Acceptance of GTEP Team for completion of 15th course and educational course performance by KTA

Ministers’ Award to Team Manager and Minister’s Prize and KTA Prize to completed students

Birthplace of youth foreign trade professionals equipped with theory and practice of foreign trade to meet enterprises’ demand

[April 05, 2022]

<From the left, SOHN Hyo-gyeong, Manager LEE Jun-hee, and BAE Gi-hun of YU GTEP Team>

  Global Trade Experts incubating Program (GTEP) of YU won Award of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and Prize of KTA in 15th GTEP Completion Ceremony.

  In the completion ceremony, Professor LEE Jun-hee of Faculty of Foreign Trade, the leader of YU GTEP, won the award of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy for contribution in formation of foreign trade infrastructure and national/social development. Professor LEE has made various activities as the manager of the project for the youth to improve their capabilities as trade professionals through visit of enterprises by GTEP students, domestic/foreign internship and employment activities, and support of foreign exhibition activities. In the ceremony, Students BAE Gi-hun and SOHN Hyo-gyeong (4th grade of Faculty of Foreign Trade, YU) of 15th GTEP Team won the Prize of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Prize of KTA, respectively, for acceptance of their sincere completion of the course and performances of activities.

  LEE Jun-hee, GTEP Manager of YU, said, “YU has been operating GTEP Team for 20 years and has the education curriculum to cultivate professional trade manpower. We will make full support so that students may grow as trade professionals equipped with practical experiences for prompt use in the field as well as trade theory asked by enterprises.”

  YU GTEP Team is an internally and externally accepted birthplace of youth trade professionals. YU has been cultivating youth trade professionals for 21 years from 2002 (TI (Trade Incubator) Project of the Ministry of Industry and Resources) until now. The students of GTEP Team are improving their capabilities through theories of foreign trade including market analysis, foreign marketing, and buyer counseling education, etc. as well as education for language and foreign trade practice and through visit of foreign EXPO with staff of small and medium enterprise. They visit foreign EXPO with the enterprises in Daegu/Gyeongbuk and their capabilities for launching business in foreign markets are accepted by the industry.

  Meanwhile, in 15th GTEP Completion Ceremony held in KOEX on March 31, YOON Seok-yeol president-elect participated in the event to meet youth trade national team and encouraged students.