Gyeongnam National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Selected for 'Youth Work Experience Support Project'

'AI Innovation Gardening Project Focused on Work Experience'

The Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Gyeongnam National University recently announced on the 28th that it has been selected for the '2023 Youth Work Experience Support Project' promoted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

The 'Youth Work Experience Support Project,' led by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and managed by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is a project that provides youth with work experience at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies to enhance their job experience and chances of securing regular employment, while contributing to alleviating manpower shortages in SMEs and creating private sector jobs for youth. The project was open for applications in three categories: company exploration type, project type, and internship autonomous application type.

Among these, Gyeongnam National University applied under the autonomous application type with the project titled 'AI Innovation Gardening Project Centered on Work Experience Transforming Ordinary Youth into Extraordinary Youth' and was selected. It was the only university chosen among 11 selected institutions, including Samsung Electronics and POSCO Human Resources Development Institute.

Gyeongnam National University.

Gyeongnam National University will receive a total project budget of approximately 1 billion KRW until the end of December.

The operation will be managed by the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Gyeongnam National University, with Big Leader participating as a partner institution. The program will focus on AI and big data fields and include ▲ immersive practical knowledge learning competency enhancement education in dormitory residence ▲ on-site dispatch collaborative projects with youth-preferred public institutions and leading companies ▲ PoC implementation and field application service commercialization to strengthen practical skills.

Professor Jeon Jong-sik, who is in charge of the overall project, stated, "Through this project, we will do our best to contribute decisively to youth entering society by providing work experiences that create value, various motivation programs, and innovative service implementations, matching them with quality jobs."

The education targets unemployed youth under 34 years old, including third- and fourth-year university students, graduates, and graduate students. Non-majors can participate in the education alongside majors. All students participating in the education will carry out customer-participatory joint innovation projects that can be applied in actual fieldwork through collaboration with excellent public institutions and companies.

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