KOREATECH Launches School of Global Talent to Foster International Engineering Experts

55 International Students from 14 Countries Selected for the First Cohort
Undergraduate Program Focused on Mechanical and Computer Engineering
Joint Master’s Degree with ITCILO under ILO in Progress
Global Expansion of the Korean-Style TVET Model

KOREATECH (Korea University of Technology and Education) has established a global education system to cultivate foreign engineering talent and policy experts in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for developing countries.

KOREATECH has launched a new undergraduate department and is pursuing international joint degree programs to promote the global expansion of the Korean-style TVET model.

On March 9, the university held a plaque unveiling ceremony for the “School of Global Talent” in the lobby of the Global Education Center (GEC) on campus, officially launching a regular four-year undergraduate program for international students.

According to the university, 55 international students from 14 countries, including Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were selected for the first undergraduate class this year.

These students are composed of self-funded international students and government-invited international scholarship recipients (GKS), and are divided into mechanical engineering and computer engineering majors for their studies.

The curriculum operates both English and Korean tracks; during the first and second years, students complete basic courses in Korean language, mathematics, physics, computer science, and a program for understanding Korean society. From the third year, they begin their specialized major education.

In their fourth year, students strengthen their practical skills through advanced engineering education and corporate field internships, followed by support for employment in domestic industries and settlement in Korea.

The university plans to use the establishment of this new department to train global engineering technologists who combine theory and practice, and to lay the foundation for securing technical talent required by regional industries on a global scale.

In addition, the GTM (Global TVET Management) program, which has been operated since 2018, has been reorganized into the GTE (Global TVET Employment Policy) program starting this year.

This is an ODA-based master's program that trains policy officials in employment and technical vocational education and training for developing countries. To date, 83 students have completed the program, and for the 2026 academic year, 20 students have been selected from countries including the Philippines and Indonesia.

The university is also promoting a joint master's degree program with the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO). The two institutions signed an agreement last year to jointly operate the master's program, with plans to begin the joint program in 2027.

The joint master's degree program will be operated through a jointly designed digital economy-based curriculum, collaborative lectures, and shared management of degree quality.

This April, a recruitment announcement will be made, with final student selections to be completed by December, and from January next year, students will participate in both online courses and in-person education in Korea.

President Yoo Gil-sang stated, "With the launch of the School of Global Talent, we will further advance our undergraduate and graduate programs to globally disseminate Korea's practical engineering education model and employment and vocational competency policies," adding, "We aim to establish ourselves as the leading university in global technical and vocational education and training."

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