Mokpo National University Selected as Operating Institution for 'Youth Overseas Employment Support Project' for 4 Consecutive Years

National Mokpo University (President Song Ha-cheol) announced on the 2nd that it has been selected as the operating institution for the ‘2023 Jeollanam-do Youth Overseas Employment Support Project’ organized by Jeollanam-do for the fourth consecutive year.

This project is a youth employment promotion initiative aimed at addressing youth employment issues by providing overseas employment opportunities to young people residing in Jeollanam-do, and nurturing them into global talents equipped with international job competencies and practical skills.

Last year, the Jeollanam-do Youth Overseas Employment Support Project held a banner and launch ceremony.
[Photo by Mokpo National University]

At National Mokpo University, 30 local talents will be selected this year to receive training to improve language and job skills necessary for overseas employment. Afterward, they will be matched with excellent companies related to their majors in the United States and supported to work locally for one year through a J1 visa.

The application period for participants in the ‘2023 Jeollanam-do Youth Overseas Employment Support Project’ is from the 7th of this month to the 7th of next month, and applications can be submitted to the Talent Development Center at Mokpo University.

The eligibility criteria for participants are students in their final year at universities nationwide (expected to graduate in February 2024) or graduates (February or August 2023) whose registered address as of the day before the recruitment announcement is in Jeollanam-do. Selected participants this year will receive full support covering airfare (up to 1.3 million KRW), J1 visa issuance fees, one-on-one English education fees, insurance premiums, and more.

Choi Se-woong, Director of the Talent Development Center at National Mokpo University, said, “Being selected as the operating institution for the ‘Jeollanam-do Youth Overseas Employment Support Project’ for four consecutive years is a result of our efforts to activate overseas employment for local youth. We will continue to provide unwavering support so that local talents can grow into global talents expanding overseas.”

Meanwhile, since 2020, all participants from National Mokpo University have successfully secured employment at excellent companies in the United States such as ‘FNS, Ocean Blue Express (logistics company)’, ‘Woori America Bank (financial company)’, ‘Cosmax (cosmetics research institute)’, ‘Asiana Airlines (airline)’, ‘Double Tree by Hilton’, and ‘H-Mart (distribution company)’, adding significance to the project and increasing interest among local youth.

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