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Jeju Olle Trail for 7 days and 6 nights from the 17th, 100km including Hallasan Yeongsil Trekking Course Improvement of leadership and self-confidence and accumulation of valuable experiences in school days Personality education, such as special lectures on “challenging spirit” by celebrities and team building programs, etc. [July 20, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) students embarked on National Territorial Trekking of 100km on Jeju Island. <YU held an opening ceremony for “Walking into Jeju,” National Territorial Trekking> On the 17th, 50 YU students boarded a plane from Daegu Airport to Jeju Island. They arrived at Pyoseon Beach in Jeju Island and had an opening ceremony for National Territorial Trekking on Jeju Island. <National Territorial Trekking “Walking into Jeju” by YU (YU students are doing beach cleanup activities)> They walk a total of 100km, including a 95km section from Jeju Olle Trail Course 4 to Course 10 and a 5km trekking course in Hallasan Yeongsil, for 7 days and 6 nights.Excluding the travel itinerary from Daegu to Jeju Island, they walk an average of about 20 km per day. In the evening during the National Territorial Campaign, character education such as a special lecture on the spirit of challenge and a team building program will be conducted. Student NA Seung-hun (4th grade of Faculty of Physical Education), a participant of the National Territorial Trekking, said, “I participated in this National Territorial Trekking to develop confidence in myself and to gain valuable experiences from my school days. I overlap with the summer rainy season and the weather is very hot but I hope everyone will safely finish the race by cheering and encouraging one another.” President CHOI Oe-chool of YU visited Daegu Airport and encouraged the students right before the departure of the national trek. He (below photo) said, “I hope that it will be an opportunity for students to participate in the National Territorial Trekking, develop leadership, develop self-confidence, and plan their future. There may be times when it is difficult and exhausting in the middle of the hot weather, but with the spirit of Cheonma, let's finish the race without giving up and return to school healthy.”
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President CHOI Oe-chool, special meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea at the K-Ricebelt Ministerial Meeting Proposal of “Studying at YU for Guinea Civil Servants” to cultivate local “Saemaul experts” The Minister from Guinea, “Expectation of establishment and execution of national development policy with enhancement of capability of civil servants for Saemaul” [July 14, 2023] <President CHOI Oe-chool of YU (left) and Guinea Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Berry of Agriculture and Livestock are having a special meeting to cultivate Saemaul experts> A high-ranking official in Guinea, Africa, asked YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) for help in fostering “Saemaul experts.” On the 10th, Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea met President CHOI Oe-chool of YU and held a special meeting to cultivate Saemaul experts in Guinea. Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry visited Korea to attend the Africa K-Rice Belt Agriculture Ministers' Meeting held at the JW Marriott Hotel for three days from July 9th.Ministerial-level figures from eight African countries (Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya), the World Food Program (WFP) Secretary-General, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) vice-president attended the meeting to have discussions on global food security and cooperation in agriculture, etc. During this important short visit to Korea for 2 nights and 3 days, Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea met President CHOI Oe-chool of YU. It indicates how important it is to nurture Saemaul experts at the national level in Guinea. At the meeting with President Choi, Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry said, “Cooperation between the two countries is necessary in various fields for the development of Guinea.Above all, it is urgent to share the ways to overcome famine in Guinea and Korea's economic development experience. Especially, I hope that YU will play a role in cultivation of Saemaul experts who will be active in Guinea.”On the request by Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry, President CHOI suggested that Guinean civil servants study at YU in order to share Korea's development experience and transfer Saemaul Studies. President CHOI said, “South Korea is the only country that has been changed from the poorest country to an advanced country. One of the driving forces is the Saemaul Undong and Saemaul development.We will actively help Guinean public officials to study “Saemaul Studies” at YU. If public officials who formulate and promote national policies deepen their understanding of Saemaul Undong, they will be able to greatly contribute to the development of Guinea. We hope that Saemaul experts who studied at YU will be able to carry out global social contribution activities along with the development of Guinea.” Minister Mamudu Nanyangren Berry was also pleased with President CHOI’s proposal. Minister Berry said, “If Guinean civil servants with patriotism study at YU and build their competencies as Saemaul experts, they will be able to play a major role in Guinea's development. When I return to my home country, I will report the YU’s proposal to the President's Office. I will promptly take follow-up measures for mutual cooperation.” Following the meeting between President CHOI and the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea, Guinea and YU plan to discuss specific details, such as the timing and scale of the training program to nurture Saemaul experts, soon.
