Agreement to promote exchange between the two organizations and cultivate local talents

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[February 07, 2024]

<YU and Daegu Transportation Corporation signed a business agreement for local community development and talent training. (From the fifth from the left, President CHOI Oe-chool and CEO KIM Ki-hyeok, )>

YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) and Daegu Transportation Corporation (CEO KIM Ki-hyeok) signed a business agreement for local community development and talent training.

In the agreement ceremony held in the conference room on the third floor of YU main building in the afternoon of the 6th, officials from both institutions, including YU President CHOI Oe-chool, Vice President PARK Seung-woo of Education and Innovation, President KIM Ki-hyeok of Daegu Transportation Corporation, Director KIM Cheol-seop of Management and Safety HQ, and Director KIM Dae-geun of Planning and Coordination Department Division.

According to the agreement, the two organizations will conduct ▲ Improvement of joint development and friendship, through mutual exchange and cooperation ▲ Exchange of human and material resources to achieve the common goals of both organizations, ▲ Support of education related to career and employment for YU students, ▲ Joint research and technology development related to transportation, and ▲ Support of Daegu Transportation Corporation's ESG management.

CEO KIM Ki-hyeok of Daegu Transportation Corporation said, “I consider the business agreement between YU, a prestigious private school in the region, and Daegu Transportation Corporation, a public enterprise representing the region, to be meaningful. To overcome the crisis of regional extinction, cooperation and win-win efforts between both organizations are essential. I hope that today’s agreement will serve as a catalyst.”

President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “Daegu Transportation Corporation, which provides safe and convenient public transportation services to the region, and the university should join hands to lead local community development and innovation, provide direction, and open the way for future generations. We will work harder to become a Glocal university that fosters talents who can contribute to human society beyond the region by establishing a human cooperation system.”