Dongmyeong University Department of Social Welfare and Regional Children's Center Busan Support Group Sign Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement

Department of Social Welfare at Dongmyung University (President Jeon Ho-hwan) signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement with the Busan Support Group for Community Child Centers on February 21.

Memorandum of Understanding Ceremony between the Department of Social Welfare at Dongmyung University and the Busan Support Group for Local Children's Centers.

Community Child Centers are child welfare facilities that provide comprehensive welfare services to children in the community who need after-school care. As of February 2024, 211 centers are operating in Busan, serving 5,165 children, with 463 social workers employed.

The Busan Support Group for Community Child Centers is an organization that supports the operation of 211 community child centers to create a happy and hopeful society for children in the Busan area.

Through this industry-academia cooperation, the Department of Social Welfare agreed to mutually cooperate in field training and volunteer activities for students, advisory and evaluation consulting for the operation of community child centers, and support for staff education.

Son Yeon-sook, the director who has worked with community child centers for 19 years, said, “We will strive to establish a care system for local children and improve the professionalism of the staff.”

Professor Park Sun-sook, head of the department, stated, “Dongmyung University’s Department of Social Welfare has a specialized curriculum in the youth field, and we will focus on cultivating the ability of students to provide high-quality care programs for children at community child centers.”

The Department of Social Welfare at Dongmyung University operates a specialized curriculum to help students obtain certifications such as social worker, youth counselor, and youth counselor to nurture experts in the local community.

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