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YU Vice-president Choi Wae-chul holds special lecture on 'Saemaul' for senior public officials in Tanzania Agreed to cooperate in education and research such as opening the Saemaul Development Research Center in Tanzanian university [March 16, 2016] <YU Vice-president Choi Wae-chul holds a special lecture on the Saemaul Undong for senior public officials in Ilemala Municipality, Tanzania> Interest among emerging countries is rising for the global Saemaul development project being pursued by YU. Tanzania, an East African country, has recently shown high levels of interest from the government level, and agreed to invite an expert from YU to apply and expand Saemaul development in Tanzania. International Development Office Director Choi Wae-chul (Vice-president) met with Vice President Samia Hssan Suluhu, National Assembly Floor Leader Job Yustino Ngugai, and Vice Minister of Land and Housing Development Angeline Mabula on the 8th after being invited to Ilemala municipality to agree on plans to apply Korea's Saemaul development strategies in Tanzania. Vice President Suluhu (photo on left) said, "I am confident that Korea's Saemaul experience will be of great help in the rural, health and education development sectors of Tanzania" and added, "I hope that YU will contribute in strengthening the capacities of Tanzania's public employees and to foster new talents." National Assembly Floor Leader Ngugai (photo on right) stated, "The National Assembly will also cooperate so that the Saemaul development strategies can take root in Tanzania." In particular, Vice-minister of land and housing development Mabula introduced two rural villages in Ilemala and hoped that this village would be the pilot village for the Saemaul Undong. Director Choi Wae-chul held a special lecture for 30 people including Ilemala Mayor Renaius Bahebe Mulunha, council members and senior public officials for a total of about 30 people. Director Choi stated, "A reform in the mindset of leaders and community members are the most important thing for the development of a region and country," while stressing, "By taking into reference Korea's development experience and practicing hard work, independence, and cooperation, which are the key spirits of the Saemaul Undong, Tanzania will also be able to develop like Korea." After listening to Mr. Choi's special lecture, Mayor Mulunha said, "It was refreshing as these were things that I never heard about while working in the development sector until now. I learned that the mindset needs to be changed first for the development of regions and countries. I thought that Tanzania will also be able to develop like Korea through hard work, independency and cooperation, which are the key spirits of the Saemaul Undong, and I got a sense that Korea was even poorer than Tanzania after taking a look at photos of Korea from the past." He added, "As public employees, we felt two responsibilities. The first is to strengthen capacities so that the people can have a spirit of hard work, independence, and cooperation, and the other is to encourage the residents to get on their own two feet." In the afternoon of this day, Director Choi Wae-chul met with Thadeus Mkamwa (photo on left), president of St. Augustine University, which is a prestigious private university of Tanzania, and discussed plans for cooperation in education and research on the Saemaul development sector. In particular, they agreed to continue discussions on details after coming to a basic agreement on installing a Saemaul Development Research Center at this university. During his schedule in Tanzania, Director Choi Wae-chul was accompanied by David Mabula of the Tanzania branch (VMPF) of the Global Saemaul Development Network (GSDN), which is an international civic organization joined by over 50 countries. Chairman Mabula completed his course at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul and established an NGO in Tanzania called VMPF and has been pursuing the Saemaul development project. Tanzania is a country with 10 times the land area of Korea, 52 million people, and per capita GDP of 968 dollars (as of 2015), located in the eastern part of Africa, and it is an emerging nation rich in minerals such as gold and having a beautiful natural environment.
