Gyeongbok University, Employment Rate 79.8% This Year... 1st Place for 5 Consecutive Years

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[Asia Economy (Namyangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kyungbok University recorded an employment rate of 79.8% in the '2021 Higher Education Institution Graduate Employment Statistics Survey' announced by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Educational Development Institute on the 27th. With this, Kyungbok University ranked first in employment rate among metropolitan area universities (with over 2,000 graduates) for five consecutive years.

Kyungbok University's employment rates by year are 76.9% in 2017, 75.5% in 2018, 78.2% in 2019, 80.2% in 2020, and 77.7% in 2021.

Kyungbok University cited the expansion of industry-academia agreements with over 8,400 companies, operation of the Industry-Academia Cooperation LINC3.0 project, and specialized college innovation support projects and university job center projects focused on enhancing employment capabilities and job competencies as the reasons for its top employment rate, fostering field-customized talent.

Ham Do-hoon, head of Kyungbok University Job Center and Employment Office, emphasized, "Despite the worsening youth employment difficulties due to COVID-19, Kyungbok University achieved meaningful employment rate results. Moving forward, we will focus the university's capabilities on improving the quality of employment through employment innovation and solidify our status as a prestigious employment university."

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