Entering Samsung Electronics... UNIST Signs Contract to Open 'Department of Semiconductor Engineering'

Recruitment of Contract Department Freshmen from 2024

Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom "Support for Global Talent"

Samsung Electronics has signed a contract with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) to establish a department. The contracted department is the Department of Semiconductor Engineering, aimed at nurturing talent.

On the 27th at 3 PM, Ulsan City will hold a business agreement ceremony at UNIST titled "UNIST-Samsung Electronics Department of Semiconductor Engineering Contract Department Establishment and Operation Agreement."

More than 30 people, including UNIST President Lee Yong-hoon, Samsung Electronics DS Division President Nam Seok-woo, and Ulsan Mayor Kim Du-gyeom, will attend the agreement ceremony. The agreement includes the establishment and operation of the Department of Semiconductor Engineering as an integrated 5-year bachelor’s and master’s program (3.5 years for bachelor’s, 1.5 years for master’s).

From 2024 to 2028, 40 freshmen will be admitted annually for five years (a total of 200 students). The project is expected to be extended depending on the talent development status. Freshmen will receive scholarships during their studies and benefits such as employment at Samsung Electronics after graduation.

Considering the current critical period for securing national competitiveness in the semiconductor industry amid global semiconductor hegemony competition, this project was initiated. Semiconductors are not only a core industry in South Korea but also regarded as a future advanced industry leading AI, autonomous driving, and robotics.

Ulsan Mayor Kim Du-gyeom emphasized, “Nurturing talent in advanced industries such as semiconductors is a task that must be solved together as a national survival strategy.”

Mayor Kim added, “We are supporting projects such as the Semiconductor Specialized Innovation Support Project and the Semiconductor Nano Infrastructure Advancement Project, and will do our best to lead the cultivation of semiconductor industry professionals together with UNIST so that Ulsan can become a mecca of the semiconductor materials industry.”

With the establishment and operation of contract departments with employment conditions at Samsung Electronics, the number of schools has expanded to a total of seven, including Sungkyunkwan University, Yonsei University, KAIST, POSTECH, and now three science and technology institutes.

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