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Mr. Doh Young-hyun of the School of Mechanical Engineering saves person with CPR Mr. Lee Cheol-hwan of the Electric Team received 'Heart Saver' certification for saving the life of a subcontractor employee Annual employee CPR education together with Gyeongsan Fire Station a huge help [March 21, 2016] <Faculty who saved a person with CPR and fire fighters from the Gyeongsan Fire Station> (from left to right: Gyeongsan Fire Station Emergency Response and Rescue Team Fire Fighter Kim Bo-ram, faculty Lee Cheol-hwan, Doh Young-hwan, Fire Chief Park Joo-ho) It was later revealed that a faculty member of YU saved the life of a person who passed out due to heart failure with CPR. A professor at a university located in Gyeongsan visited YU on the 17th to say thank-you to his 'life-saver'. The professor who had cardiac arrest at a sauna in Hwanggeum-dong in early March was saved by the quick emergency treatment from another guest at the sauna. The 'life-saver' was Mr. Doh Young-hyeon (48, College of Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering Administration Office) who worked at YU, which is another university located in Gyeongsan. He visited the sauna with his younger brother and saw the man passed out in the sauna, and he saved his life by using CPR. Mr. Doh said, "It appeared that his symptoms were the same as that of cardiac arrest patients so I immediately did CPR," and added, "My brother and I applied pressure to his chest and gave mouth-to-mouth, and he finally regained consciousness after about five minutes." Even after the patient regained consciousness, Mr. Doh continued to ask his name and whether the could move his body, and continued to check up on the state of the patient until the 119 emergency rescue workers arrived. <Faculty members are receiving CPR training at Gyeongsan Fire Station> Mr. Doh said, "The CPR training that I received at Gyeongsan Fire Station in December of last year was very helpful," and added, "While receiving the training, I never thought that this would happen around me, but when the emergency situation occurred, the education and training I received came to mind clearly. The person to be thanked is not me, but the emergency response workers of the Gyeongsan Fire Station who provided such education." This was not the first time a faculty member of YU saved the life of a person. In August of last year, Lee Cheol-hwan (35) of the Electric Team saved the life of a subcontractor who passed out after being electrocuted. The subcontractor worker who was working on a utility pole on campus was shocked by electricity while cutting a cable and almost lost his life. Mr. Lee Cheol-hwan received the 'Heart Saver' certification (certificate given to emergency response workers and citizens who saved the life of emergency patients in risk of losing their life due to cardiac arrest with CPR) from Gyeongsangbuk-do in December of last year for his efforts in saving the life of another person. The reason why YU faculty could make such prompt emergency response was because the 'CPR and automated external defibrillator training' was held at the Gyeongsan Fire Station. YU provides training every year by cooperating with the Gyeongsan Fire Station Emergency Response and Rescue Department. Last year, a total of 157 employees received training in CPR over seven sessions. YU is planning to expand CPR from not only employees, but also teaching faculty. Gyeongsan Fire Station Chief Lee Gu-baek said, "After hearing that people who received training at fire station were able to save the lives of others without missing the golden time, I wanted to thank them." He added, "CPR is a simple emergency response that can save the lives of people in times of crisis. We will cooperate with other institutes in the region so that more people will not miss the golden time during emergency situations by continuously providing CPR education for the general public."
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Employee Scholarship Association practices '1% Love Sharing' by donating parts of their salaries Accrued 500 million won scholarship fund since 2008 and gave 93 million won to 36 students [March 18, 2016] <The Employee Scholarship Association gives scholarships to students on the 18th> The YU faculty's '1% Salary Love Sharing' is making the spring on campus warmer. It is now in the eighth year since faculty members donated parts of their salaries for scholarships to students. The YU Employee Scholarship Association Chairman Kim Sang-soo) held an Employee Scholarship Association Scholarship Granting Ceremony at the YU President reception room at 11 a.m. on the 18th. A total of 16 students including Ahn Joon-eon (22), a junior majoring in architecture, received full scholarships for the first semester of 2016. YU is planning to give full scholarships to the students selected for the scholarship until they graduate. YU Employee Scholarship Association Chairman Kim Sang-soo said, "Though it is not a lot, I hope that it will help students who are studying amidst difficult situations to fulfill their hopes and dreams," and added, "As a faculty member of YU, we will help provide physical and mental support so that students may concentrate only on their studies." The Employee Scholarship Association started off in 2008 by selecting 14 students for scholarships and giving them 1 million won each. From 2012, students in their junior years were selected to provide full scholarships for tuitions until they graduate. In order to give help to more students, the scholarship association has continuously increased the number of students for scholarships, and this year, 10 more students were selected for scholarships. Up until now, a total of 36 students received scholarships amounting to 93 million won, and they are planning to continuously expand the number of students to receive these benefits. Meanwhile, while handing over the scholarship certificates, the YU Employee Scholarship Association scholarship donation ceremony was also held. The YU Employee Scholarship Association donated 60 million won for scholarships on this day, and from July 2008 until now, a total of 500 million won has been accrued for the scholarship fund. At the scholarship donation ceremony, YU President Noh Seok-kyun said, "I will remember the love of the teachers for their school and students." He added, "As the president of the university, I will do my best so that students can study in a good environment and employees and teachers can enjoy their life working here."