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Leading advancement of local university entrepreneurship education as a central university in the Daegyeong/Gangwon region Implementation of the project by receiving government subsidy of KRW 750 million every year for 5 years from this year Enhancement of local university start-up capacity by leading the start-up education base university project for last 3 years [July 05, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected as a leading university for STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu (SCOUT) by the Ministry of Education. “STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu” is a project supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea to cultivate universities as the center of community entrepreneurship education by expanding existing entrepreneurship education bases, establishing a regional entrepreneurship education foundation, and establishing a collaboration system with local governments. The total project period is 5 years and the selected university receives KRW 750 million in support each year. For three years from 2020 to 2022, YU successfully led the Southern Region (Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Jeju Regions) Entrepreneurship Education Base University Project.YU, as the university in charge of the project, is being evaluated for raising the startup capabilities of local universities to the next level through the introduction of a startup-friendly system for local startups, improvement of startup support infrastructure, development of high-quality startup education contents, and educational support activities. As the result of this selection, YU is expected to play a pivotal role in ▲strengthening and advancing local university entrepreneurship education capabilities, ▲spreading entrepreneurship education culture, and ▲bridging the gap in entrepreneurship education, s the central university of the Daegyeong-Gangwon region consortium (YU, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Keimyung University, Andong National University, and POSTECH). YU is also expected to contribute to the creation of a local startup ecosystem and regional development through linkage and cooperation with regional governments such as Gyeongsangbuk-do, Daegu City, and Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “This is the result of YU's excellent entrepreneurship education system and achievements recognized by the government. YU, as a base institution for entrepreneurship education, will provide generous support so that young people can cultivate creative and challenging entrepreneurship.” Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and National Research Foundation of Korea recently announced the results of regional consortium selection for the project of “STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu.” For the general university consortium, a total of five consortiums were selected: the Daegyeong/Gangwon consortium centered on YU, the metropolitan area, the Chungcheong area, the Honam/Jeju area, and the Southeast area.
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Students of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering propose a helper service to achieve financial goals using banking apps. Enhancement of major and practical skills at the same time during participation in the project for 10 months [July 05, 2023] <Students of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering receiving grand prize in “The 1st Korea Digital Talent Nurturing Project” and Deputy Director Kim Byung-chil of Financial Supervisory Service> (Photo provided by DGB Financial Group) YU students received grand prize in “The 1st Korea Digital Talent Nurturing Project - IT’s DGB, IM Challenger” hosted by DGB Financial Group. This is a project conducted to foster local digital talent and is a contest for financial-related services and product ideas applied with digital technology. It was hosted by DGB Financial Group and sponsored by the Financial Supervisory Service, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).Beginning with the application process in September of last year, the teams that advanced to the final round were selected through preliminary evaluation of the proposal and evaluation of the presentation of the final round.The team advancing to the final round went through 4 weeks of AWS intensive training and 4 months of research projects in February of this year and held the final round on June 27 last year to announce the final research results. As the result, K2PSL team, composed of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering students KIM Jae-beom, KANG Hyeon-joo, SOHN Hee-jung, PARK Si-hyeon, and LEE Su-yeon, won the grand prize.The winners of the grand prize are YU Information and Communication Engineering studentsreceive a prize of KRW 10 million and an opportunity to visit the AWS headquarters in the US. The idea proposed by YU students is “Sohwakhang,” a helper service for achieving financial goals using DGB Financial Group’s own app, IM Bank.In this service, when financial consumers set their own financial goals through a smartphone app, artificial intelligence creates a personalized quest (a task that users must perform in an online game) based on the consumer's financial information, “My Data.”It embodied the idea that consumers can fulfill this quest and eventually achieve their personal financial goals.It received good reviews for being able to achieve financial goals while enjoying it like a game through detailed quests created by artificial intelligence based on My Data. Student KIM Jae-beom of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering said, I came up with the idea of how to use My Data to achieve my vague financial goals, and proposed “Sohwakhang.” During the research period of the project, technical advice from field experts of DGB Financial Group, who participated as mentors, was very helpful.We were able to set up and materialize the overall flow of ideas.We were able to develop not only our major skills but also our practical skills while working on the project for about 10 months. Meanwhile, “The 2nd Korea Digital Talent Nurturing Project - IT’s DGB, IM Challenger” will accept applications from August 1st.The application deadline is October 13 and the participants are university (graduate) students and young people (excluding the metropolitan area) nationwide.The award-winning team receives benefits such as tours to global corporate headquarters and preferential treatment when applying for jobs at DGB Financial Group.
