Pukyong National University

PKNU has produced Product Design Professional Engineers · APEC/EMF Engineers

- Kang Tae-Ho · Song Gi-Yeon ... Qualified as the only engineer in Korea in the design field

△ (From left) Mr. Kang Tae-Ho, Advisory Prof. Cho Joung-Hyung, and Adjunct prof. Song Gi-Yeon

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) recently announced that Kang Tae-Ho (1st Year doctorate student · Team manager of Industry Promotion Team at the Design Council Busan) and Adjunct Professor Song Gi-Yeon (Department of Industrial Design · Representative of Shift Design Consulting), an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Marine Integrated Design Engineering, acquired product design engineers and APEC/EMF Engineers, respectively.

Mr. Kang Tae-Ho took the recently held 124th Product Design Professional Engineering section in 2021 and finally passed this month.

The Product Design Engineer is the only domestic technician qualification in the design field established to nurture professional technical personnel with practical experience required in the industrial field and theory related to product design.

Only 1-4 pass this qualification test every year, and since the establishment of the qualification in 1991, a total of 34 product design engineers have been produced until last year.

Along with this, Adjunct Professor Song Gi-Yeon obtained the qualification of product design professional engineers in 2010 and recently acquired the qualification at the 25th eligibility check by International Engineering Alliance (IEA).

The International Technician Qualification is issued after deliberation by the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) and the Technician System Development Deliberation Committee in accordance with International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA) between 21 member countries, and is recognized as the top-grade certification in each technical field.

Advisory Professor Cho Joung-Hyung (Department of Industrial Design) said, "In the international market competition, mechanical performance as well as design are emerging as an important factor in determining the value of a product. I will continue to do my best to nurture excellent product design experts to contribute to the development of the design industry." <Pukyong Today>