Kyungsung University LINC 3.0 Project Group Holds Co-op Channel Industry-Academia Workshop

The LINC 3.0 Project Group at Kyungsung University held the 2023 Demand-Centered On-site Training Project based on Shared Collaboration, the ‘Co-op Channel Jisan-Hak Workshop,’ on the 19th at Paradise Hotel Busan.

The workshop was attended by officials from related organizations including the Ministry of Education, the National Research Foundation of Korea, Busan City Hall, Busan Technopark, and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, as well as representatives from 22 universities and 15 companies across five regions nationwide.

The Co-op Channel is a shared collaboration-based on-site training and employment linkage project aimed at conducting standardized on-site training to create youth jobs and promote regional co-prosperity.

Starting with a congratulatory speech by Kim Bong-moon, Director of the National Research Foundation of Korea, the event focused on laying the foundation for the Co-op Channel in the first half of 2023 and reviewing key aspects of the project while exchanging opinions.

Additionally, at the event, a total of 38 local governments, universities, and companies, including Busan City’s Jisan-Hak cooperation officials, signed a business agreement (MOU) regarding Jisan-Hak cooperation.

Participants of the 'Co-op Channel Jisan-Hak Workshop' are taking a group commemorative photo.

According to the agreement, the institutions promised close shared collaboration among universities, companies, and regional related organizations by expanding industry-academia-linked education and employment, and strengthening employment competency training courses.

Seong Yeol-moon, head of the LINC 3.0 Project Group at Kyungsung University, announced the achievements of last year’s Recruit Channel and the on-site training-employment linkage project that will be fully launched. He then introduced detailed plans for the Co-op Channel, the demand-centered on-site training project based on shared collaboration, scheduled for June.

In the panel discussion, Eom Jung-heum, Secretary of the Ministry of Education who presented the topic, mentioned improvements to the university student on-site training system and proposed improvement measures to achieve student-centered on-site training and operational soundness.

The discussion featured Kang Do-yeon, Head of Job Creation Team at Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency; Son Chun-mok, Manager at Total Softbank; Kang Do-hyun, CEO of VAM; and Yang Hyun-jun, a Kyungsung University student who experienced global on-site training in Bangkok, Thailand, each sharing their opinions.

Seong Yeol-moon, head of the LINC 3.0 Project Group at Kyungsung University, who hosted the workshop, said, “Based on the success of last year’s Recruit Channel, this year we will successfully hold the Co-op Channel in the first half and the Recruit Channel in the second half in linkage,” and “We will focus the capabilities of our university and participating institutions to create youth jobs.”

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