Showing the Field is Key to Developing Talent... Dongmyeong University President Discusses Shipbuilding and Marine Workforce Training at Oriental Jeonggong

Education Meeting with Local Small and Strong Companies to Foster Talent in Marine Mobility

President Jeon Ho-hwan (center) of Dongmyung University and professors from the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering visited Oriental Jeonggong in Busan Noksan Industrial Complex to hold an on-site discussion on talent development and related matters.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Dongmyung University is conducting on-site meeting events to strengthen cooperation with small and medium-sized enterprises in the shipbuilding and marine industry sector.

President Jeon Ho-hwan and professors from the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering recently visited Oriental Jeonggong, a leading mid-sized company in Busan.

Oriental Jeonggong is a specialized shipbuilding equipment company with 40 years of experience. The company seeks skilled professionals who can be deployed immediately and for extended periods on-site. For the university, it was necessary to survey industry demands to provide practical education for talent in the shipbuilding and marine fields.

Thus, both parties met. Representatives from the two institutions, led by CEO Park Se-cheol of Oriental Jeonggong and President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyung University, engaged in substantive discussions on cultivating practical convergence talents and innovating educational curricula.

CEO Park Se-cheol stated, “To resolve the severe manpower shortage in the manufacturing industry, cooperation with regional universities, including the development and operation of industry-demand-based educational programs, is very important.”

He added, “Currently, on-site internships are mainly for fourth-year students, but expanding this to second and third-year students is crucial to help them explore career paths, aptitudes, and practical skills.”

President Seo Jun-won said, “The career paths of naval architecture and ocean engineering graduates can be broadly divided into design, production, and sales, so customized education is necessary. Currently, the naval architecture and ocean engineering curriculum focuses on design, but the essence of production is distribution, and sales require language skills and knowledge of international trade,” emphasizing the importance of tailored education.

On this day, various opinions were exchanged regarding re-education for industry workers, linkage with further education, employment-linked internships, and the talent profiles desired by small and medium-sized enterprises.

They directly identified the challenges faced by regional small and medium-sized enterprises and universities and agreed to cooperate in improving the educational environment and nurturing local talent through strengthened industry-academia collaboration in the future.

The Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Dongmyung University aims to cultivate creative and practical talents preferred by companies.

Like the industry talent development forum, the department is actively working to establish an innovative engineering education system oriented toward industry-academia cooperative product development education, employment-linked internships, and the construction of cutting-edge non-face-to-face learning platforms in the untact era.

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