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Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Foundation gives a total of 70 million won in scholarships to eight students Full tuition until graduation, and 1 million won for books per semester Donated a total of 360 million won since 2007 including College Development Fund [March 8, 2016] <Choi Hyeok-young, president of the Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Foundation gave scholarships to junior students.> There was the warm news of an alumnus of YU donating scholarships for his juniors at the start of the new semester. Choi Hyeok-young (74), president of the Choi Hyeok-young Scholarship Foundation donated scholarships to YU students who are his juniors. At 11:30 a.m. on the 8th, Mr. Choi visited YU President Noh Seok-young and the scholarship students and donated 70 million won in scholarships. Mr. Choi was the class of '63 in civil engineering at YU and has been giving scholarships to YU for the fifth year since 2012. Recipients of the scholarship receive full tuition scholarships and one million won for books per semester. Including eight students this year, a total of 260 million won was donated as scholarships for 13 students. Recipients of scholarships this year include Jung Ji-eun (23, senior, College of Medicine), Kim Yu-ju (21, senior, Department of English Language & Literature), Kim Cheon-ya (25, junior, Department of Textile Engineering and Technology), Ryu Hyun-gyung (22, junior, School of International Economics and Business), Choi Hyun-woo (20, junior, Department of Civil Engineering), Bae Shi-hyeon (20, junior, School of International Economics and Business), Bae Jae-hyun (20, sophomore, Department of Civil Engineering), and Koo Gyo-in (19, sophomore, Department of Information and Communication Engineering). Among them, Jung Ji-eun and Kim Yu-ju have been receiving scholarships for the third year since 2014, while Kim Cheon-ya, Ryu Hyun-gyung, Choi Hyun-woo and Bae Shi-hyeon have been receiving scholarships for the second year since 2015 from Mr. Choi. At the scholarship ceremony, Mr. Choi said, "Since graduating and working in the real world, I always felt a sense of appreciation for my school. I was barely able to sleep last night because I was excited to visit my school and meet my juniors at YU." He added, "I hope that my juniors who received the scholarships will not forget their alma mater and juniors after graduating and practice sharing with them." Kim Cheon-ya, who received the scholarship for the second year since last year said, "Not only the scholarship, but his genuine advice makes me feel just how much love he has for his juniors," and added, "As I have received his love, I also be a senior who practices love for juniors after I graduate" as she thanked Mr. Choi. Meanwhile, Mr. Choi has donated a total of 360 million won including 100 million for the school development fund since 2007 for development funds and scholarships, and has spared no effort to show his support YU and his juniors.
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YU President Noh Seok-kyun visits major universities in Norway, Netherlands and Spain to sign MOU and agree on academic exchange Continuously expanding global partnership with major universities and research institutes in Europe, South America and China [February 19, 2016] <YU President Noh Seok-kyun visited the University of Stavanger in Norway and signed an exchange MOU with President Marit Boyesen.> YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) is expanding its global education and research network by signing academic exchange MOUs with major universities in Europe. YU President Noh Seok-kyun and External Cooperation Office Director Park Jae-hong visited four universities in three European countries such as Norway, Netherlands and Spain from the January 26 to February 4, prior to the Lunar New Year holidays and signed MOUs on research cooperation and human exchange. On the 28th of January, YU President Noh Seok-kyun started off his trip in Europe by visiting the University of Stavanger in Norway and met with President Marit Boyesen to sign an agreement for exchange in educational and research activities in the engineering sector. On the next day of the 29th, he visited Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and met with President Karel van Rosmalen and signed an MOU on academic exchange at the University level(photo on the right). On the 1st, Mr. Noh's group visited the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, which YU has sisterhood relationships with, and agreed to continuously share the educational and research statuses and systems of each university and to expand exchange and cooperation. Mr. Noh's group then went to Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in Spain as their final stop to hold in-depth discussions for research cooperation and human exchange in various academic fields including engineering. <YU President Noh Seok-kyun gives a souvenir to Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Department of Commerce and Economics Willem Baumfalk.> In particular, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that YU pursued exchange cooperation with is a national university with 19,000 students located in Madrid, Spain, and its business, economics and law departments are judged to be in the top position in all public and private universities in Spain. YU President Noh Seok-kyun, who returned after a busy schedule of visiting four universities in three different countries in a short period of time, said, "We made a cornerstone for expanding exchange with major universities in Europe by signing academic exchange agreements with universities in Norway, Netherlands, and Spain." He added, "We will accelerate actual exchange and cooperation so that we can raise up the education and research level of each university to world-class standards." Meanwhile, YU visited prestigious universities and acclaimed research institutes in Europe such as Oxford of England, Strasbourg University of France, and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft of Germany to sign MOUs on student exchange and joint research last year in February. In May, YU visited the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and Technologico de Monterrey Campus Querataro and agreed upon not only academic exchange such as faculty and student exchange programs, but also operating cultural exchange programs between the two countries. In August, YU visited major universities and government institutes in China such as the Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing University, and the Chongqing Changshou Qu people's government to sign MOUs on exchange and cooperation, thereby continuously expanding global partnerships in Europe, Central and South America, and China.
