Opened software major and non-major course for scholarship support and priority when hiring
Expected to raise employment rate of non-major departments such as humanities and social science tracks
Expected to be advantageous to those who complete program with the revision of Samsung's employment procedure
[December 7, 2012]

<YU students taking the SCSC (Samsung Convergence S/W Course) class>

“If you want to work for Samsung Electronics, go to YU!”

YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) teamed up with Samsung Electronics to take the initiative in fostering software (S/W) experts.

YU established the 'YU-Samsung Electronics S/W Human Resources Fostering Center (Director Park Chang-hyun)' inside of campus and has been operating a software human resources fostering program. The center was established through an agreement between YU and Samsung Electronics to foster human resources in software and to expand the pool in October of last year. It offers the major course 'SST (Samsung Software Track)' to foster key personnel in software and the 'SCSC (Samsung Convergence Software Course)' to foster convergent-type software personnel for non-majors.

SST provides a total of 10 million won in scholarships per student chosen for the scholarships from a total of four departments such as electronic engineering, electronic engineering, computer engineering, and information and communication engineering, which are departments with majors in software. Students selected for the scholarships can join Samsung Electronics after completing the SST course and passing the software certification test prior to graduation. Currently 13 students were selected as Samsung Electronics industry-academic scholarship students through the SST and are receiving scholarship funds.

SCSC, which is a course for non-majors, requires students not majoring in software to complete a total of 10 courses including seven mandatory courses related to software in order for them to be equipped with capacities in the software sector. Those who complete the courses are given priority during interviews regardless of the position applied for when applying to Samsung Electronics. Furthermore, scholarships are given to students with outstanding grades every semester and in the event that students who completed the courses earn additional credits in relevant major courses, they can earn minor or double major diplomas.

It is expected that the non-major program SCSC will assist considerably for students major in humanities and social sciences when applying to Samsung Electronics. In November, Samsung announced that it would reform its employment system. In the case of the software positions, they will conduct capacity tests regarding software instead of the Samsung Aptitude Test (SSAT) and would add essays and in-depth interviews for humanities majors applying for business support positions. Accordingly, it is expected that students who completed SCSC will exhibit strengths as convergent-type software professionals recognized by Samsung Electronics. A total of 22 students are participating in the YU SCSC and 16 of them are in humanities, social sciences and arts and sports tracks.

Ryu Jae-il (23), a junior majoring psychology who is also participating in the YU SCSC said, "Recently, companies prefer convergent-type human resources. I took on this challenge thinking that rather than just focusing on one major, by learning other majors, I will become more useful and there will also be synergy effects." He added, "At first it was difficult to follow the classes that I was unfamiliar with, but as the course was designed for non-majors, after making preparations I am now able to enjoy the classes. I think that once I complete the course, I will gain an edge for gaining employment."

The YU-Samsung Electronics S/W Human Resources Fostering Center Director Park Chang-hyeon who is a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, said, "The S/W human resources fostering program that is carried out through industry-academic cooperation with Samsung Electronics will not only foster professional S/W personnel, but also help with students in humanities tracks find employment," while adding, "I hope that students of various majors use this industry-academic program to gain advantages in landing their desired jobs."