President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyung University (second from the right) and representatives from San Francisco State University are signing the agreement.

President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyung University (second from the right) and representatives from San Francisco State University are signing the agreement.

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Dooyul] Jeon Ho-hwan, president of Dongmyung University, held a signing ceremony for an exchange cooperation program agreement at San Francisco State University on the morning of the 20th local time in the United States.


The program mainly connects 3+1 academic study followed by one year of local employment, master's course, and employment/startup.


Under the agreement, the two universities will implement a unique linked cooperation program where students study for 3 years at Dongmyung University and 1 year at San Francisco State University, then after graduation, work locally for one year, enter a master's program at Dongmyung University, complete it, and participate in employment and startup programs.


Following the signing ceremony, the deans of the College of Business and the College of Engineering held separate one-hour meetings to discuss the implementation plans for the cooperation program. They also had a meeting at the Global Employment Center and a campus tour.


President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyung University said, "We will further enhance the practical power of Do-ing University, which challenges, experiences, and practices, and develop this program to challenge local employment and startups in the United States."


On the 17th, President Jeon visited DigiPen Institute of Technology in Seattle and reached an agreement on Dongmyung University's operation of joint bachelor's and master's programs with DigiPen.


Surrounding DigiPen Institute of Technology, renowned worldwide for game engineering, are over 400 corporate clusters, the Microsoft campus, and Nintendo's U.S. headquarters.



From the 15th to the 29th, for fifteen days, President Jeon Ho-hwan, along with Dean Lee Ki-soo of the College of Engineering, Dean Ko Jung-guk of the AI Convergence College, and Director Kwon Jung-rak of the International Exchange Headquarters, plans to visit the University of Illinois and the University of Waterloo to benchmark specialized education at prestigious engineering colleges in the United States.


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