Dongmyeong University and Gyeongnam Jeongbo University Join Hands to Foster the Pet Industry and Train Skilled Professionals

On the 23rd, Dongmyung University and Gyeongnam Information University signed a business agreement at Dongmyung University to create and expand a shared university model that leads the cultivation of regionally specialized pet industry professionals and the development of the pet industry.

The two universities agreed to continuously cooperate in fostering specialized education for training professionals in the pet industry and to promote broad human and material exchanges.

To nurture pet experts with professionalism and practicality, they will lead the creation of an innovative model for training specialized personnel in the pet industry through close cooperation between departments and joint education and practice.

According to the agreement, they will actively cooperate in ▲ developing a shared campus model through joint use of educational facilities and advanced equipment ▲ developing and operating standard models for sharing and cooperating on curricula and programs ▲ jointly utilizing non-face-to-face educational content ▲ activating student and credit exchanges to support linked degree acquisition ▲ exchanging faculty and staff, enhancing competitiveness, and improving the quality of education.

President Jeon Ho-hwan of Dongmyung University (left) and President Kim Dae-sik of Gyeongnam Information University are taking a commemorative photo after signing the agreement.

Attendees at the signing ceremony included Kim Dae-sik, President of Gyeongnam Information University; Kim Tae-sang, Vice President of Planning; Lee Won-gu, Director of External Public Relations; Lee Shin-ho, Head of the Department of Pet Care; Professor Jeong Ui-gyeom of the Department of Pet Care; and Professor Jang Jin-wook of the Department of Pet Care.

From Dongmyung University, President Jeon Ho-hwan, Dean of Academic Affairs Jeon Jeong-hee, Director of Admissions and Public Relations Kwak Ok-geum, Dean of the College of Pet Studies Kim Su-jin, and Head of the Department of Dog Grooming and Behavioral Correction Kwak Jin-sook were present.

Dongmyung University established the nation's first College of Pet Studies, opening the Department of Pet Health, the Department of Dog Grooming and Behavioral Correction, and the Department of Pet Industry (with majors in Pet Food and Pet Industry Design).

Through the nation’s first ultra-wide cooperation between a national and a private university, Dongmyung University and Gyeongsang National University have also confirmed and are progressing with the construction of an animal hospital on the Dongmyung University campus.

Gyeongnam Information University, after establishing the Department of Pet Care last year, recently founded the pet therapy volunteer group Pet Star and held the Pet Health Festival, engaging in various activities to spread pet culture.

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