Dongseo University Successfully Concludes 2024 Busan Waterloo-Style Co-op Program Performance Report Meeting

Early Employment Achieved by Outstanding Students
Grand Prize Winner in the Essay Contest

Dongseo University (President Jang Je-guk) has been selected as the ‘2024 Busan Waterloo-type Co-op Operating Institution’ in collaboration with Busan City and the Busan Economic Promotion Agency to cultivate outstanding practical talents in the cultural tourism strategic industry sector. The university is nurturing excellent students selected in connection with leading companies representing Busan into regionally settled practical talents.

Recently, at Nongshim Hotel, Busan City, related organizations, Dongseo University, and four other universities held a performance report meeting for the ‘2024 Busan Waterloo-type Co-op Program’ to report on the program’s progress, award certificates to participating companies, and present awards for the essay contest.

‘2024 Busan Waterloo-type Co-op Program’ Project Performance Report Meeting. Provided by Dongseo University

Dongseo University operates the ‘Industry Field based Co-op program’ (Project leader: Professor Yoon Chang-won, Department of Computer Engineering), through which 26 students from six departments including the Department of Tourism Management and Convention participated in long-term second semester, mid-term winter semester, and standard field training at 20 companies such as Ludens. The program demonstrated its excellence in design and operation by achieving early employment results for three outstanding students.

Kim Gyu-young, a student from the Department of Tourism Management and Convention who received early full-time employment at 2M (formerly Ludens), a leading MICE company in the Busan area, and won the grand prize in the essay contest, participated in numerous domestic and international MICE projects such as the ‘2024 Asia Contents & Film Market’ and ‘2024 Meet Busan In Thailand.’ He said, “Through the Waterloo-type Co-op program, I was able to personally experience and develop a passion for my major by striving and learning to produce results on my own. I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this program.”

In the program performance report, Professor Yoon Chang-won stated, “We plan to expand the participating departments in 2025 and focus more on nurturing regionally settled talents by achieving early employment results with outstanding students who have the will and passion.”