Dongseo University Conducts 'Customized Workforce Training in Tourism for the DX Era'

The LINC 3.0 Project Group at Dongseo University recently conducted a 'DX (Digital Transformation) Era Tourism Industry-Academia Cooperation Workforce Training' over two weeks, collaborating with experts from six tourism industry sectors including casinos, aviation, hotels, MICE, and tourism ventures.

This training aimed to cultivate talent to lead the tourism industry, which has been stagnant since COVID-19, and was led by the Department of Tourism, a participating department of the DX Tourism ICC, held at Dongseo University Centum Campus.

The training on workforce development for the tourism sector in the DX era covered changes in the tourism industry shifting from domestic to international tourism and strategies to respond to changes in tourist demand after COVID-19.

It also discussed university efforts to address the current shortage of tourism personnel caused by turnover due to COVID-19 and to revitalize international tourism.

Participants of the 'DX (Digital Transformation) Era Tourism Industry-Academia Cooperation Workforce Training' are taking a group commemorative photo.

At this seminar, Jeon Jae-young, head of Paradise Casino, presented on 'Tourism Industry and Casinos,' Shin Min-hwa, director of For You Communications, spoke on 'Understanding the MICE Industry,' and Lee Dong-won, team leader at Air Busan, presented '2023 Aviation Market Outlook.'

Additionally, Jijeong-in, CEO of The Hu Lab, discussed 'The Potential of Tourism Venture Companies,' Jung Min-kyung, team leader at Park Hyatt Hotel, spoke on 'Latest Trends in the Service Industry,' and Park Sung-woong, head of the Busan·Ulsan branch of the Korea Tourism Organization, delivered a lecture titled 'The Road to Becoming a Game Changer.'

Seong Eun-hee, center director of DX Tourism ICC and overall planner of the training, said, “I am pleased that experts from various tourism industries gathered to share the current status of the promising tourism industry and that an opportunity was created to cultivate customized talent that meets these changes.”

She added, “We will continue to actively develop linked curricula through industry-academia-research cooperation to nurture talent.”

Hwang Ki-hyun, head of Dongseo University LINC 3.0 Project Group, stated, “As a university coexisting with the local community, Dongseo University will strive to share its human and material resources to promote the development of the tourism industry in the digital transformation era and strengthen the competitiveness of the Busan regional tourism industry, enabling symbiosis with the local community.”