About KOREATECH
National vocational training hub
The Korea University of Technology & Education (KOREATECH) is a special-purpose university with a focus on vocational training. Since its establishment by the Ministry of Employment in 1991, KOREATECH has been undertaking the role of a national vocational training hub, implementing various tasks including the fostering of practical engineering technicians, human resource development specialists and vocational training specialists, the provision of technical training for the incumbent, and the assessment of vocational training facilities.
Educational features
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KOREATECH offers programs that reflect industrial and social requirements for vocational training specialists, human resource development specialists and advanced intelligence industry specialists with both creative thinking and practical technique capabilities, and it manages its programs with a focus on reinforcing field-oriented experimental and practical education.
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The programs are categorized into major studies (all, HRD minor, convergence major), liberal arts (basic liberal arts, general liberal arts, elective liberal arts, MSC) and detailed subject areas, and to acquire a bachelor’s degree, engineering students require 150 credits, while management and employment students require 140 credits.
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To ensure that students will be able to promptly respond to the rapidly changing industrial technology environment, KOREATECH offers field-oriented major programs composed of more than 50% reinforced theoretical studies and experimental practice sessions.
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To help students deepen their cognitive and processing skills based on an understanding of nature and master the core techniques necessary for an engineering and management specialist, KOREATECH offers liberal arts programs designed to promote fundamental mathematical and logical competencies.
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Furthermore, KOREATECH offers the HRD programs necessary to develop the competencies and requirements of practical engineering technicians, vocational training specialists and human resource development specialists. HRD minor programs are also mandatory, so students are granted vocational training specialist certification at graduation.
The university with the happiest students,
the university teaching the best
KOREATECH receives government subsidies for most of its operating expenses, so its tuition is as low as that of a national university. KOREATECH endeavors to offer students quality education at affordable tuition because students are precious talents who will lead the country in the future. To support them, KOREATECH also does its best to attract outstanding full-time professors and secure the latest experimental equipment to establish the perfect student-centered educational environment.
- 2023~ No. 1 in student education according to the JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings
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2022~
Selected for Phase 3 of the Leader in Industry-University Cooperation (LINC 3.0) under the 2nd cycle of University Innovation Support Project
Accredited by the Korean University Accreditation Institute - 2009~2021 No. 1 in education-centered university according to the JoongAng Ilbo University Rankings for the thirteenth consecutive year
- 2021 Designated a “General Financial Support University” in the 2021 University Basic Competency Assessment led by the Ministry of Education
- 2021 Acquired Best (A++, School of Computer Science and Engineering) and Great (A+, School of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering) ratings in the Industry-perspective University Evaluation
- 2020 Ranked 2nd in the “2020 Startup & Employment University Assessment” by the Korea Economic Daily
- 2020 Designated the “2020 Youth Dream Best Practice College” by the Dong-A Ilbo
KOREATECH Top national employment rate acknowledged by the Ministry of Education
Employment rate (last 6 years)
| Base Year | Average Employment Rate of 4-year Universities (%) | Employment Rate of KOREATECH (%) | Ranking of 4-year Universities |
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| 2014 | 54.8 | 85.9 | 1위 |
| 2015 | 64.4 | 86.6 | 1위 |
| 2016 | 64.3 | 85.1 | 1위 |
| 2017 | 62.6 | 80.2 | 4위 |
| 2018 |
64.2 | 81.3 | 2위 |
| 2019 | 63.3 | 84.7 | 1위 |
| 2020 | 61.1 | 75.9¹ | 5위² |
| 2021 | 64.1 | 77.3 | 5위 |
| 2022 | 66.3 | 80.3 | 2위 |
1) Based on the employment rates in the January 2024 Analysis of Disclosed HEI Information by the Ministry of Education
2) Based on the employment rates in the January 2024 Analysis of Disclosed HEI Information by the Ministry of Education (educational universities and universities with less than 500 graduates excluded; main campus and branch campus combined)
Employment distribution of the Class of 2022
- Large enterprises Samsung Electronics, SEMES, LG Energy Solution, Hyundai Motor Company, POSCO E&C, Hanwha Aerospace, Taihan Cable & Solution, LS Electric, HL MANDO, etc.
- Public enterprises & institutions Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center, Korea South-East Power, Korea East-West Power, Korea Western Power, Korea National Oil Corporation, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Korea Elevator Safety Agency, Korea Midland Power, Korea Railroad Corporation, Korea Road Traffic Authority, Seoul Metro, etc.
- Medium enterprises Dongwon F&B, SIMMTECH, CYMECHS, Applied Materials Korea, Edwards Korea, ASML Korea, MEMC Korea Company, Autech Carrier, YONGSAN, Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical, KCTech, KEYENCE Korea, HANA Micron, HANA Materials, etc.
- Misc. SMEs and non-profit corporations