Chairman Lee Joongkeun of Buyeong Group: "The Elderly Issue Is Like a 'Snowball on a Distant Mountain'"
Establishing a Nursing College in Cambodia... Expansion Planned for Laos and Myanmar
First Foreign Care Worker Certified at Changshin University
As the country enters a super-aged society and the shortage of care workers intensifies, Buyeong Group is accelerating its efforts to train nursing professionals by establishing nursing colleges in Southeast Asia.
On December 18, Buyeong Group announced that it had established the 'Ujeong Cambodia College of Nursing' in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and began its first semester earlier this year. The college is a four-year institution officially accredited by the Cambodian Ministry of Health, and the company plans to operate programs that connect graduates to employment and graduate school opportunities in Korea. Lee Joongkeun, Chairman of Buyeong Group, provided a 50% tuition reduction for all incoming students at Ujeong Cambodia College of Nursing, and awarded full scholarships for four years to three students with outstanding academic performance. Buyeong Group is also seeking approval to establish nursing colleges in Laos and Myanmar.
In Korea, Changshin University, which was acquired in 2019, was selected for a pilot project jointly run by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to train foreign care workers, and is currently providing care education to international students. Recently, a Sri Lankan international student who earned a master's degree in social welfare from Changshin University passed the national care worker qualification exam, marking the first time a foreign student has obtained this certification in Korea.
Last year, after being inaugurated as the 19th president of the Korea Senior Citizens Association, Chairman Lee proposed allowing foreign nursing assistants to work in Korea. He has warned that the aging population problem is like a 'snowball on a distant mountain,' emphasizing that it will become increasingly difficult to manage over time.
Buyeong Group is also making efforts to address the low birthrate issue. The company provides a childbirth incentive of 100 million won per child to employees, with a cumulative total of 9.8 billion won provided so far. In addition, Buyeong Group has donated more than 1.2 trillion won to educational and cultural facilities, as well as disaster relief efforts.
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