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Establishment of Wolsan Scholarship with accumulated 4 million USD donated with “A heart to repay the kindness of parents” Active U.S.A Inc. standing in LA clothing and fashion industry as a Korean immigration success story Led established YU American Federation Alumni Association as the former first chairman [January 12, 2022] “I will send 2 million USD as soon as I return to the USA. Parents of our times lived dedicated life for their children for their whole life. I’d like to support juniors’ learning with a heart to repay the kindness of parents. YU should lead cultivation of talents based on good characters!” YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) received a large gift from a US alumnus on the 75th anniversary at beginning of 2022. Chairman LEE Don of Active U.S.A. Inc., a large clothing company in LA, expressed to donate 2 million USD. Chairman LEE called on YU President CHOI Oe-chool on his way to return to the USA after visiting his mother in Korea during the year-end and new year holidays. He was returning with a heavy heart after a short pleasure to see his 96-year mother. Especially, he had to follow his tight schedule to return to the USA on the next day of completion of self-quarantine after entry into Korea due to COVID-19. Chairman LEE donated 1 million USD to YU, his alma mater, in 2012 and Wolsan Scholarship is being operated. Scholarship fund donated by him reaches 4 million USD including 1 million USD additionally donated in 2018. Wolsan Scholarship is the largest one in the private scholarship being operated by YU. Wolsan Scholarship was established with the nom de plume (Wolsan) of his deceased[late] father (LEE Dong-ho) under joint names with his mother, LEE Hong-sik Wolsan LEE Dong-ho (1923-2011) is the 15th generation of LEE Eon-jeok (1491-1553), one of Five Oriental Sages in Joseon Dynasty, and has Chairman LEE (eldest son), LEE Seung-yeon, LEE Jeong-hyeon, and LEE Hyeong (Professor of Department of Neurology and Management Strategy Manager, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center). LEE Dong-ho was the owner of Daeseongheon, Gyeongsangbukdo Tangible Cultural Property No. 34 in Yangdongmaeul registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Chairman LEE has been leading cultural heritage preservation including restoration of a 300-year old house through historical investigation with Gyeongsangbukdo since his father’s decease. Chairman LEE donated 1 million USD of scholarship fund to YU, his alma mater, in 2012 to repay the kindness of his father and mother died in 2011 and has been supporting juniors with establishment of Wolsan Scholarship. The scholarship students work in various areas of society as lawyers, architectures, and teachers, etc. after graduation. Chairman LEE has been continuing donations for University Development Fund and General Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, etc. as well as Wolsan Scholarship and made large contributions in development of the university and alumni association. Chairman LEE is a successful US businessman and leads strengthening of global capability of the youth in Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas as well as YU juniors as a foreign adviser of Gyeongsangbukdo. He invited more than 100 college students as intern workers of Active U.S.A. and made sufficient support to enhance practical capability. Chairman LEE has student ID 73 of Department of Architectural Engineering, YU, went to the USA in 1986, established Active U.S.A. Inc. in the next year, and continued success. He experienced a hardship to lose his whole property due to LA riots occurred in 1992 but is a positional person who succeeded in comeback based on his credibility and excellent leadership accumulated as a businessman. He works as a director of Pacific City Bank (a USA Korean-person bank), leading CEO of World Korean Business Convention, director of Hoejae LEE Eon-jeok Commemorative Business Association, foreign adviser of Gyeongsangbukdo, and chairman of Daegu & Gyeongbuk Fraternity Scholarship in Southern California. He continued donation activities in spite of residing in the USA and was selected as the 3rd foreign Honor Society of Community Chest of Korea for “Fruit of Love.” Chairman LEE has been leading development of his alma mater and alumni as well as donation of scholarship. Chairman LEE led establishment of American Federation Alumni Association for the first time in the universities in the south of the Hangang River which is one of foreign base alumni associations of YU. At that time, Chairman LEE took charge of preparatory chairperson and persuaded alumni and encouraged their participation in visiting major cities in the USA. Chairman LEE served in the post of the first Chairman of American Federation Alumni Association after Chairman of YU LA Alumni Association. in the meaningful year of 75th anniversary. I respect the sharing life of Chairman LEE who passed the love received from his parents to juniors as a whole. Juniors will also feel the heart of grace felt by Chairman LEE from his parents. This year of 75th anniversary will be a new starting point to cultivate talents to make contributions in human society. I will do my best so that the scholarship fund donated by Chairman LEE is used as an important foundation to cultivate talents to make contributions in human society.” Meanwhile, YU granted Proud YU Person Prize in 2006 and Honorary Doctor of Business Administration in 2014 to commend the accomplishment of Chairman LEE.
