Yeongjin College of Technology Achieves 75.2% Employment Rate, Highest Nationwide... 1,758 Hired by Large Corporations and 549 Overseas Employment

Choi Jae-young, President of Youngjin College (photo left), is encouraging students who are leaving the country after being employed by foreign companies.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] Yeungjin College has achieved the highest employment rate nationwide despite the employment freeze caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yeungjin College announced on the 9th, "According to the 2021 graduate employment statistics survey released through the 2023 Ministry of Education university information disclosure, we ranked first nationwide among junior colleges with large numbers of graduates (3,000 or more) with an employment rate of 75.2%."

Out of 3,263 graduates in 2021, 2,159 succeeded in finding employment, achieving an employment rate of 75.2% at Yeungjin College.

Looking at Yeungjin College's employment performance at large corporations over the past five years (2017?2021), 206 were employed by Samsung affiliates such as Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, and Hotel Shilla; 232 by LG affiliates including LG Innotek, LG Display, LG Uplus, and LG Chem; 271 by SK affiliates such as SK Hynix, SK Siltron, and SK Energy; 87 by Hanwha Group companies; 59 by POSCO Group companies; 57 by Hyundai Group companies; 47 by Shinsegae Group companies; and 41 by Lotte Group companies, totaling 1,758 employees at major domestic corporations, solidifying its reputation as a prestigious employment institution.

The overseas employment record over the past five years (2017?2021) is also outstanding, with a total of 549 employed abroad, including 493 in Japan, 45 in Australia, 3 in China, and 2 in the United States.

Overseas employment is also dominated by global corporations and listed companies such as SoftBank, Rakuten, and Yahoo Japan, placing Yeungjin College at a top-class level in nurturing global talent.

In 2021, overseas employment faced a harsh winter due to Japan, a major employment destination, restricting entry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is expected to resume and return to normal trajectory from 2022.

Kim Soo-yong, Director of Student Welfare and Employment (Professor of AI Convergence Mechanical Engineering), said, "2021 was a period like an employment ice age as the COVID-19 situation peaked, but our university was able to achieve employment through customized education, industry-academia networks built over time, and students' persistent efforts like water dripping through stone," adding, "Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, all faculty and staff are determined to do their best together for employment."

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