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Consistently good ratings in World University Rankings ... Acceptance of world-class research capability No. 1 in Mathematics & Computer Science in Korea for 9 consecutive years ... Solid global status with No. 44 in the world and No. 12 in Asia Uniformly good rankings with No. 9 in Life & Earth Science and No. 17 in Physical Sciences & Engineering [June 27, 2023] 2023 Overall Leiden Ranking 2023 Leiden Ranking in Mathematics & Computer Science Korea ranking University Korea ranking University 1 Sejong University 1 YU 2 UNIST 2 Sejong University 3 POSTECH 3 Kyunghee University 4 KAIST 4 Yonsei University 5 DGIST 5 Gyeongsang National University 6 Yonsei University 6 Ewha Womans University 7 Seoul National University 7 UNIST 8 YU 8 Korea University 9 Korea University 9 Sungkyunkwan University 10 Sungkyunkwan University 10 Sogang University 11 Ewha Womans University 11 Catholic University 12 Hanyang University 12 Inje University 13 Ulsan University 13 KAIST 14 Ajou University 14 Kyungpook National University 15 Dongguk University 15 POSTECH 16 Sogang University 16 Ajou University 17 GIST 17 Hanyang University 18 Kyunghee University 18 Ulsan University 19 University of Seoul 19 Chung-Ang University 20 Inha Univesity 20 DGIST YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) ranked No. 8 in Korea in the overall ranking of “2023 Leiden Ranking”, World University Rankings. YU showed its potential with consistent inclusion in the top 10 in Korea in World University Rankings. Especially, YU shows world-class research capability in the field of Mathematics & Computer Science.YU surprised the academic world by ranking No. 44 in the world and No. 12 in Asia in the fields of Mathematics & Computer Science. YU has been unrivaled in Korea by ranking No. 1 for 9 consecutive years.In addition, YU ranked No. 9 in Life and Earth Sciences and No. 17 in Physical Sciences & Engineering in Korea and was recognized for its excellence in research. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “In the global university evaluation, YU has been receiving good evaluation results year after year. Especially, YU has consistently received good reviews in comprehensive evaluations covering all fields of study including Mathematics & Computer Science in which YU ranked No. 1 in Korea and is solidifying its status as a prestigious private university. In this way, YU's excellent education and research capabilities will serve as the basis for fostering global talent.We will cultivate not only the talents having global competitiveness in the academic field but also the talents to contribute in human society based on true character.” “Leiden Ranking” is the ranking of universities in the world based on qualitative levels of theses of universities’ research capabilities evaluated by Leiden University in Netherlands.As the ranking is calculated based on the number of papers and the ratio of paper citations excluding subjective qualitative evaluation factors such as university reputation, this is evaluated as an important indicator to measure the research performance and quality of research by universities.This year, 1,411 universities in 72 countries around the world that published more than 800 papers in international journals for four years from 2018 to 2021 were evaluated.In case of Korea, 51 universities were included in the evaluation. The Leiden ranking, along with the overall rankings, consists of five fields including Mathematics & Computer Science, Biomedical & Health Science, Life & Earth Science, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social sciences, and Social Science & Humanities.
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Students of Department of Electronic Engineering stood out by participating in the artificial intelligence self-driving 1/5 racer category A part of “robot-based innovation leading expert training project” … Advancement of robotics expertise through the contest [June 29, 2023] <Students of YU Department of Electronic Engineering won the grand prize in the 2nd International University Student Self-Driving EV Contest> Students of Department of Electronic Engineering won grand prize in the 2nd International University Student Self-Driving EV Contest. The International University Student Self-Driving EV Contest was held in Jeju International Convention Center in May in connection with the International Electric Vehicle Expo to discover talents in future technologies such as electrification and self-driving and to contribute to the development of the self-driving industry. In the contest, ICAS team (advisor Professor KWON Nam-kyu), consisting of students PARK Min-jae, KIM Hyun-ji, SOHN Se-young, and HONG Jin-seok from YU Department of Electronic Engineering, participated in “AI Autonomous 1/5 Racer” category and won grand prize. “AI Autonomous 1/5 Racer” category is the one that the size of the model car is made one-fifth of the size of the actual car, missions such as lane recognition, tunnel driving, and emergency stop using sensors such as camera, GPS, and LiDAR on a 300m track are performed, and the model car arrives the destination as quickly as possible. <Students of YU Department of Electronic Engineering are repairing a model self-driving car to participate in the International University Student EV Self-Driving Contest> Team leader PARK Min-jae of YU ICAS said, “We were able to develop the ability to apply theoretical contents to practice while actually applying computer vision, image processing, and automatic control, etc. learned in major courses. In the process of preparing for the competition, the self-driving course was subdivided and roles were divided and it seems that the team members did their best in their respective duties, leading to good results. Above all, it seemed to be able to achieve good results because our advisor consulted with us whenever we encountered difficulties and helped us a lot so that we could focus on the competition. Professor KWON Nam-kyu of YU Department of Electronic Engineering, who taught ICAS, said, “I am very happy that the students achieved the good results as they prepared passionately to participate in the competition. driving has recently increased, the importance of related capabilities is also increasing.We will continue to make endeavors to help students, who will participate in the robot-based innovation-leading professional training project, grow to be the talents demanded by the times through various opportunities in the future.” The ICAS team participated in this competition with the support of the “Robot-based Innovation Leading Expert Training Project” promoted by YU and won grand prize. This project has been promoted by Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) since 2019 to cultivate master's and doctoral level professional talent in the field of robot industry and Professor LEE Jae-won of YU Department of Robot Engineering is in charge of the project.
