{"id":777042469,"date":"2026-05-21T07:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042469"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:07:41","slug":"paradise-group-partners-with-unlv-to-boost-ir-education-and-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/paradise-group-partners-with-unlv-to-boost-ir-education-and-research","title":{"rendered":"Paradise Group plans IR education and research programmes with UNLV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The South Korean casino operator has signed an agreement with the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- Paradise Group<\/strong> has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at University of Nevada<\/strong>, Las Vegas. It aims to strengthen education and research initiatives linked to the integrated resort (IR) industry while also supporting the development of future industry talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement includes plans for joint research projects<\/strong>, academic exchanges involving students and faculty members, and the creation of executive and short-term education programmes connected to the hospitality and casino sectors. Paradise Co is expected to offer internship opportunities to students from the Harrah College of Hospitality, while company employees will participate in overseas training and educational activities in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a LinkedIn post, the Harrah College of Hospitality described the agreement as an opportunity to \u201copen doors for exciting educational collaboration\u201d. The college also thanked executives from Paradise Group and Paradise SegaSammy for visiting Hospitality Hall and meeting with university leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation included Jonghwan Choi, CEO of Paradise Group and Paradise SegaSammy; Jimyung You, VP of Corporate Planning at Paradise SegaSammy; Jaehwan Kim, VP of Marketing at Paradise SegaSammy; and Jaemo Yang, head of Vision & Strategy Office at Paradise Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paradise Co operates four casinos<\/strong>: Walkerhill in Seoul, Jeju Grand on Jeju Island, Busan Casino in the southern port city of Busan, and Paradise City, near the main international airport serving Seoul. A planned new hotel in Seoul<\/a> has a target opening for 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> South Korea\u2019s Paradise Co casino revenue declines in March<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The South Korean casino operator has signed an agreement with the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777042472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"South Korean integrated resort operator Paradise Group has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at UNLV. This strategic partnership aims to enhance education and research initiatives within the IR industry, focusing on talent development through joint projects, academic exchanges, and executive training programs. The collaboration underscores a commitment to human capital investment and operational excellence within the global hospitality and gaming sectors.","focusai_entities":"Paradise Group, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Paradise Co, Paradise SegaSammy, Jonghwan Choi, Jimyung You, Jaehwan Kim, Jaemo Yang","focusai_location":"South Korea, Las Vegas, Seoul, Jeju Island, Busan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Talent Pipeline Impact","query":"How will this MOU specifically address the projected talent shortages and skill gaps within the South Korean integrated resort market, and what measurable outcomes are anticipated from the executive education programs?"},{"label":"Global IR Collaboration","query":"What precedent does this partnership set for future international collaborations between leading academic institutions and global integrated resort operators in fostering industry-specific research and development?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[29,24930,152],"class_list":["post-777042469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-hospitality","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042469"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042486,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042469\/revisions\/777042486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777042472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}