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Machinery IT College held The 5th YU Robocup and CS team of Department of Robot Machinery Engineering won. Direct manufacture and operation of balancing robots by fusing machinery, electronics, electricity, SW, and wireless communication technologies, etc. “Enhancement of creativity and problem solving capability by fusing various major knowledge and technology” [January 26, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held The 5th YU Robocup, a robot soccer competition. The competition was prepared to enhance technical understanding of robots which is one of core areas in the 4th industrial revolution times and to strengthen convergence capability and enhance problem solving capability. The competition was held in the lobby of YU Robot Hall at 1:00 pm on January 26 by Department of Robot Machinery Engineering of YU Machinery IT College and 14 teams consisting of 28 students of faculties (departments) implementing College Innovation Support Project of the Ministry of Education. YU RoboCup is a soccer competition to uses balancing robots. Width, height, weight, motor power, and wheel size of robots were designated according to established rules and students manufactured robots with free selection of materials and shapes of robot frames, internal controllers, communication equipment, batteries, controllers, etc. Students participated in the competition with direct manufacture of robots in which machinery, electronics, electricity, SW, and wireless communication technologies, etc. The competition was conducted in the playground in tournament method by the method that each team consisting of two students control their manufactured balancing robots using controllers Dean PARK Yong-wan of YU Machinery IT College managed the competition and said, “Robot engineering, in which various majors such as machinery, electronics, and ICT, etc. are fused, is highlighted as a core area of the 4th industrial revolution times. Students may enhance their understanding level of technologies and problem solving capability by direct manufacture and operation of robots based on their major knowledge. I will develop and implement various extra-curriculum programs as well as educational courses so that YU students may become creative fusion talents to lead future industries.” Meanwhile, CS team consisting of CHOI Yeon-jae and SHIN Seung-heon (2nd grade of Department of Robot Machinery Engineering won the competition
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Collection of capabilities of both organizations to enhance working capability of employees of automobile component manufacturers [January 13, 2022] YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Team (Manager, LEE Gyeong-su) and PHC concluded Industry-academy MOU to enhance working capability of employees of automobile component manufacturers. The MOU event was conducted by YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Team in the afternoon on the 13th and LEE Gyeong-su YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Manager, BANG Se-jeong SME HRD Project Manager, Executive Director JANG Won-geun of PHC (Purchase Discussion Leader of PHC), and CHOI Jeong-hee Purchase Planning Manager participated in the event. Based on the concluded MOU, both organizations decided to cooperate in ▲ Support of mutual training of suppliers of main companies (PHC, Valeo Pyeong Hwa, and Valeo Kape) of PHC Group and ▲ Implementation of projects for cultivation of professional manpower of automobile components. Executive Director JANG Won-geun of PHC Group Purchase Discussion Leader said, “With the motive of the MOU with YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Team, we will make more endeavors to strengthen suppliers’ employees’ competitiveness and develop local automobile component manufacture by providing many suppliers with good education based on win-win development.” LEE Gyeong-su YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Manager said, “As the MOU was concluded, it is expected that YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Team (a professional working capability enhancement agency) and PHC Group (a local automobile component manufacturer) will look for mutual development and that a big contribution will be made in development of productivity in automobile component manufacturing industry through cultivation of talents having global competitiveness.”
