Dongui University Selected for Disaster Management Professional Training Project … Receives 300 Million KRW Support Over 2 Years

Dong-Eui University Vice President for External Affairs Kim Seon-ho (left) and Kim Seong-ho, Director of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, are signing an agreement.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Dong-Eui University was recently selected for the "Disaster Management and Earthquake Disaster Prevention Specialized Workforce Training Project" supported by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and signed a business agreement at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's main conference room on the 4th.

The Graduate School Department of Fire and Disaster Prevention Administration at Dong-Eui University, selected for the disaster management project, will receive 300 million KRW in support over two years starting from the second semester of this year.

The university will use the funds for developing courses and educational programs, providing scholarships, and promoting industry-academia cooperation to cultivate professionals equipped with practical skills.

With the project support, graduate students in the Department of Fire and Disaster Prevention Administration will be able to receive scholarships covering the full tuition fee level, including both project support scholarships and internal university scholarships.

The "Disaster Management and Earthquake Disaster Prevention Specialized Workforce Training Project" is a program supporting master's and doctoral graduate courses aimed at nurturing talent with comprehensive capabilities and specialized knowledge in all aspects of disaster management.

Dong-Eui University, Kangwon National University, Chungbuk National University, Hansung University, and Soongsil University were selected in the disaster management field, while Kyungpook National University, Kunsan National University, Sejong University, and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology were selected in the earthquake disaster prevention field.

President Han Su-hwan stated, "The Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region is an area densely packed with national core infrastructure and industrial facilities such as nuclear power plants, port facilities, oil refining facilities, and automobile production bases, making disaster management extremely important," and added, "We will actively work to train competent disaster management experts through this project."

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