Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ethiopia Jeong Gang (left) and graduate representative Abenezer Tewelde. LG Electronics ė‚Žė§„ 확대 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ethiopia Jeong Gang (left) and graduate representative Abenezer Tewelde. LG Electronics
LG Electronics said 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, on the 22nd local time. Key figures attended the ceremony, including Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ethiopia Jeong Gang, Teshale Berecha, Ethiopia’s vice minister of labor and skills, and Yoon Dae-sik, executive vice president in charge of external affairs at LG Electronics, to congratulate the graduates.

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 to express gratitude to Ethiopia, which sent troops to fight in the Korean War for South Korea. Since then, it has selected students every year through written tests and interviews. It also provides free vocational training in electrical and electronics and information technology, while supporting lunch and school buses so students can study in stable conditions.

Including the 68 graduates this year, the school has produced 679 graduates in total. The employment and startup 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 the 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.

[Park Minki]

This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.

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