사진 확대 On the 22nd local time, at the 10th graduation ceremony of the LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School in Ethiopia, South Korean Ambassador to Ethiopia Jeong Kang, graduate representative Abenezar Tewelde, and school principal Tariku posed for a commemorative photo. LG Electronics 
사진 확대 On the 22nd local time, LG Electronics Executive Vice President for External Affairs Yoon Dae-sik, South Korean Ambassador to Ethiopia Jeong Kang, and others posed for a commemorative photo with graduates at the 10th graduation ceremony of the LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School in Ethiopia. LG Electronics
LG Electronics announced on the 24th that it held the 10th graduation ceremony for the LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School in Ethiopia, the only African country to send ground troops to the Korean War.
The ceremony was attended by key figures including South Korean Ambassador to Ethiopia Jeong Kang, Teshale Berecha, Ethiopia’s vice minister of labor and skills, and LG Electronics Executive Vice President for External Affairs Yoon Dae-sik. They congratulated the graduates and shared the occasion with them.
The LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School is a technical education institution established through cooperation between LG, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Ethiopian government, and operated by LG Electronics and the international development NGO World Together.
The school opened in 2014 as a gesture of gratitude to Ethiopia, which sent troops to fight in the Korean War on behalf of South Korea. Since then, it has selected students each year through written exams and interviews. It also provides free vocational training in electrical and electronic engineering and information technology, while supporting students with lunch and school buses to help them continue their studies stably.
With this year’s 68 graduates included, the school has now produced 679 graduates in total. The employment and entrepreneurship rate among LG-KOICA graduates stands at 100%, with all graduates either finding jobs at IT companies or starting businesses using the skills they learned.
This year’s graduates included twin siblings who are grandchildren of Korean War veteran Temam Abdul Ali, adding special meaning to the ceremony. After receiving specialized training in IT and networking, they are preparing for new challenges, with one aiming to become a network engineer and the other an entrepreneur in the IT field.
Executive Vice President Yoon said, “As the LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School has provided opportunities for self-reliance to young people in Ethiopia and achieved meaningful results over the past 10 years, we will continue to work so that young people around the world can pursue their dreams and build healthy, independent lives.”
This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.