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'New material production technologies for medicine' developed by Professor of Chemical Engineering Kim Sung-cheol transferred to companies Agreed to receive ‘400 million won in technology fees + 4% operational profits’ Fruit of research-oriented industry-academic cooperation, expected to be commercialized within 2 years [February 18, 2016] <Technology transfer contract signed between YU and Hyunwoo Tech on the 18th> A local company will pursue future new businesses using the outstanding technologies possessed by YU (President Noh Seok-kyun). The 'bio-compatibility polymer film for adhesion prevention film and bio-compatibility polymer film production method' developed by Professor of Chemical Engineering Kim Sung-cheol was transferred to a company and will be pursued for technological commercialization. At 2 p.m. on the 18th at the reception room of the YU President, a signing ceremony for technology transfer with the participation of Hyunwoo Tech and the Korea Technology Finance Corporation Daegu Technology Convergence Center was held to begin full-fledged technology commercialization. At the signing ceremony were present YU President Noh Seok-kyun, Industry-academic Cooperation Team Director Park Jin-ho, Professor of Chemical Engineering Kim Sung-cheol, Hyunwoo Tech CEO Lee Nam-shik, Medical Instrument Business Department Director Kim Jin-woon, Korea Technology Finance Corporation Yeongnam Sales Division Director Kwak Young-cheol, etc. and they agreed to cooperate for the successful technology commercialization. Hyunwoo Tech, which is located in Yangsan, Gyeongnam, is pursuing the medical instrument sector as its future new business. The company verified the excellence of the technology by participating in a technology transfer seminar held by the YU Technology Transfer Commercialization Center and has continuously discussed technological transfers and commercialization with YU since last year. This patented technology possessed by YU is a medical material manufacturing technology for making bio-compatible films that can prevent side effects such as colon adhesion during surgery. Through this technology transfer agreement, YU will receive not only 400 million won for technology fees, but also a technology commission of 4% of operating profits for 10 years from the date of commercializing this technology. The market for medical organ adhesion prevention films is about 3 trillion won worldwide, and 100 billion won in Korea (as of 2014), and it is expected that it will create considerable additional value. Professor Kim Sung-cheol who developed the patented technology said, "It is expected that the adhesion prevention polymer film will be used widely as medical materials as it is cheaper than existing materials and has almost no side effects." He added, "We will commercialize it within the next two years through R&D cooperation with companies." YU was selected for the 'college creative asset commercialization support project' supervised by the Ministry of Education and National Research Foundation and will receive 770 million won every year for three years for a total of 2.3 billion won. It is pursuing commercialization of intellectual properties and outstanding technologies possessed by the university with government support. YU is focused on commercialization in the renewable energy, pharmaceutical bio and treatment devices and diagnosis sectors. YU President Noh Seok-kyun said, "This is the fruit of the outstanding technologies and research capacities of YU through industry-academic cooperation', and added, "Through continuous industry-academic cooperation in various fields, we will not only gear towards the mutual growth of our university and corporations, but also provide a new growth engine for Korea." Meanwhile, this technology transfer agreement was mediated by the Korea Technology Finance Corporation Daegu Technology Convergence Center, and supported technology fees and corporate operation funds.
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Listed in ‘Marquis Who's Who in the World’ 2016 edition Recognized for research achievements in knowledge management, technological management and ICT industries [February 24, 2016] College of Business and Economics Professor Heo Yong-seok (40) was listed in the 'Marquis Who's Who in the World 2016', which is one of the world's top three biographical dictionaries in the world. He was recognized for his research in knowledge management, technological management and ICT industries. Professor Heo earned his PhD in management engineering at KAIST and after working as a senior researcher at the Samsung Economics Research Institute, he has been serving as a professor at YU since March 2013. He also worked as a senior researcher at the KAIST Knowledge Management Research Center and as a researcher at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Professor Heo published a thesis that positively analyzed the impact of information technology support for team organizations within a company on improving the social relations of the team and on team performance through the sharing of knowledge and activities using knowledge, which he received good reviews from the academic circles and for which he won the best poster paper award at the 2013 Fall Academic Conference of the Knowledge Management Society of Korea. 'Marquis Who's Who in the World', which is published in the United States, is a global biographical dictionary that selects figures who made excellent achievements in political, economical, social, science technology and arts sectors, while introducing their background.
