Strengthening Support for the Growth of Women in Science and Technology
Duksung Women’s University and the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (hereinafter WISET) have established a sustainable industry-academia governance construction to promote feminine college students’ entry into the science and expertise fields throughout greater schooling and to assist their development all through your complete tutorial and profession cycle.
The two establishments signed a strategic work settlement on June 1 in the primary convention room of the Duksung Women’s University most important administration constructing, with the purpose of fostering future girls scientists and engineers.
From the left, Moon Aeri, Chairwoman of the Korea Foundation for Women in Science and Technology, Min Jaehong, President of Duksung Women’s University. Duksung Women’s University
Despite a declining school-age inhabitants, competitors to safe science and expertise expertise to lead next-generation industries is intensifying; nonetheless, the gender imbalance in STEM fields stays unresolved. To tackle these points—the gender hole and the mismatch in workforce provide and demand—a collaborative system has been established, in which greater schooling establishments and a devoted nationwide public company work carefully collectively to assist feminine college students comprehensively from early profession exploration to graduate research and employment linkage. This partnership is especially important for its broad and built-in method.
Accordingly, the 2 establishments have outlined three core initiatives spanning from hands-on tutorial experiences for youth to profession improvement assist for college college students. Specifically, they may collaborate carefully on launching packages to decrease entry obstacles into science and expertise for feminine center and highschool college students, sharing profession and employment assets to strengthen feminine college college students in STEM, and constructing a holistic ecosystem to guarantee the continual development of girls in science and expertise.
As the primary concrete step in this collaboration, the 2 organizations will launch a custom-made in-depth profession program known as “Major Expansion: Deep Dive Camp” on July 28 on the Duksung Women’s University Ssangmun Campus for feminine center and highschool college students in STEM. The program will supply hands-on expertise with laboratory gear by opening superior analysis labs in info expertise, pharmacy, chemistry, and AI-driven drug improvement. Personalized profession mentoring, pairing contributors one-on-one with Duksung’s science and engineering college students, may also be offered.
Min Jaehong, President of Duksung Women’s University, acknowledged, “This will be the first step in lessening the perceived distance female students feel toward science and technology fields and empowering them to demonstrate their potential,” including, “We will continue to expand practical educational content that builds confidence.”
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WISET, established beneath related laws as a devoted public company beneath the Ministry of Science and ICT, serves as a hub for strengthening the self-sufficiency of girls in science and expertise in Korea via job creation, employment linkage, and analysis. Leveraging this partnership, Duksung Women’s University plans to reinforce STEM profession schooling for feminine college students and additional broaden its position as a coaching hub for ladies scientists and engineers in the period of AI transformation.
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