Korea University and Supreme Prosecutors' Office to Establish Department of Financial and Securities Law

Establishing an Industry-Academic Cooperation System to Cultivate Professional Talent

Korea University announced on the 24th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to train specialists in the financial and securities sectors.

On the 22nd, Korea University and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office signed a memorandum of understanding to foster specialized personnel in the finance and securities sectors. Acting Prosecutor General Gu Jahyun (left) and Korea University President Kim Dongwon are taking a commemorative photo. Korea University

This agreement was established to systematically cultivate professional talent capable of responding effectively to the rapidly changing financial environment and increasingly sophisticated financial and securities crimes. The two institutions will establish a new “Department of Financial and Securities Law” as a contract-based department within the Korea University Law School, and will cooperate in operating specialized educational programs.

The signing ceremony, held at 2 p.m. on the 22nd in the university president’s office at the main building, was attended by Korea University President Dongwon Kim, Law School Dean Sangjoong Kim, Department of Financial and Securities Law Head Yongjae Kim, Law School Vice Dean Woojin Choi, and Law School Professor Sanghyun Kim. From the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Acting Prosecutor General Juhyun Koo, Planning and Coordination Office Chief Kyuhyung Park, Anti-Corruption Department Chief Minchul Joo, and Prosecutor Researchers Geontae Park and Jonghyun Jeon were also present.

The main points of the agreement include: ▲ establishing and operating a contract-based department in the financial and securities sectors, ▲ developing curricula to foster professional talent, ▲ mutual support of human and material resources and information necessary for educational operations, and ▲ operating a practical working group and strengthening the cooperative system.

President Kim stated, “The financial and securities sector is a core area directly linked to the stability of the national economy,” adding, “Based on Korea University’s accumulated expertise in law and interdisciplinary education, we will do our best to nurture field-oriented professionals and contribute to the development of the nation and society.”

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