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Freshmen 'admissions ceremony + orientation + new home' held together Over 4,000 freshmen attends the first integrated event Orientation comprised of introduction of academic system and education program, welcoming event, and special lecture for youths [February 28, 2016] <2016 Freshmen admissions ceremony> “As soon as I got to school, I participated in the orientation and new home together with seniors and professors, so I was able to interact with my fellow classmates and seniors and learn more about the school. It was short, but I feel a sense of belonging to the school!" Jeon Hong-beom (18), who enrolled at the YU Department of Chemical Engineering as a freshman of '16, participated in the freshmen orientation and new home (freshmen's new home for learning) and has high anticipations for his college life that will now begin. YU held a large-scale new home event together with a freshmen orientation for the freshmen of '16 and received good reactions from the freshmen. After holding admissions ceremonies on the 23rd and 24th by dividing the 2016 freshmen into two groups, the location was moved to Muju of Jeollabuk-do, where an orientation and new home event was held for 2 nights and 3 days for 4,000 freshmen. First off, eight colleges including the College of Engineering and the College of Business and Economics held the admissions ceremony at the Cheonma Art Center Grand Hall at 10 a.m. on the 23rd, and on the 24th, six colleges including the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Political Science and Public Administration held their freshmen admissions ceremony. The freshmen who officially became students of YU with the declaration of approval of admissions by YU President Noh Seok-kyun then boarded a bus to Muju to participate in their first college event, which was the freshmen orientation and new home event. These two groups gathered at the Muju Taekwondowon on the 24th to hold a general freshmen orientation. YU held the admissions ceremony, freshmen orientation and new home event together for the first time ever. In the past, the admissions ceremony and orientation was overseen by the university, while the new home event was held according to the schedule of the individual colleges. This year, however, the admissions ceremony, orientation and new home event were held together to increase the participation rate of freshmen. The orientation, which kicked off with the introduction by the student government and student autonomy organization, was joined by most of the freshmen. It attracted attention of the freshmen by providing various information that the students would need in school life such as school convenience facilities and various programs in the school such as academic and scholarship programs, career, career development, and international exchange, etc. <'16 Freshmen Orientation held at Muju Taekwondowon> During the orientation, a video welcoming speech was given by YU alumni such as the governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Kim Gwan-yong (Economics '65), CJ Group Vice-chairman Lee Chae-wook (Law '64), National Assemblyman Joo Ho-young (law '78), and others who are leaders in different parts of society. It was followed by a lecture titled 'YU's history and creative education spirit' so that the freshmen could hear about the background on establishing YU and its history and so that they may gain a spirit of creative education and noblesse oblige, and pride for their school. In the last part of the orientation, the youth adventurer Lee Dong-jin who was awarded the Korean Ideal Figure Award gave a lecture titled, 'YU, a Time to Change Your Life'. Mr. Lee talked about his experience in life that he lived with a sense of passion and challenge, and challenged the freshmen to heighten their sense of self-esteem and to design their future. After the general orientation, the freshmen participated in the new home event offered by each college at the Muju Deokyusan Resort and then returned to YU on the 25th and 26th to end their first college event as college freshmen.
