Korean government will help more local universities provide quality education in the software sector as part of its drive to develop the industry and nurture more talent, emphasising the importance of software education as being central to leading the ICT industry.
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning picked eight schools in 2015, six in 2016 and six in 2017 as "software-oriented universities" and invested nearly 2 billion won ($1.75 million) in them annually.
Under the plan, schools and companies will exchange information and engage in software projects, as well as conduct joint research. Therefore, the ministry has been fostering closer ties between universities and companies so as to allow the country's software education sector to become more globally competitive.
Experts have pointed out that local companies trail overseas leaders in training software experts, mainly due to relatively poor infrastructure at schools.
Summarised from http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170417000184
For reference, currently, Yonsei and Kookmin universities offer a basic software training to students whose major is not computer related. Gangwon, Jeju, Korea and Seoul Nat’l Universities have been offering a software combined major course.
The ministry has planned to arrange focused facilities for the software training and research within overseas industry or universities to support students who participate in a mid/long-term or internship programme. An example was that a 150㎡size of space within Perdue University was planned to be arranged in 2015.
For enquiries regarding overseas partnerships, click the Ministry of Science, ICT and Planning (software policy division -http://www.msip.go.kr/web/msipContents/contents.do?mId=MTYz#=74) and email Mr Jaesoo Park in the black lined box from the file attached.
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