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YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) held a Contest for action plans for national/regional development with application of Saemaul Undong Foreign students from Tanzania, Costa Rica, and Myanmar, etc. shared local society development plans. 762 persons from 70 countries learned about The Saemaul and act as Saemaul international development professionals after return. [January 19, 2022] <7th PSPS Saemaul Development Action Plan Contest> Foreign students learning about The Saemaul in Korea put their heads together to generate the wind of Saemaul development in their countries. YU PSPS (Dean: LEE Hee-wook) held an action plan contest for national/regional development for students at 2:00 pm on the 19th. It is the 7th contest this year and the subject is establishment of national/regional development plans with application of Saemaul Undong of Korea. It was an opportunity for foreign students of YU PSPS to share national/regional development plans with application of Saemaul Undong to developing countries. In the contest, foreign students from Tanzania, Myanmar, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, etc. organized teams and prepared action plan proposals and research reports. They selected the regions to implement projects, surveyed regional situations, analyzed issues of such regions, and reported the results of analyses of the periods, budgets, beneficiaries, etc. of projects. In the contest, they made presentations and shared opinions on ▲ Increasing the incomes of residents of Mafia Island, Tanzania through tourism industry ▲ Plan to reduce disasters in Pakokku District, Myanmar ▲ Plan to control household wastes in Taman Nasional Kepulauan Seribu, Indonesia ▲ Strengthening capabilities of youths in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica ▲ Community associations for market issue solution and sustainable living of farmers in Mchinji District, Malawi ▲ An ICT application project to reduce health issues and improve educational environment for local communities’ pineapple industry workers in Buenos Aires, Costa Rica ▲ A project for tap water facilities in Rubaare T/C, Uganda and ▲ A project to construct a health center in Karongi District, Uganda, etc. In the contest, SPPD Team presented “Strengthening capabilities of youths in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica” and won the first prize. Broce Chacon Vita Gloriana (22, 3rd master grade, Department of Public Policy Leadership, PSPS) of SPPD Team made a presentation and said, “I got confidence during the course of PSPS that regional community development with application of Saemaul Undong will help development of home country and improving the living quality of residents. It seems that the system for localization of Saemaul Undong is being settled by establishing action plans and sharing opinions of foreign students from other countries. I’d like to work in the area to plan and implement regional development projects when I return to my home country after graduation.” Dean LEE Hee-wook of YU PSPS made a comment, “The contest might be an opportunity for foreign students majoring in The Saemaul and international development to graft their learned theoretical knowledge. They might improve their practical capacities to implement development projects in their countries by establishing national action plans and sharing national cases. The knowledge and experiences obtained in YU PSPS will contribute to co-prosperity of human societies as well as national/regional development of foreign students.” YU established PSPS in November 2011 to cultivate global Saemaul leaders of developing countries. Until now, 762 students entered the school from 70 countries of Asia, Africa, Europe, and America and, among them, 682 students from 65 countries got Master degrees and are working as professionals of Saemaul development and regional development in the world. Meanwhile, Rotary International 3700 District Qingdao Rotary Club (Chairman: KIM Geun-young) encouraged PSPS students and foreign students who participated in national/regional action plan contests with scholarships.
