Local Talent Should Work Freely in Their Region... NHN Academy Opens First Nationwide Branch in Gimhae, Gyeongnam

Preventing Outflow of IT Talent from Gyeongnam

28 Weeks of Web Service Development · 4 Months of Service Planning

NHN Academy Gyeongnam Campus opened in Gimhae on the 3rd, becoming the first of its kind nationwide.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] NHN Academy, a specialized educational institution for nurturing talent in information and communication technology and software, has opened its doors for the first time nationwide in Gimhae City.

NHN is an information and communication company providing services such as Payco, commerce, cloud, collaboration tools, games, webtoons, and music.

Gyeongnam Province and NHN are jointly promoting a representative corporate cooperation model that nurtures ICT and software talent and facilitates local employment through the Ulsan-Gyeongnam Regional Innovation Platform project, which involves local governments, universities, regional innovation institutions, and companies.

NHN Academy Gyeongnam Campus, an NHN affiliate, was established in December last year as a specialized educational institution operating curricula to enhance the software capabilities of local students, aiming to assist student employment and resolve the manpower shortage in the local ICT sector.

The first cohort of NHN Academy trainees was selected after a coding test and interview screening following the announcement in December last year, with 59 out of approximately 180 applicants finally chosen.

The first cohort will receive training starting from the 7th of this month, including a 28-week web service development course and a 4-month service planning course.

The web service development boot camp, beginning on the 7th, will be conducted systematically from basics to practical skills, with instructors and advisory members composed of NHN’s top current developers sharing technical secrets and experiences acquired in the corporate field.

The service planning boot camp will run for a total of 16 weeks, consisting of lectures, practical projects, weekly assignments with feedback, and Saturday industry special lectures.

Top performers among the first cohort of NHN Academy students will be offered opportunities to join NHN affiliates and other related companies.

The second cohort will be recruited in September, with relatively more opportunities given to students who have completed the NHN track of the Ulsan-Gyeongnam Shared University (USG, University System of Gyeongnam & Ulsan).

A Gyeongnam Province official stated that they will steadily expand employment connections with NHN in the future to establish a virtuous cycle of regional development where locally nurtured talent finds employment within the region.

Gimhae City plans to intensively nurture local IT/SW professionals to be newly employed at the Gimhae NHN Data Center and Research and Development Center, scheduled for completion in 2024, through the NHN Academy Gyeongnam Campus.

They will build a close cooperative system with Gyeongnam Province and NHN to develop the local ICT (Information and Communication Technology) industry ecosystem.

Ha Jongmok, Director of Planning and Coordination at Gyeongnam Province, said, “NHN Academy is a pioneering model that prevents the outflow of excellent local talent to the metropolitan area for education and employment,” adding, “We will continue to discover and promote education models led by companies to create a virtuous cycle of regional development.”

Jang Kwangsu, General Operations Center Director, said, “NHN Academy Gyeongnam Campus is the first fruit of collaboration between the USG Shared University and NHN Academy,” and added, “We will actively prepare projects that allow people to learn in our region and find employment in our region.”

A Gimhae City official said, “The NHN Data Center and Research and Development Center will serve as a catalyst for transforming into a cutting-edge IT knowledge-based industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” expressing hope that “the day will come soon when local talent nurtured here can realize their dreams in this region.”

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