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Support of “Multimodal Untact Sensing Leading Research Center for Lifelog” with KRW 14.1 billion including government funding Convergence of engineering, medicine, and business experts, development of “untact lifecycle health management system platform” Leading innovative growth in regionally specialized fields in cooperation by government, academia, research institutes, industry, and the military [July 04, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected for the project of “2023 Regional Leading Research Center” by the Ministry of Information & Communication. The project of Regional Leading Research Center (RLRC) is the one to construct and support a leading research center specialized in regional innovation to drive sustainable and self-sustaining innovative growth in the region based on basic research.It is expected that, by concentrating the capabilities of regional innovation agents centered on local universities, it will be possible to nurture excellent local talent and spread research results to the region. YU will implement the project by establishing the “Leading Research Center for Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing”.The center will receive a total of KRW 14.1 billion from July this year to February 2030, including KRW 10.1 billion from the government.Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing means untact detection of various kinds of bio information including heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, body temperature, and oxygen saturation, etc. in daily life. The research center will develop an untact lifecycle health management system platform for screening, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation through research on an intelligent multi-modal untact sensor platform that combines multi-physics characteristics such as electronics, radio waves, and light waves with artificial intelligence. YU, local governments, research institutes, medical institutions, and companies participate in this project to promote technology development, professional manpower training, medical data analysis and clinical application, and commercialization by dividing their roles into specialized areas.Focused in YU Department of Electronic Engineering, YU Medical Center, Konkuk University, DGIST, and Azone Tech Co., Ltd. are put in as joint researchers and Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsan-si conduct the research on ICT-medicine convergence field with cooperation by government, academia, research institutes, industry, and the military.YU engineering expert group will conduct the research on hardware and software that senses biometric information in an untact way and a physician/scientist group will install sensors with this original technology applied in medical institutions to promote the acquisition of medical device certification through clinical research for general and expert use.Enterprises will plan to commercialize the telemedicine field by commercializing it by technology level, applying it to hospitals and nursing homes, and providing medical welfare to village halls and the elderly living alone. Professor KIM Seong-ho of YU Department of Electronic Engineering manages this project and said, “Leading Research Center for Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing is a convergence research group in which engineering, medical, and enterprise experts participate to solve the accelerating super-aging society problem and the crisis of the local intelligent digital convergence industry. We will do our best to apply source technology with global competitiveness to cultivate local talent, revitalize local businesses, and improve medical welfare of local residents for advancement of sustainable future of our society rather than just researching papers.
