JBNU and National Pension Service(Chairman Kim Seong-ju) have launched a strategic collaboration to train financial professionals and foster the regional financial ecosystem.

JBNU signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Pension Service at 10:00 AM on May 12 in the University Headquarters 2nd Floor Conference Room(207), and agreed to cooperate to strengthen the regionally based financial education system through joint research in the financial field, practical talent development, and the establishment of an industry‑university cooperation platform.

The core of this agreement is the operation of the ‘Special Fund Program for Training Financial Professionals’ The program is a customized practical training course aimed at, among others, senior fund managers of the National Pension Service Fund Management Headquarters, and will be run in a format that allows participants to continue their regular duties while enrolled.

The curriculum will be structured with two sessions per week over 15 weeks (total 30 lectures), and is planned to be launched in the second half of this year. The number of trainees is expected to be approximately 20–25.

In particular, the special program will be conducted as practice‑oriented training that uses division and team leaders from the NPS Fund Management Headquarters as main instructors, allowing them to directly share real investment and asset management field experience and know‑how. It is significant as a differentiated financial education model that goes beyond simple theoretical instruction to strengthen field relevance and professional expertise.

Also, the National Pension Service's custodian banks will participate in the special program. Five custodian banks—KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, and Jeonbuk Bank—will dispatch trainees to participate in practical fund management training. This is expected to strengthen investment competitiveness among financial practitioners and establish a field‑centered education cooperation system.

This agreement aligns with the government’s policy directions for strengthening flagship national universities and balanced national development. The two institutions plan to cooperate in creating a region‑based financial ecosystem and establishing a local industry–academia–research collaboration platform through joint research in the financial sector and building an industry‑university cooperation network.

Notably, JBNU will serve as a regional hub for training financial talent, and the development of a sustainable financial education model linking public institutions and the university carries significant implications.

JBNU plans to use this cooperation as an opportunity to further expand industry‑university cooperation in the financial sector and build a practice‑oriented platform for training financial professionals linked to the region. In particular, the plan is to strengthen its role as a regional financial education hub by providing training for incumbent financial sector employees and offering field‑centered re‑training functions.

President Yang O‑bong said, “This cooperation is a meaningful example of a university and a public institution jointly and systematically training financial professionals” and added “We will expand cooperation so that, through field‑centered education and joint research, we can contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the regional financial industry and to balanced national development”.