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YU Selected as 'Best University by Companies'
- April 21, 2015, pr
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School of Biotechnology Best in the Ministry of Education's '2014 College Evaluation from Industrial Perspective'
Direct evaluation by 1,406 small, medium and large company executives including Doosan and Yuhan Corporation
Highest evaluation for consistency of educational curriculum with the demands of industry-academic education infrastructure and the industry
[2015-4-9]
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) was selected as the 'best universities by companies'.
On the 9th, the Ministry of Education (Minister Hwang Woo-yeo) and the Korean Council for University Education (Chairman Boo Goo-wook, hereinafter 'KCUE') published the results of the '2014 College Evaluation from Industrial Perspective'. According to this, the YU School of Biotechnology was selected as the 'best university' in the bio-pharmaceutical sector.
This evaluation was carried out for a total of 51 colleges in 34 universities that wished to participate among those with departments in the four fields of △ environment △ energy △ bio pharmaceuticals, and △ bio medical instruments. In result, a total of five universities including YU were selected as best universities in the bio pharmaceutical sectors. In result, five universities including YU were selected as best universities in the bio pharmaceutical sector, eight in the environmental sector, and one university each for the energy and bio pharmaceutical instrument fields were selected for the a total of 15 universities being selected as best universities in four sectors.
In this evaluation, executives and employees of a total of 1,406 small, medium and large companies including Doosan Construction, LS Corporation, and Yuhan Corporation participated to present essential courses that should be learned in college, and assessed whether the educational course of the university met the needs. In addition, questionnaires were handed out to college graduates on the operation of their school's curriculum.
The YU School of Biotechnology received high scores for constructing an industry-academic educational infrastructure to meet the atmosphere and requirements of the industrial field, which quickly changes in the bio-pharmaceutical sectors, while revamping the curriculum reflecting the industry trends, and strengthening field-oriented education and training for hands-on capacities for companies.
YU was selected as the best university in two sectors last year in the semiconductor and information communication fields, thus being recognized as one of the best universities in Korea from the perspective of industries.
Meanwhile, the College Evaluation from Industrial Perspective evaluates how much a university's educational program meets the demands of the industry according to the requirements of five economic groups including the Federation of Korean Industries, and it has been carried out for the eighth year now co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and the KCUE. The evaluation is carried out on the three fields of industry-academic educational infrastructure, consistency of curriculum with industrial demands, and educational and technological development performances. Major evaluation indices are △rate of professors with industrial experience △curriculum linked with the industry △rate of classes in demand by the industry offered △evaluation of graduates on the curriculum △employment rate △work capacity evaluation of college graduate employees, etc.
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