Employment Rate and Skills Highly Praised... Shilla University Aircraft Maintenance Department Rises as a Global Training Institution for Aircraft Maintenance Professionals

The Department of Aircraft Maintenance at Shilla University (President Heo Namsik) has recently achieved outstanding employment results, further solidifying its status as a global training institution for professional aircraft maintenance personnel.

Since its establishment in 2019, the Department of Aircraft Maintenance at Shilla University has consistently produced key professionals to meet the demands of the domestic aviation industry as well as the aircraft maintenance needs of the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions over the past seven years.

Having produced a total of 31 graduates to date, the department has accelerated its growth every year by achieving high employment rates and expanding global cooperation, all based on practical, hands-on education and a robust industry-academia partnership system.

In 2025, 16 out of 18 fourth-year students who graduated this year successfully found employment, once again demonstrating the department's competitiveness.

Not only have graduates secured positions at domestic airlines such as Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, and T'way Air, but the number of students finding jobs abroad, including at Singapore's SIAEC MRO company, has also increased.

Shilla University has expanded various exchanges to strengthen its global capabilities, including signing MOUs with overseas aviation universities and companies, offering student exchange programs, providing opportunities for overseas maintenance training, and developing curricula to attract international students. These efforts have enabled students to build a foundation for acquiring international aircraft maintenance skills and hands-on field experience.

Kim Youngin, Head of the Department of Aircraft Maintenance at Shilla University, emphasized, "We will nurture talent with practical skills and global capabilities and grow into Korea's leading aircraft maintenance education institution that contributes to the advancement of the aviation industry."

Shilla University introduced that the Department of Aircraft Maintenance is preparing for its second leap forward with goals such as fostering next-generation Urban Air Mobility (UAM) maintenance professionals, providing education linked to international aircraft maintenance certifications, strengthening ties with the regional aircraft maintenance industry, and establishing a foundation for supplying maintenance personnel in anticipation of the Gadeokdo New Airport era.

Shilla University Department of Aircraft Maintenance Hangar.

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