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Late KIM Ji-young alumnus of YU College of Pharmacy deposited scholarship fund, 1st scholarship award ceremony “I want to help my juniors,” several times during the fight against her disease, her parents donated KRW 100 million to the college, conveying their daughter's will Selection as “Proud YU Pharmacist” by YU College of Pharmacy Alumni Association [June 30, 2023] <The 1st scholarship award ceremony of “KIM Ji-young Scholarship Association” in the name of late KIM Ji-young alumnus of YU College of Pharmacy was held> “This is a scholarship that is more precious than any other money that conveys the will of seniors. We will make sure to achieve the dreams that our seniors couldn’t achieve!” A scholarship award ceremony was held for juniors to carry on their dreams on behalf of seniors who passed away early without being able to fulfill their dreams. The first scholarship award ceremony was held for “KIM Ji-young Scholarship Association” in the name of late KIM Ji-young alumnus (Student ID 02) of YU College of Pharmacy was held.Ten juniors received the scholarship certificates and pledged to carry on the will of the deceased senior. In November of last year, the parents of the late KIM Ji-young visited YU and deposited KRW 100 million to be used for their daughter's juniors.Especially, the development fund they deposited gave a big resonance because it contained the meaning that KIM Ji-young left during her lifetime.After graduating from YU College of Pharmacy, she worked as a researcher for a large and famous pharmaceutical company before passing away in October of last year while struggling with an incurable disease. She has stated several times that she wants to help her juniors realize their dreams and that, if she dies, she will dispose of her property and use it for her juniors.Her parents conveyed that will to the university. The first scholarship award ceremony for “KIM Ji-young Scholarship Association” was held in 2023 General Assembly of College of Pharmacy Alumni Association held in Hotel Laonjena, Daegu, on June 24. On this day, her parents KIM Seong-rae and PARK Soon-ja also attended the scholarship award ceremony and encouraged the scholarship students.A total of 10 students were selected as the first scholarship students and received scholarship certificates and scholarships. YU College of Pharmacy Alumni Association selected her as the thirteenth recipient of the “Proud YU Pharmacist” in order to share her noble will and convey her role model to society.
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Opening the flow of exchanges with top five universities including alma master of Uzbekistan president Promise to establish a college to share Saemaul Studies and Saemaul Undong with Samarkand National University Discussions on execution of double degree system and exchange with overseas campuses [June 19, 2023] <President CHOI Oe-chool and his party have discussions on exchanges with Samarkand National University> YU’s academic and educational system having global competitiveness advances to Central Asia. This is quite different from domestic universities focusing on exchanges with advanced countries and major countries such as USA, Europe, Japan, and China, or focusing on attracting international students from Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam. Local bases for each continent are expanded with sharing of Korea’s development experiences, i.e. academic exports and opening of overseas campuses by YU representing Saemaul Studies. Especially, when considering geopolitical characteristics of Central Asia that connects Europe and the Asian continent, it is thought that YU has established a bridgehead for sharing Korea's development experience and spreading global education. It is connected to the vision of a creative innovational university to contribute in prosperity of human society sought for by YU. <President CHOI Oe-chool has an interview with Samarkand National University> From June 4th to 11th, President CHOI Oe-chool of YU, Vice President HAN Dong-geun of Industry-University Research Division, and officials from the Office of International Affairs visited Uzbekistan for 8 days and 6 nights. In as short as one week of time, President CHOI and his party concluded agreements on exchanges with main five universities of Central Asia including Uzbekistan and finished their busy schedule including discussions on exchanges. <President CHOI Oe-chool explains an exchange plan for both universities in Tashkent State University of Economics> The five universities that opened the channels of exchanges through this visit consist of Tashkent State University of Economics that is the alma master of former president Islam Karimov, Tashkent University of Information Technologies that is the best engineering school in Central Asia, AKFA University that was established by AKFA Group that is called Samsung Group of Uzbekistan, Samarkand State University that is located at the center of SilkRoad, and Bukhara State University that is at a 2,500-year high place that was designated as world cultural heritage by UNESCO and took first place in Uzbekistan based on evaluation of graduates. <Business agreement between YU and Bukhara State University> <Business agreement between YU and AKFA University> It is expected through these agreements that excellent talents of Uzbekistan will be able to study in the education system of YU through double degree systems of faculty (2+2, 3+1) and graduate school (1+1). It is planned to expand academic exchanges starting at main competitive academic areas of YU such as Saemaul Studies, Computer Science, Information and Communication Engineering, Software Engineering, AI, Korean Language, and Global Business, etc. <Business agreement between YU and Tashkent State University of Economics> Especially, exchanges with Samarkand National University are expected to flow rapidly. Samarkand National University is a prestigious national university that ranked fourth in Uzbekistan in the Great Britain QS University Evaluation last year. The Uzbekistan visit by the President of YU and his group was motivated by an aggressive love call by President Khalmuradov Rustam Ibragimovich of Samarkand National University. President Khalmuradov served as First Vice Minister of Education and Governor of Samarkand and is known to have considerable influence in Uzbekistan as he is currently serving as a senator and presidential agent. <YU and Samarkand National University signed an exchange agreement.