“Training Experts to Prevent Financial Fraud”... Korea Financial Human Resources Development Institute and Kangnam University Sign Industry-Academia Cooperation Agreement

[Financial News] The Korea Financial Human Resources Development Institute is joining forces with Kangnam University to train professionals to respond to financial crimes, including voice phishing and investment fraud. The two institutions will pursue financial crime prevention training and practical and academic exchanges, and will also cooperate in promoting recruitment for the master’s program in the Department of Financial Crime, which is to be established next year.
According to sources in the financial industry on the 12th, the Korea Financial Human Resources Development Institute signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement with Kangnam University’s Graduate School of Convergence and Integration on the 2nd to train professionals in financial crime prevention and financial security and promote education in these fields.
Under the agreement, the two institutions plan to pursue relevant educational and practical activities and continue exchanges of experts and information, as well as academic activities. They will also mutually promote educational initiatives, including recruitment of new graduate students.
Kangnam University’s Graduate School of Convergence and Integration will establish a Department of Financial Crime starting in the spring semester of the 2027 academic year. It is a regular master’s degree program designed to train experts with an academic understanding of financial crime and practical skills. The program aims to strengthen the expertise of people working in related fields, including executives and employees of financial companies, public-sector employees, and financial education experts.
An official at the Korea Financial Human Resources Development Institute said, “In an era when financial crimes are becoming increasingly sophisticated, the role of professionals who can analyze and prevent them is becoming even more important. Through cooperation with Kangnam University, we will work to promote education in financial crime prevention and financial security, and actively contribute to developing talent who will be responsible for financial security in the future.” 
Meanwhile, the Korea Financial Human Resources Development Institute provides tailored training for financial companies in areas such as financial ethics, internal controls, financial consumer protection, and financial fraud prevention.

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