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1st batch of graduates of the 'YU-KOICA Regional Development Leader Fostering Program' Master's in 'Saemaul Regional Development Major' given to 33 students from 18 emerging countries on the 12th Policy legislation public employee back home expected to become hands-on worker in the public sector [February 12, 2016] <33 international students from 18 countries who earned their master's degree in the 'Saemaul Regional Development Major'> “I learned while studying here that the Saemaul Undong and Saemaul spirit was one of the driving forces for the economic development of Korea. I will take the lead to achieve Korea's Miracle of the Han in my home country." Ahose Gbemu Kofi Mawufelolo (43) from Togo, Africa said that he would take the initiative for the development of his home country in Togo as he received his master's degree in 'Saemaul studies' at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (Dean Park Seung-woo) held at the YU Cheonma Art Center Sapphire Hall at 10 a.m. on the 12th. <The Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul diploma ceremony was held at the Cheonma Art Center on the 12th.> Mr. Ahose was the first batch of students to join the 'Regional Community Development Leader Fostering Program' that is being operated by YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) with the cooperation of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA, President Kim Young-mok). In October of 2014, students fro m18 emerging nations including Ghana, Laos, Tanzania and Papa New Guinea enrolled at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul as the first batch of students for the 'Regional Community Development Leader Fostering Program'. The 33 students from this first batch received their master's degree with majors in Saemaul regional development on the 12th. They are expected to return to their home countries and begin activities as leaders of Saemaul international development as policy legislation public employees and public sector workers to apply the Saemaul Undong in their home countries. International Development Cooperation Center Director (Vice-president) Choi Wae-chul who is in charge of YU's international development cooperation projects said at this ceremony in his congratulatory address, "Today is a very meaningful day for graduating leaders to overcome poverty in the global community." He added, "I challenge that everyone who received their diploma today go back to their home countries and jobs and utilize your capacities for the development of your country based on the knowledge that you learned at YU." In 2014, YU was selected for the 'KOICA regional community development leader fostering master's degree program operating institute' with the goal of fostering next-generation international development leaders who will contribute to economic and social development of emerging countries. The diploma course is operated by the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul and KOICA provides a total of 1.2 billion won annually in funding. Currently, the second batch of international students (36 students from 20 countries) that enrolled in October of 2015 are studying here to become next-generation Saemaul international development leaders. YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Dean Park Seung-woo said, "The young leaders of emerging nations who studied Saemaul sciences with scholarships from KOICA are expected to contribute to overcoming poverty and developing the economy of their home countries." He further added, "YU will do its best to become Korea's top global human resource fostering institute that plays a leading role in teaching the Saemaul Undong and spirit to the brilliant minds of those from emerging nations and to resolve the poverty issue of the global community." Meanwhile, the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, which was founded in November of 2011, has been creating a prominent foothold as an institute for fostering Saemaul and international development experts such as being chosen for the 'KOICA regional community development leader fostering master's degree program' and the consigned institute for operating the 'emerging nation public employee master's degree program' from the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI). Up until now, 340 international students from 56 countries enrolled at the school and as of February 2016, 175 students from 45 countries earned their master's degrees.
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'Academic Award' for contributions on 'research of territorial rights of Dokdo‘ through Japanese specimens Research on Dokdo proving possibility for universal interpretation Opened 'Dokdo Research Center' for the first time in Korean universities at YU [February 3, 2016] YU Honorary Professor Kim Hwa-gyeong (69) was selected as the winner of the 57th March 1 Culture Award. Professor Kim Hwa-gyeong was selected as the winner of the academic award in the humanities and social science sector for his contributions in establishing a universal logic that is not specific to Korea, but can be applied to both Korea and Japan through research on myths and Dokdo Island through over 30 years of positivism methodologies. In particular, Honorary Professor Kim was evaluated to have contributed in creating the logic that revealed that Japan's territorial claims over Dokdo Island is invalid based on specimens from Japan. He was also recognized for his efforts in research to establish territorial rights over Dokdo Island such as founding the nation's first college Dokdo Research Center at YU in 2005. Honorary Professor Kim earned his bachelor's at Seoul National University and his master's and PhD at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and has served as a professor at YU since 1983. From 2005 to August 2012, he served as the director of the YU Dokdo Research Center. From October 2009 to October 2015 he served as an executive at the Northeast Asian History Foundation and he also received the Dugye Academic Award 92006) and a medal from the Minister of Education (2015) for his tireless research activities. Major books that he authored include 'Japan's Myth' (2002, Moonji Publishing), 'Origins of Korean Myths' (2005, Jisik-Sanup Publications), and 'Historical and Geographic Research of Dokdo' (2011, Kyungin Munhwa Publications). The March 1 Culture Award that is granted by the Sam-il Cultural Foundation is Korea' first public interest award system enacted in Korea in 1959 to encourage the succession and development of the March 1 spirit in the cultural and academic fields. This award is given to figures who achieved excellent results in academic (humanities and natural sciences), arts, technologies and special fields. The winner of the 57th March 1 Culture Awards included Honorary Professor Kim Hwa-gyeong, Yonsei University Professor Seo Jin-geun (academic award in the natural science sector), and Korea Musical Theater Association Advisor Park Man-gyu (art). The award ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on March 1 at the Western Premier Seoul Garden Hotel Grand Ball Room in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