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Won 11 prizes in various contests participated last year. Improvement of professionalism in big data AI area during faculty course through the activities of IT’S, an academic club “A tooth brushing system based on deep learning” was selected as an excellent thesis by Institute of Embedded Engineering of Korea. [January 13, 2022] <Students and tutor of IT’S, YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering> (From upper left, KIM Ji-hun, LEE Chan-ho, JI Jun-young, LEE Bin, NAM Seung-hyeon, BAE Seung-ho, and Professor PARK Yong-wan, from lower left, KIM Min-jeong, KIM Da-in, JO Na-won, SHIN Su-hyeon, and LIM Chang-han) YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering is accepted as a delivery room of next-generation core technology talents including big data and AI, etc. The students of the department were accepted for professionalism and practical capability by winning 11 prizes in various public contests for big data and AI, etc. The winner of such performances is IT’S of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering (Tutor, PARK Yong-wan). IT’S is an academic club consisting of more than 120 faculty students. They won the first prize in Marine/Fishery Big Data Analysis Contest last year and their capability was accepted by showing their creative idea in Gyeongsangbukdo Data Analysis Contest, Daegu Big Data Analysis Contest, Marine Police Data Contest Exhibit, and Firefighting Safety Big Data Contest, etc. Chair LEE Bin (3rd grade) of IT’S which won six contest exhibits last year said, “Various issues may be solved and improvements may be deduced using big data generated in daily life. We are proud of the possibility that the ideas studied and suggested by us may help the policies of public agencies and decision-making of companies.” IT’S won in contest exhibits of AI including 9th Embedded Software Contest, SK AI Challenge for Our Society Contest Exhibit, ‘KB AI Challenge, etc., and the professionalism is accepted. They gathered attentions of participants by suggesting differentiated ideas such as Tooth brushing habit analysis system, Clothes tailoring and recommending system based on deep learning, and A model to detect wearing of safety devices to prevent marine safety accidents. Among them, Standard tooth brushing technology won excellence award in Embedded Software Contest and got rave reviews from the judges.The technology is an analysis and improvement system for tooth brushing habit based on deep learning. BAE Seung-ho (3rd grade, YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering) was in charge of implementation of AI of the technology and said, “It is possible to collect tooth brushing habits from vision sensors installed on the mirror in a bathroom and to analyze tooth brushing habit based on the joint and moving direction of a hand using LSTM of deep learning model. Also, insufficient tooth brushing parts may be visualized through a web service for checking by the user on a smartphone or PC. The value in health such as prevention of periodontal diseases may be enhanced if studies are additionally conducted in connection with medical area.” Especially, the thesis reported based on the Standard tooth brushing technology by the students of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering was selected as an excellent thesis in “2021 Korean Embedded Engineering Autumn Conference” and both academic value and industrial value were accepted. Professor PARK Yong-wan of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering commented, “Students have been showing excellent research power from faculty course through academic club activities. They are improving their practical capabilities during obtaining basic knowledge of their major in big data and AI area through their curriculums and during group study of their club. I hope students evaluate their capabilities and improve their capabilities by participating in various contests.
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Leading community development by a university and a public agency Cooperation in construction of a social-tailored cooperation system for seeking urban cultural contents and for urban recycling projects [January 13, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) and Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation (Chairman HONG Seung-hwal) concluded Agreement on community innovation. In the event of the agreement held at 3:00 pm on the 13th in Situation Room on the 5th floor of head office of Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation, HAN Dong-geun (President of YU Department of Industry-Academy Research), HAE Cheol-ho (Manager of LINC+ Project Team), JEONG Yong-gyo (Professor of Department of Society), and HONG Seung-hwal (Chairman of Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation, etc. participated. YU and Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation agreed in ▲Construction of a social-tailored cooperation system to seek for urban cultural content and to achieve urban recycling, village communities, and social economy, ▲ Cultivation of regional talents for regional society innovation and creation of jobs for communities, ▲ Development and execution of student internship programs to help field learning, ▲ Implementation of government-supported projects such as social-tailored industry-academy cooperation leading college [LINC+] cultivation project, etc., ▲ Development and execution of citizen education and student education programs based on regions, and ▲Construction of a cooperation network for mutual development of communities through human and material exchange. HAN Dong-geun (President of YU Department of Industry-Academy Research) participated in the event and said, “A university and regional public agency will gather power for development and innovation of communities. The university will lead planning of, seeking for, and execution of various programs for development of communities as well as both parties based on cultivation of talents.”
