Korean university sets up IT education center in Cebu

CEBU, Philippines - Wonkwang Health Science University initiated an aid project for setting up Information Technology education center and program in Cebu.

The Korean school initiated “WU Global IT Education Program” which is a part of “WU Global Initiative Program” recently at the Martin Salimbangon Training Center located in the town of Medillin.

WU set up workstations including web and mail servers, firewalls needed in the professional education of IT and SE. The program was developed based on Korean IT education.

This project was achieved as a result of memorandum of understanding for educational support between WU and sixth district Rep. Benhur L. Salimbangon and the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority.

The project do not only focus on the support of in-kind resources but also includes IT educational program and consulting so that practical and long run Official Development Assistance can be made. Supplied program includes consultation and lectures related to Korean IT education on top of the servers and personal computers.

Hwang Jung-sik, who is in charge of WU Philippines office, said the project ensures secure educational environment using open source operating system called Ubuntu Linux and Open Office.

He also urged to continue WU Global Initiative Program in the Philippines through its international office in Cebu.

Salimbangon expressed gratitude to the WU IT support program, saying it will be a great chance to acquire advanced Korean information technology.

He also implied future development of practical IT educational program with TESDA along with the support of WU.

WU has been operating student exchange program since 1999 with Cebu City. WU has hired foreign professors from Cebu and has been giving tremendous amount of efforts to maintain a good relationship between two countries.

The Philippines office of WU established first among Korean institutions manages programs such as Junior English Program, ESL, field practice and voluntary services and Global Human Resource Development.

The office currently launched “2011 Global Initiative program” along with medical equipment donation and medical voluntary service programs. — (FREEMAN)