According to the result of 'College evaluation from the industry's perspective', conducted by the Ministry of Education, YU is ranked 'Top' in electronic semiconductor as well as telecommunication sectors.
Executives from 32 conglomerates such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, and 2,163 companies participate in that evaluation.
[May 14, 2014]
Which was Samsung Electronics' choice for Best University'?
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) was selected as the 'best university' by companies such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.
On the 14th, the Ministry of Education (Minister Seo Nam-soo) and the Korean Council for University Education (Chairman Kim Joon-young) announced the results for the '2013 college evaluations from the industry's perspective'. According to this, YU was selected as the 'best college' for two sectors such as electronic semiconductors and telecommunications.
This evaluation was carried out on 112 departments in 43 universities that desired participation having departments in the five fields of △electronic semiconductors △telecommunication △computer (SW) △refined petrochemicals △precision chemicals (cosmetics). They were evaluated based on disclosed information, questionnaires, industrial demand analysis in the three fields of industry-academic connected educational infrastructure, consistency of industrial demands and curriculum, and education and technological development.
Evaluations were made by 36 executives from 32 conglomerates and mid-sized companies including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, GS Caltex and Amore Pacific, while 2,163 companies participated through questionnaires. In particular, current corporate directors and other industry experts recommended core work capacities and necessary curricula that should be learned in college, while evaluating the consistence of the schools' educational program and industry demands, and also evaluated their educational performance.
In result, the top universities selected were 9 for electronic semiconductors, 8 for telecommunications, 11 for computer (SW), 6 for refined petrochemicals, and 2 for precision chemicals (cosmetics) (see list). YU was selected as top university in the two fields of electronic semiconductors and telecommunication. The only universities to be named in two or more evaluations were YU, Sungkyunkwan University, Sogang University, Hanyang University,Korea University of Technology and Education, Kyunghee University, and Kyungpook National University.
YU was evaluated to have focused on reflecting the rapidly changing industrial environment and changes in the electronics/telecommunication sectors in its curriculum. In particular, YU received goods cores in the fields of industry-academic connected education infrastructure and consistency of industrial demands and curriculum thanks to actively pursuing revision of curriculum to reflect industry trends, strengthening field work education, and employing industry-academic focused faculty with excellent work experience in companies.
Meanwhile, the 'college evaluation from the industry's perspective' that has been operated since 2008 as part of the Ministry of Education's evaluation project, is hosted by the Korean Council for University Education and joined by five economic organizations including the Federation of Korean Industries and the Korean Chamber of Commerce. The Ministry of Education will distribute these evaluation results so that relevant college departments can utilize them to improve their curriculum, and is planning to reflect this in the third-year evaluation of the industry-academic cooperation leading college (LINC) project that will be conducted in 2015.
