Lotte Bio Accelerates Talent Development... Polytechnic University 'Lotte Class' Admission Briefing Held

Lotte Biologics announced on the 15th that it held an orientation session for the ‘Lotte Biologics Academy Class (Lotte Class)’, a curriculum jointly operated with Korea Polytechnic University Bio Campus.

An admission briefing session for the 'Lotte Biologics Academy Class' is being held at the Lotte Hotel Jamsil Service Academy in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Lotte Biologics]

The orientation, held at the Jamsil Lotte Hotel Service Academy in Songpa-gu, Seoul, was attended by prospective students and parents interested in the Lotte Class. The event proceeded in the order of ▲Opening Remarks ▲Introduction to Lotte Biologics ▲Introduction to the Lotte Class Curriculum ▲Q&A session. Various students and parents from all over the country, showing high interest in the program, participated. Additionally, a live broadcast on YouTube was provided to offer participation opportunities to students who could not attend in person.

The Lotte Class is a bio talent education program jointly developed by Lotte Biologics and Korea Polytechnic University Bio Campus to cultivate practical bio professionals. It was established with the purpose of contributing to the development of the bio industry by providing customized education to nurture practical talents. The Lotte Class, which will be operated for the first time in March next year, will recruit freshmen for the Bio Cultivation Process Department at Korea Polytechnic University Bio Campus. Thirty students will be recruited next year. Priority will be given to socially disadvantaged groups such as basic livelihood security recipients, and those with excellent English skills will be given preferential treatment. The curriculum will be operated with subjects necessary for core bio theories and practical training such as production, quality control and quality assurance (QC·QA), good manufacturing practice (GMP), and validation, and a systematic intensive English program will also be offered throughout all semesters.

A representative from Lotte Biologics stated, “We plan to fulfill our social responsibility by providing field-customized education and internship opportunities to students at Korea Polytechnic University Bio Campus and prioritizing their employment as production personnel in the future, thereby expanding industry-academia cooperation opportunities.” He added, “Through the Lotte Class, we hope to maximize synergy by providing students with the practical experience they need based on our company’s bio expertise and know-how, while nurturing outstanding talent for the company.”

Lotte Biologics aims to achieve sales of 3 billion USD (approximately 3.91 trillion KRW) and an operating profit margin of 35% by fully operating three bio plants with a total production capacity of 360,000 liters in Songdo, Incheon by 2034. To this end, the number of hires will also be gradually expanded. Recently, the company has been running an ‘Open Innovation Internship’ without restrictions on career or format and has signed a business agreement with the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Korea Polytechnic University to develop industry-academia cooperation programs, demonstrating steady efforts to solve the manpower shortage in the bio industry and create jobs.

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