ICT Polytech Institute of Korea

ICT Polytech Institute of Korea (Korean: ICT폴리텍대학) is a specialized polytechnic college located in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the country's only dedicated educational institution for training construction and operations personnel for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. The college operates under the Korea Information & Communication Contractors Association and is supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The institution traces its origins to the Vocational Training Center affiliated with the Korea Information & Communication Contractors Association, established on November 6, 1978. It was renamed the Information & Communication Education Center in January 1998, designated as a credit-recognition institution by the Ministry of Education in March 2001, and reorganized as a functional college under the school corporation Information & Communication Functional College in December 2002, becoming Korea Information & Communication Functional College. In December 2014, it adopted its current name, ICT Polytech Institute of Korea. The college offers a multi-skilled technician program leading to an Industrial Bachelor's degree, equivalent to the associate degree granted by junior colleges. It currently operates five academic departments. Its curriculum emphasizes field training linked to the ICT industry, customized and pre-employment education, and research and development in information and communications construction technology. The college positions itself as a small-scale elite institution pursuing global standards in ICT technical education. A notable feature is its scholarship program: the "Future Talent Scholarship" provides 100% tuition coverage for enrolled students for two years, subject to national scholarship application and maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the previous semester. The college aims to contribute to the development of the national knowledge and information society by systematically nurturing high-quality ICT infrastructure personnel required for the growth of the information and communications industry.

The institution was established on November 6, 1978, as the Vocational Training Center affiliated with the Korea Information & Communication Contractors Association. On January 14, 1998, it was renamed the Information & Communication Education Center. On March 1, 2001, it was designated as a credit-recognition institution by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development of South Korea. On December 10, 2002, it was reorganized as a functional college by the school corporation Information & Communication Functional College (now ICT Polytech Institute of Korea), established by the Korea Information & Communication Contractors Association, and renamed Korea Information & Communication Functional College. On December 10, 2014, it changed its name to ICT Polytech Institute of Korea, which it retains today. The college was established in accordance with the Ministry of Science and ICT's ICT manpower training policy, aiming to contribute to national and knowledge-information society development in the 21st century by systematically nurturing high-quality information and communications infrastructure personnel required for the growth of the information and communications industry.

• Established as the Vocational Training Center affiliated with the Korea Information & Communication Contractors Association.

• Renamed the Information & Communication Education Center.

• Designated as a credit-recognition institution by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development.

• Reorganized as a functional college and renamed Korea Information & Communication Functional College.

• Renamed ICT Polytech Institute of Korea.

South Korea's only specialized ICT polytechnic college for training construction and operations technicians, emphasizing small-scale elite education and industry-linked field training.

• Industrial Bachelor's degree program (multi-skilled technician course)

  A program equivalent to the associate degree of junior colleges, offered in five departments.

• Future Talent Scholarship

  Provides 100% tuition coverage for two years for enrolled students, subject to national scholarship application and a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the previous semester.

1. 1ICT Polytech Institute of Korea - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2ICT폴리텍대학 - Wikipedia (Korean)ko.wikipedia.org