Gachon University Selects 25 New Master's Students for Early Employment Contract Program

Obtained Master's Degree in 3 Semesters
Early Job Confirmation at Admission

Gachon University is selecting 25 new students for its early employment-type contract master's program (full-time), which allows admission and employment simultaneously for the first time.

The program operates with two tracks: Semiconductor Design and Semiconductor Engineering. Applications are accepted from the 21st of this month until 5 p.m. on the 4th of next month. New students will enroll in March next year and receive their master's degree in just three semesters.

Gachon University was selected this year for the Ministry of Education's "Early Employment-Type Contract Department Leading University Development Project," aiming to simultaneously achieve graduate school admission and early employment for youth, and to cultivate customized high-level talent for small and medium-sized enterprises in advanced industrial fields.

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Upon admission, students secure early employment at companies partnered with Gachon University. During the first and second semesters, students complete 12 credits per semester of customized major courses and on-site corporate training required by the respective companies. In the final third semester, they complete 6 credits through corporate R&D (Research and Development) projects, totaling 30 credits to earn a master's degree in three semesters (one and a half years).

The graduation thesis can be replaced with a corporate R&D project result report. Gachon University developed a practical curriculum based on business demand by gathering opinions from semiconductor field experts and conducting a curriculum demand survey targeting participating companies.

Students receive full tuition support through scholarships for the first and second semesters and receive up to 1 million KRW per month for living expenses. In the third semester, they receive a salary from the contracted company and 50% tuition support, offering benefits such as scholarships, early employment, and efficient time management.

Gachon University has signed agreements with 16 semiconductor mid-sized companies and excellent small and medium enterprises with high growth potential, and is in the process of signing agreements with 34 companies. Through this, students jointly selected by the university and companies will be supplied to partner companies via customized education and industry-academia joint research, with a plan to produce 260 master's degree holders by 2030.

For more details, please refer to the Gachon University Early Employment-Type Contract Department (Graduate School) New Student Recruitment Announcement.

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