Yeongjin College and automobile parts company Dongbo sign 'Employment First, Further Education Later' business agreement

The AI Convergence Mechanical Engineering Department at Yeungjin College is launching a customized education program for early employment and later admission in collaboration with Dongbo, a manufacturer of automobile engine and transmission parts.

On the afternoon of the 13th, Yeungjin College signed an agreement for industry-academia cooperation and customized education for early employment and later admission at the main building conference room on campus. Attendees included Lee Seok-beom, factory manager of Dongbo's Gyeongju plant, Choi Jae-young, president of Yeungjin College, and other representatives from both institutions.

Lee Seok-beom, Plant Manager of Dongbo Gyeongju Plant (left in the photo), and Choi Jae-young, President of Yeungjin College, are signing a customized education agreement for employment-first, education-later programs.

A representative from Yeungjin College explained, "Early employment and later admission is a system where high school graduates first get employed at Dongbo and then enroll at Yeungjin College, studying through online classes during the week and offline classes on weekends."

Through this agreement, the AI Convergence Mechanical Engineering Department at Yeungjin College and Dongbo will collaborate to recommend and recruit outstanding vocational high school students, starting with employment and concurrently providing job training required by the company as part of the customized education for early employment and later admission. Additionally, Dongbo will recommend excellent talents from the AI Convergence Mechanical Engineering Department for employment linkage, fostering mutual cooperation in technology and education sectors.

The AI Convergence Mechanical Engineering Department at Yeungjin College is the only vocational college nationwide selected for two core Ministry of Education projects: the 'Meister University Professional Technical Master's Program' and the 'Digital Innovation Shared University Project.' Based on this, it operates the best one-stop 'early employment and later admission' program covering associate, bachelor's, and master's degree courses.

Dongbo, headquartered in Incheon, has expanded its scope from engine parts, transmission parts, reducer & motor parts, and robot parts to the electrification parts sector. It achieved success by applying its self-developed EV reducer precision gears to Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 6 and Kia Niro EV.

With approximately 960 employees working across six domestic plants in Gyeongju, Asan, Changwon, and others, Dongbo exports products to 28 countries worldwide and has grown into a global automotive parts specialist company with annual sales of 352.6 billion KRW.

Lee Seok-beom, factory manager of Dongbo, stated, "We will actively cooperate to ensure that early employment and later admission takes root successfully through collaboration with Yeungjin's AI Convergence Mechanical Engineering Department, the pioneer of customized education." He added, "Especially since Yeungjin aims to be a global university and Dongbo is also advancing as a global leading automotive company, we expect industry-academia cooperation to gain further momentum."

Choi Jae-young, president of Yeungjin College, said, "We will strive to enable vocational high schools and industries to grow together by applying the successful customized education model developed over the past 30 years." He continued, "In particular, we will actively promote cooperation to revitalize re-education for Dongbo employees and take the lead in nurturing competent technical personnel for the 21st century."

Recently, Yeungjin College was selected as a participating university in the Ministry of Education's 'Advanced Field Innovation Convergence University' project in the 'Semiconductor Materials, Parts, and Equipment' field. Including the existing 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'Intelligent Robotics' fields, the college participates in a total of three advanced field innovation convergence university projects, achieving the highest number of selections among vocational colleges nationwide. It is also the only vocational college in Daegu and Gyeongbuk to participate in this project.

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