Soongsil University GTEP Project Group Selected as Excellent Project Group for 4 Consecutive Years

The Soongsil University Regional Specialized Youth Trade Expert Training Project Group (hereinafter referred to as the GTEP Project Group) announced on the 11th that it received an "Excellent" grade in the 16th GTEP Project Group performance evaluation, being selected as an outstanding project group for four consecutive years.

Soongsil University GTEP Project Group / Photo by Soongsil University

The 16th GTEP Project Group evaluation was conducted targeting 20 universities nationwide that carried out the GTEP project in 2022. The Soongsil University GTEP Project Group, selected as an outstanding project group, will receive an additional government subsidy of 15 million KRW this year, totaling 165 million KRW in government support. The subsidy will be used as activity support funds for the 17th GTEP Project Group.

According to Soongsil University, the Soongsil University GTEP Project Group established industry-academia cooperation relationships with a total of 71 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from January last year to March during the 16th project period, contributing to the overseas expansion of SMEs through domestic and international exhibitions and e-commerce.

In particular, they achieved export performance totaling $198,430 through e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Shopify, and Shopee, as well as exhibitions. Despite the COVID-19 situation, they achieved a 100% completion rate, and among the students who completed the program, a total of 14 obtained the "Global Trade Expert Certification" from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

At the 16th GTEP Project Group completion ceremony, five teams from Soongsil University GTEP 16th term were selected as outstanding cases, and team leader student Hwang Jin-sol (Political Science and Diplomacy, class of 2017) gave a presentation on the progress and achievements of e-commerce. Additionally, Soongsil University GTEP 16th term head student Kim Ji-won (Global Trade, class of 2017) and deputy head student Kim Kyu-hee (Global Trade, class of 2020) received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Excellence Award and the Korea International Trade Association President's Award, respectively.

Meanwhile, GTEP (Glocal Trade Expert Incubating Program) is a regional specialized youth trade expert training project hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea International Trade Association.

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