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Field lectures for students and their parents by distinguished chair professors Various subjects on 4th industry, society, culture, and advanced science, etc. were shared by students and their parents. All year round application to YU Admissions Office [December 31, 2021] <Distinguished chair professor LEE Hyo-soo giving Chunma Honors Special Lecture in Youngnam Sahmyook High School> The first masterpiece lecture, Chunma Honors Special Lecture, was started as a social contribution program of YU (President CHOI Oe-chool). Chunma Honors Special Lecture is a social contribution program of YU prepared to share professional knowledge and experiences in various social areas of lectures consisting of YU distinguished chair professors with citizens and to enhance liberal arts knowledge of them and chair professors visit the field and give the lecture. The first lecturer is distinguished chair professor LEE Hyo-soo who was the 13th professor of YU.Distinguished chair professor LEE Hyo-soo gave a special lecture for 90 minutes to more than 100 1st and 2nd grade students in Youngnam Sahmyook High School on the 16th of last month. In the special lecture, distinguished chair professor LEE Hyo-soo explained about Y (Yields) type talents to generate values to meet the times of 4th industrial revolution with the subject of “Y type talents, Why, How & What?” and advised talents how to become Y type talents getting good responses from students. After the lecture, students expressed their feeling saying, “It was a motive for deep thinking about future social development and talent cultivation. We got the intention to become Y type talents to generate values by ourselves.” In addition to distinguished chair professor LEE Hyo-soo who gave the lecture on that day, the lectures of Chunma Honors Special Lecture consist of former YU president LEE Sang-chun, former National Assembly member KIM Kwang-lim, and former Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs LEE Dong-pil. Chunma Honors Special Lecture is given all year round. The lecture is given upon the requests by middle/high school students, teachers, and parents and agency members, etc. and, if the requests are actively made in future, many professionals including President CHOI Oe-chool will participate. For details, you may make inquiries to YU Admissions Office. YU plans to give the lecture with expansion of lectures to eminent persons from various circles if the requests for Chunma Honors Special Lecture increase in future.
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Development of highly sensitive quick autoimmunity diagnosis kit for COVID-19 with antibody immobilization Study on “improvement of sensitivity of quick autoimmunity diagnosis kit” led by Professor KIM Chang-seop of Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, etc. [January 6, 2022] <Research team of Department of Biochemistry of YU Graduate School> (From the left, Professor KIM Chang-seop and investigators KIM Kyeong-rok and LEE Ae-seol) YU research team proposed a method for quick diagnosis of COVID-19 and received attention. Excellence award of “National R&D Real Challenge” was given to the task of “highly sensitive quick autoimmunity diagnosis kit for COVID-19 with antibody immobilization” proposed by KIM Kyeong-rok (doctorate completion), LEE Ae-seol (doctorate 2nd year), and KIM Su-min (2nd year of master). The task was led by Professor KIM Chang-seop of Department of Biochemistry of YU and Chief Investigator SHIN Hwa-hee of Diagnostic Medical Device Team of Daegu Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation. YU research team proposed a method to improve low sensitivity of COVID-19 autoimmunity diagnosis kits which has been pointed out as an issue. They proposed “Quick autoimmunity diagnosis kit based on fusion protein and cellulose.” Investigator KIM Kyeong-rok explained the performance of the study saying, “Commercialized quick autoimmunity diagnosis kits have the advantages of low prices and availability for nonprofessionals but, as antibodies are immobilized on nitrocellulose membranes, the sensitivity is significantly low. In addition, if samples are not collected by accurate ways, the sensitivity decreases. Therefore, we intended to improve the sensitivity of the quick autoimmunity diagnosis kit for detection of COVID-19 by immobilizing antigen-binder of antibody so that is exposed out of cellulose membranes with use of the antibody immobilization method developed by our laboratory. Also, accurate sampling is possible because color change may be identified with use of pH-sensitive sampling cotton swab.” “NationalR&D Real Challenge Program” supported by the Ministry of Information & Communication and managed by Korea Institute of Human Resources Development in Science and Technology (KIRD)” is a program to strengthen research capability of engineering doctorate/master graduate school students. Graduate school students select “free subjects on solution of social and human pending issues and development of new technologies,” establish research plans, and perform duties.
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