> President Khalmuradov met President CHOI and said repeatedly , “I finally found the person I was looking for,” and expressed his expectations saying, “Beyond Uzbekistan, YU’s Saemaul Studies is very necessary to overcome poverty and develop human resources in Central Asia including Afghanistan and Pakistan. We will also establish a college and department to teach Saemaul Studies for sustainable education and, therefore, we hope that YU will actively cooperate.” In addition, President Khalmuradov promised saying, “Sooner or later, I will directly report to the President about the cooperation plan with YU and establish a specific action plan by forming an on-campus committee.” Also, Samarkand National University actively requested exchanges and cooperation with YU by guiding President CHOI and his party to “Mahala,” a traditional village community in Central Asia, to explore the possibility of implementing the Saemaul Undong pilot project. President CHOI and his party finished their busy schedule including visit of Korean Embassy in Uzbekistan alumni meeting. Especially, at the alumni meeting held in downtown Tashkent on the 5th, 17 graduates from Uzbekistan, who are currently active as university presidents, professors, corporate CEOs, and executives, attended and welcomed President CHOI and expressed their appreciation for their alma mater. With President CHOI’s visit as an opportunity, they officially formed a local alumni association and expressed their intention to actively support Uzbekistan students studying in YU. Among them, an alumni who is serving as the president of Uzbekistan University invited President CHOI and his party to his school the next day and proudly introduced YU's master's degree certificate hanging in the president's office. <President of Inhatashkent University, an alumnus of YU, is explaining the master's degree of YU to President CHOI Oe-chool.> In relation to the result of this visit, President CHOI Oe-chool said, “As much as exchanges with major universities in developed countries, expanding exchanges with developing countries is very important not only for the development of universities but also for Korea's contribution to the international community.This exchange with Uzbekistan is quite encouraging in the respect that the local top-level universities actively requested exchanges and cooperation. YU has an educational goal of nurturing talents who will contribute to the development of human society. We will actively respond to global requests for fostering global talent. We will unsparingly support talented people who have accumulated professional capabilities in YU so that they may live a life of value while contributing to the common prosperity of Korea and international community.”
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Organization of “Eco-up Innovation Convergence University Project Team” by Sejong-si and five universities including YU Received 40.8 billion won from the government for 4 years to nurture talents in leading eco-friendly high-tech industries YU Department of Environmental Engineering invests KRW 6.9 billion to nurture talents specialized in “water industry” [June 15, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected for the project of “University of Advanced Field Innovation and Convergence” to be managed by the Ministry of Education and National Research Foundation of Korea. “University of Advanced Field Innovation and Convergence” is a project to cultivate talents in high-tech fields at the national level through convergence, openness, and cooperation between universities in the metropolitan area and non-metropolitan areas.Sejong-si and five universities [Korea University (Sejong), Korea University, Konkuk University, YU, and Vision College of Jeonju] participated in organization of “Eco-up Innovation Convergence University Project Team” and, through this selection, the Project Team will promote the project by receiving a total of 40.8 billion won from the government until February 2027. The Project Team will cultivate talents in six areas to lead environment-friendly (eco-up) advanced industries. Eco-up deals with industries that design, manufacture, and install environmental facilities and measuring devices by converging smart technologies or provide services related to environmental technologies. The six areas consist of ▲ Greenhouse gas reduction, ▲ Climate change adaptation, ▲ Sustainable water conservation, ▲ Resource circulation, ▲ Pollution prevention and management, and ▲ Biodiversity conservation. Among the participants, YU, centered on the Department of Environmental Engineering (Professor JEONG Jin-young, in charge of the project), is responsible for fostering specialized talents centered on sustainable water conservation, pollution prevention, and management with government support of 6.92 billion won. YU is already making significant achievements in the field of cultivating talents in national water industry cluster and smart water industry through support from central government and local governments, and it is expected that this selection for the project will generate synergies in promoting the project to cultivate talents in the eco-friendly field.YU plans to create an eco-smart city convergence major and a microdegree related to the high-tech environmental industry and participating students will receive various benefits such as subsidies. The universities, industries, and public agents participating in this project will jointly utilize the innovative convergence university system, advanced practice rooms, and equipment and will carry out national project research and education together with local government, academia, industry, and research to solve problems in the six major areas of eco-up. In addition, they plan to maximize the effect of the project by simultaneously improving the system within the universities, such as operation of convergence and complex courses between disciplines (major) and flexibilization of the teacher and undergraduate system. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “YU has been continuously selected for large-scale government support projects such as software-oriented university support projects. This is the result of external recognition that YU's bold reforms are meeting the demand for talent in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. We will fulfill our role as a university to develop talents who will lead the development of the local economy and the future food industry of Korea.”
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