Dream of Becoming a Hotelier Solved at Yeongjin! ... Yeongjin College, the Only Institution Nationwide Selected as an 'Excellent Hotel Education Institution'

At the award ceremony for the '2022 Excellent Hotel Academy Educational Institution' hosted by the Korea Tourism Organization, Lee Hak-joo, Head of the Korea Tourism Organization Headquarters, Kang Byung-joo, Department Head of Hotel Aviation Tourism (third from the left), and other officials are posing for a commemorative photo.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] The Hotel Aviation Tourism Department of Yeongjin College announced on the 16th that it has been selected as an Excellent Hotel Academy educational institution by the Korea Tourism Organization and will receive government funding for one year to train excellent hotel professionals.

The Excellent Hotel Academy educational institution is a government-funded project by the Korea Tourism Organization to cultivate outstanding talent in the hotel sector, and Yeongjin College was the only institution nationwide to be selected and awarded a plaque.

Participating universities are selected annually through a public contest involving a first round of document screening and a second round of on-site inspection, with one to two universities chosen each year.

Starting this year, the project scope has expanded from focusing on universities in the metropolitan area to include regional educational institutions.

The selected universities provide special education totaling 340 hours annually for job seekers aspiring to work in hotels.

Additionally, they receive various educational programs and employment promotion consulting provided by the Korea Hotel Association to cultivate outstanding talent in the hotel field.

Kang Byung-ju, head of the Hotel Aviation Tourism Department, said, “We feel proud to be the only institution selected for the Korea Tourism Organization’s Excellent Hotel Academy project. Through government funding, we will strive to nurture excellent talent who can advance not only domestically but also to overseas hotels as global professionals.”

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