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Holding the Best University Authentication for Industrial University Evaluation

(From left: Prof. Choi Cheol-yeong, Prof. No Byeong-il, President Jekuk Chang and Prof. Kim Hyeon)

On April 21, the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education announced the results of the 2015 University Evaluation from an Industrial Perspective. Among the universities selected from across the country in four separate fields, Dongseo University was named as a Best University in the three fields of food, media and game.

In all, 12 universities were selected in the area of food, including Dongseo Univerity, Chungnam University, and Kangwon University; 8 universities were selected in the field of media, including Dongseo University, Chung-Ang University, and Keimyung University; 8 universities were selected in the field of metal, including Hanyang University, Yeungnam University, and Inha University; and 5 universities were selected in the field of game, including Dongseo University, Hongik University, and Kyungpook National University.

Energy/ Biotechnology Department students conducting an experiment in the laboratory

Students wearing Oculus Rift and testing VR game

A scene from the Dongseo Media Outlet Studio

The best universities selected in each area received a joint authentication from the Ministry of Education, the Federation of Korean Industries, and the Korean Council for University Education. In addition, the Federation of Korean Industries is planning to urge its member companies to give incentives to the best universities’ graduates when they apply for jobs.

The University Evaluation from an Industrial Perspective aims at developing core job skills through required courses suited to task performance in the industrial field. It evaluates universities based on how closely their curriculums correspond to this aim. In so doing, the University Evaluation from an Industrial Perspective has been applying suggestions from the Federation of Korean Industries since 2008.

This year’s evaluation committee included executives from 34 companies including Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, NC Soft, and Sempio Foods Company. A total of 1,703 companies also participated in the evaluation survey.

Looking ahead to next year, the 2016 evaluation will focus on the fields of architecture, civil engineering, machinery, cars, and offshore & shipbuilding.

Hong Min-shik, the Ministry of Education’s University Support Officer, said that “in the trend of capability-centered recruitment, by systemizing the communication structure between university and industry, we seek to improve performance though the effective evaluation of industry-academia integration.”