‘Descendants of Chinggis Khan’ Gather in Busan... Gyeongnam Jeongbodae Unfolds ‘Study & Employment’ Project Sails

President Kim Dae-sik, Busan Entrepreneurs Collaborate to Attract 'Jeongju-type' International Students

Batulga Holds Meetings with Former President and Local Influential Politicians

‘Descendants of Genghis Khan’ are predicting a Korea ‘rush.’ The population inflow project, extending from studying abroad to employment, has set sail through universities and companies in Busan.

Gyeongnam Information University announced on the 22nd that it has launched a ‘settlement-type’ international student recruitment project guaranteeing domestic employment in collaboration with companies in the Busan area. Leading this project is Kim Dae-sik, president of Gyeongnam Information University.

President Kim Dae-sik is currently traveling across Mongolia. Since the 20th, he has been visiting Mongolia for a 4-night, 5-day schedule with representatives from nine mid-sized companies in Busan, forming a ‘private education and economic exchange delegation’ to recruit international students.

Kim Dae-sik, President of Gyeongnam Information University (left), is shaking hands with Khaltma Battulga, former President of Mongolia.

On the morning of the 21st (local time), the delegation met with Mongolia’s former president Khaltma Battulga and key officials from the Mongolian government and Ministry of Education at the Shangri-La Hotel in Ulaanbaatar to discuss the implementation of a ‘customized vocational education program guaranteeing employment’ for international student recruitment.

In particular, the delegation attracted great local interest by promoting a recruitment strategy that pre-agrees on employment so that international students can complete their studies stably in Korea and grow as members of the local community.

In the afternoon, the delegation visited the Mongolian Presidential Palace and the National Assembly, and met consecutively with Utbaatar, Chief Secretary for Foreign and Economic Affairs representing the Mongolian president, and Odun Tuya, Deputy Speaker of the Mongolian National Assembly, securing promises of government-level cooperation for Gyeongnam Information University’s international student program.

In the evening, a memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of current Mongolian members of parliament and city councilors, stipulating that participating companies will provide full scholarships if Mongolian students enroll at Gyeongnam Information University. This effectively resolved the tuition issues for Mongolian international students.

President Kim Dae-sik of Gyeongnam Information University (seventh from the left) and a delegation of businesspeople from the Busan area visiting to attract international students are taking a commemorative photo at the Mongolian Presidential Palace.

Gu Dae-won, CEO of Daedo Resources Co., Ltd., who accompanied the Mongolia visit, said, “We have created a new paradigm to overcome manpower shortages by recruiting international students locally and nurturing them into talents essential for Busan-area companies.” He added, “The interest in Mongolia is very high, and Busan companies will actively cooperate.”

President Kim Dae-sik stated, “In an era of rapidly declining school-age population and aging workforce, it is becoming increasingly important to recruit ‘settlement-type international students’ who can settle in Busan after completing their studies instead of returning to their home countries.” He said, “We will put effort into bringing and settling more international students who will contribute to the Busan area by cooperating with more companies in the future.”

On the 16th, the Ministry of Education announced at the 7th Social Relations Ministers’ Meeting that it will continuously remove regulatory obstacles restricting universities from recruiting international students and support the nurturing of talents who will lead regional industrial growth and settle in local communities through employment linkage.

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