gyeongnam Office of Education, signed the agreement and took a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Baedal Minjok (Baemin) is establishing a system to nurture IT professionals in collaboration with local public institutions and is embarking on discovering innovative talents who will lead the future IT industry.

Woowa Brothers, the operator of Baemin (CEO Kim Beom-jun), announced on the 26th that it has signed a 'Business Agreement for Nurturing IT Innovative Talents in the Gyeongnam Region' with Gyeongsangnam-do and the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education.

This agreement was prepared to create an optimal environment where practical skills necessary for employment in IT companies can be learned, aiming to nurture talents who will thrive in the software industry. Previously, Woowa Brothers formed a practical task force (TF) with Gyeongnam Province and the Gyeongnam Office of Education in July last year. The TF empathized with the need to develop curricula that are practically useful for students of specialized high schools in the region and has been deeply discussing cooperation plans.

According to this agreement, Woowa Brothers plans to promote detailed cooperative projects together with Gyeongnam Province and the Gyeongnam Office of Education, including ▲ IT career exploration education ▲ IT developer competitions ▲ training for current teachers at specialized high schools ▲ development and consulting of company-customized, field-oriented curricula. These projects will be piloted from the 2022 academic year at two schools: Jinju Gyeongnam Information High School and Changwon Hanil Girls' High School.

Song Jae-ha, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Woowa Brothers, said, "We hope this public-private cooperation will serve as a milestone to help talented students realize their dreams and find their career paths in the rapidly changing IT industry ecosystem," adding, "We will continue to collaborate with various institutions to nurture talents who contribute to Korea's IT industry."

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