Busan Office of Education Revises Vocational High School Departments Linked to Local New Industries

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is reorganizing seven departments across six specialized high schools in the Busan area into departments linked to regional strategic industries and new industries, in response to changes in the local industrial structure and the demands of students and parents.

This departmental reorganization follows the Ministry of Education’s ‘2023 Vocational High School Department Restructuring Project 2.0’ and is being promoted to cultivate talent suited for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era, including regional strategic and new industry fields.

According to the Vocational High School Department Restructuring 2.0 project, the Busan Office of Education will reorganize departments at four schools, including Dongui Technical High School.

At Dongui Technical High School, the Mechanical Department and Architecture and Civil Engineering Department will be reorganized into the ‘Semiconductor Factory Department’ and ‘Urban Space Design Department,’ respectively; at Daejin Electronics and Telecommunications High School, the Computer Software Department will become the ‘AI Software Department’; at Kyungsung Electronics High School, the Electronic Control Department will be changed to the ‘Game Content Department’; and at Busan Tourism High School, the Tourism Convention Department will be reorganized into the ‘Global Tourism Department.’

These schools will be able to recruit new students for the reorganized departments starting from the 2025 academic year.

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Additionally, the Office of Education will promote departmental reorganizations reflecting regional new industries and diverse student demands through its own restructuring efforts.

At Daeyang High School, the Electrical and Electronics Department will be reorganized into the ‘e-Sports Department,’ and at Busan Computer Science High School, the Finance and Accounting Department will become the ‘e-Sports Game Department,’ with new student recruitment planned from the 2024 academic year.

To support smooth departmental restructuring on site, the Busan Office of Education plans to invest a budget of 250 million KRW per class and conduct consulting. The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education stated that this departmental reorganization is expected to enhance the competitiveness of vocational high schools and provide students with opportunities to acquire specialized skills required in future society.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “This departmental reorganization will strengthen the responsiveness and competitiveness of vocational education to changes in new industries, new technologies, and regional strategic industries,” adding, “I hope that the departmental restructuring linked to regional industries will serve as a good opportunity to promote talent retention in Busan.”

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