Seoul Nationwide College’s campus entrance in Seoul / Courtesy of Seoul Nationwide College
Seoul Nationwide College (SNU) and Jeonbuk Nationwide College signed a memorandum of understanding Monday to collectively function the Joint Seoul Nationwide College within the World Program (SWP).
In accordance with an SNU official, the 2 faculties held a ceremony at SNU’s Workplace of Worldwide Affairs and was attended by representatives from Jeonbuk Nationwide College. The settlement was signed within the names of each universities’ presidents.
“The partnership marks SNU’s first Joint SWP initiative with a nationwide flagship college and paves the way in which for each establishments to co-administer the Joint SWP in China program starting within the 2025 winter semester,” an official mentioned in a press launch.
“The settlement will set up the institutional basis for sustained collaboration on future joint SWP choices.”
The Joint SWP in China program drew important curiosity from college students. SNU obtained 60 functions for 20 spots, attaining a 3:1 admission ratio, whereas Jeonbuk Nationwide College noticed 102 functions for 20 locations, reflecting a aggressive 5:1 ratio.
Below the collectively developed curriculum, chosen college students will start with per week of coaching on SNU’s campus this month.
Following this orientation, members will journey to Shanghai and Shenzhen, China, for a two-week immersive program that includes firm visits, industry-focused lectures and hands-on actions analyzing the worldwide enterprise setting.
SNU plans to construct on this collaboration by strengthening ties with different nationwide flagship universities and increasing joint SWP choices. The college goals to reinforce inter-university cooperation and lengthen its international training platform past this preliminary partnership.
“The initiative might function a brand new milestone for sharing academic sources and fostering mutual progress past conventional boundaries between universities,” SNU President Ryu Hong-lim mentioned in a press launch.
Jeonbuk Nationwide College President Yang O-bong additionally expressed hope that college students would “expertise dynamic innovation first-hand and embrace the worth of studying and progressing collectively” by participation in this system.
