Japanese Company 'Hakkou Automation' Donates 100 Million Won Scholarship to Youngjin College

‘International Linked Customized Education’ Agreement

“To Secure Talent Graduated from Yeongjin”

Yeungjin College announced on the 18th that a Japanese automation equipment manufacturing company generously donated 100 million won in scholarships.

Kazuo Ono, CEO of Hakkou Automation, headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan, and Yuujiono Watanabe, Head of Human Resources, visited Yeungjin College's Bokhyeon Campus in Buk-gu, Daegu on the 16th to sign an 'International Customized Education Partnership' agreement and also donated 100 million won in scholarships.

At the international linked customized education agreement ceremony, Kazuo Ono, CEO of Hakkou Automation in Japan (left), and President Choi Jaeyoung are taking a commemorative photo.

The signing ceremony was attended by Yeungjin College President Choi Jae-young, Director of International Exchange Jeon Sang-pyo, Director of Student Welfare and Employment Park Hyo-jin, Head of AI Convergence Mechanical Department Ahn Sang-wook, Head of Semiconductor Electronics Department Ha Jong-bong, and International Exchange Team Leader Jung Young-chul. They pledged to actively promote overseas employment by pioneering new paths for Korea-Japan industry-academia cooperation at the university level.

Hakkou Automation specializes in designing and manufacturing automation control equipment for semiconductor manufacturing plants. It is a well-established technology-based company with over 50 years since its founding and currently employs about 100 workers.

CEO Kazuo Ono explained, "Graduates from Yeungjin College in Japan have been highly regarded in the machinery and electronics industries, which sparked our interest. In 2020, we visited Yeungjin and began directly selecting and hiring students." To date, the company has hired nine graduates from Yeungjin.

Yuujiono Watanabe, Head of Human Resources, said, "The Yeungjin graduates working at our company have demonstrated outstanding capabilities. As the company expands its business, we strategically decided to secure excellent talent by preparing scholarships for Yeungjin graduates."

Regarding the agreement, Yeungjin College established the Global Systems Convergence Department for the 2024 academic year. Additionally, departments such as Computer Information, AI Convergence Mechanical, and Semiconductor Electronics are actively participating in global talent development programs by nurturing talent for AI-based automation equipment development.

President Choi Jae-young of Yeungjin College stated, "Overseas employment had somewhat slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we will use this agreement as an opportunity to restart overseas employment, including in Japan, and do our best to ensure that global talent development sets sail again and proceeds smoothly."

According to the Ministry of Education's recently released '2022 Higher Education Institution Graduate Employment Statistics Survey,' 83 graduates from Yeungjin College successfully found employment at overseas companies, including those in Japan. This achievement placed the college first nationwide among 2- and 4-year universities for overseas employment performance.

Including this achievement, over the past six years (2017?2022), the college has sent a total of 632 graduates to various countries, including 576 to Japan, 45 to Australia, as well as to China, the United States, New Zealand, and Singapore, achieving an unprecedented record among domestic universities.

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