Dongseo University's RISE Project Team has successfully completed an online training program for industry workers jointly operated with Busan-area universities and will expand the initiative to the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam mega-region starting this year. The plan aims to broaden the talent supply system responding to digital transformation and new technology demands in regional industrial fields.
The Dongseo University RISE Project Team recently announced its one-year operational results and future plans at the "Busan-type RISE Project Inter-University Joint Operation Program Performance Sharing Session" held at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Busan. Over the past year, the university formed a consortium with nine Busan-area universities—Dongseo University, Kyungsung University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Dong-A University, Dongeui University, Dongeui Institute of Technology, Busan Kyungsang University, Silla University, and Youngsan University—to operate the "Online Industry Worker Job Competency Enhancement Program." The initiative was promoted as part of the Busan-type RISE project.
The curriculum was structured into seven specialized tracks linked to Busan Metropolitan City's nine strategic industries: Culture & Tourism, Bio-Health, Maritime & Future Mobility, Convergence Parts & Materials, Digital Tech & Finance, Lifestyle, and Energy Tech.
Through this program, a total of 63 new online content modules were developed, and 567 industry workers completed the courses. The average satisfaction score was 4.44 out of 5 points, with tracks receiving consistently high ratings ranging from 4.23 to 4.60 points.
The program applied a three-stage practice-oriented model of "technology understanding-content planning-industrial application," resulting in high field applicability despite being short-term training, according to the analysis.
Participating universities publicly disclosed information on 70 types of core shared equipment they possess on the online platform, expanding joint industrial utilization and technology cooperation. This is evaluated as a foundation that can contribute to reducing research and development costs and advancing technology for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Dongseo University RISE Project Team plans to expand the training scope beyond Busan to include Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province starting this year. The vision is to develop into a mega-regional talent retraining platform through demand-customized education planning, securing specialized instructors, and strengthening curriculum linkages among universities.
Professor Lee Hyun-dong of Dongseo University, who serves as the lead professor for the RISE Shared Cooperation University Innovation division, said, "This is significant in that we supported workers to acquire the latest technologies without time and space constraints." Team Leader Hwang Ki-hyun said, "Improvement in job competencies is leading to strengthened competitiveness for regional companies."