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Cooperation Project with the Ministry of Education, Korea Foundation for the Promotion of Private School, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsan-si, and 5 Universities including YU The Center will act as global exchange hub by accommodating 240 international students and international student support center It is Scheduled for opening in August of next year, and it will be Established and operated for the special purpose corporation [June 19, 2013] A residential and general support center for international students who came to Gyeongsangbuk-do to study will be opened in YU. YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) held the 'Gyeongbuk Global Exchange Center' (GGEC, hereinafter referred to as 'Center') groundbreaking ceremony near Hyangtogwan dormitory of at 3 P.M. on the 19th. Government officials such as the Korea Foundation for the Promotion of Private School President Lee, Won Hee, Gyeongsangbuk-do Vice Governor for Political Affairs Lee, In Seon, Gyeongsan Mayor Choi, Young Jo, Gyeongsan City Council Chairperson Heo, Gae Yeol, Ministry of Education International Education Cooperation Division Manager Lee, Joo Hee, and officials from 5 universities from the Gyeongsan region such as YU President Noh, Seok Kyun, Daegu Haany University President Lee, Joon Koo, Catholic University of Daegu Planning Office Director Lee, Bok Hee, Kyungil University Planning Office Director Han, Sung Won, and Daeshin University Planning Office Director Lee, Gyeong Shil, and representatives of international students Farhad Faisal (24, YU School of Mechanical Engineering) from Saudi Arabia and Charlotte Ferlette (19, female, YU Korean Language Institute) from Switzerland attended the ceremony. YU President Noh, Seok Kyun stated in his greeting address, "There is no meaning to differentiate the capital area and provincial areas in the global era. From a global perspective, we are all in the same area. Thus, each region must procure channels for communicating with the world." He also added, "The Gyeongbuk Global Exchange Center that will open its doors at YU next year will be this channel." For the construction of the 'Gyeongbuk Global Exchange Center' that began today, a total of 9.8 billion won with 2.5 billion won from national funding and 500 million won from provincial funding (Gyeongbuk-do, Gyeongsan city) will be invested. It is scheduled for opening in August of next year in the south of the YU Gyeongsan Campus Hyangtogwan dormitory, with a total area of 5,121㎡, standing five stories tall with one underground level. The 240 person capacity dormitory will board 160 international students at YU, and 80 international students studying at Kyungil University, Catholic University of Daegu, and Daeshin University. It will also contain additional facilities such as conference rooms, a global lounge, international student support facility, cultural exchange facility, seminar room, prayer room, and kitchen. Operation of the Center will be carried out by an SPC (special purpose corporation) established in March of last year. For this, the Korea Foundation for the Promotion of Private School and Yeungnam Academy Foundation halved the capital of the SPC, while the operation rights will be under the SPC for 20 years and then returned to Yeungnam Academy Foundation afterwards. The Gyeongbuk Global Exchange Center will help improve the residential conditions of international students in the region through programs for adapting to life in Korea and the job fair, while various cultural exchange programs with foreigners will be operated to make it the base for global exchange in the Gyeongbuk region. Meanwhile, as of April 2012, there are 2,780 international students studying in the 5 universities of Gyeongsan region, with 1,230, or 44% of the total, studying at YU.
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A donation of 10 million won for medical expenses of children with rare incurable diseases was made by the Rotary International District 3700 at the Yeungnam University Medical Center on the 24th The YU Medical Center (Executive Director Kim, Tae Nyeun) held a donation ceremony to help children with rare incurable diseases at the outpatient office of the department of pediatrics at 11:30 P.M. on June 24. 5 million won each to Song O-ho (male, 19, aplastic anemia) and Kim O-soo (female, 14, neuroblastoma), who are both being treated at the hospital for rare incurable diseases, for a total of 10 million won. This donation was made by the Rotary International District 3700. The newly appointed president of this club, Lee, Hwa Young, on July 1 asked that rather than giving flowers for the appointment ceremony, they gather the expenses for it. A total of 10 million won was raised and it was used to support the medical expenses of children. The Rotary International District 3700's noblesse oblige has become a message of hope for patients and their families. Executive Director of the hospital, Kim, Tae Nyeun, said, "We thank the International Rotary District 3700 for sharing their love with children and their family who are fighting off illnesses," while adding, "Though they are in a time of suffering, we hope that these children do not lose their dreams and courage for the future and can overcome their illnesses and be able to smile in the future." Meanwhile, the Rotary International District 3700 is made up over 100 clubs in Daegu, Gyeongsan, Cheongdo-gun, Goryeong-gun, Seongju-gun, and Chilgok-gun, with over 4,000 members, and is sharing their love worldwide in projects to eradicate polio, water resources conservation, projects to fight hunger and to improve health, and projects to eliminate illiteracy. Contact: Department of Pediatrics outpatient office ☎ 82-53-620-3150, 3157
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YU Medical Center's medical volunteer service at Daegu EXCO for 3 days from the 21st The YU Medical Center (Executive Director Kim, Tae Nyeun) provided medical volunteer support at the '2013 Daegu Medi Expo' at the first floor convention center of Daegu EXCO for 3 days starting on June 21. 6 to 7 medical staff including family medicine doctors set up 4 health experience booths where they provide free diagnoses, medical consulting, blood pressure and blood-sugar measurements, body fat analyses, and oxygen saturation measurement for visitors. Meanwhile, many people at the event visited the YU Medical Center PR booths on the first day of the 21st to enjoy free health examinations. This event was held together with the annual Medical & Healthcare Expo Korea (7th event this year), the Daegu Medical Tourism Expo (3rd this year), the Korean Traditional Medicine Industry EXCO (13th this year), and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Conference of Aesthetic Dermatologic Therapy (11th this year). This is a medical business event where 3,000 doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and Korean medicine doctors, as well as 1,500 dermatologists nationwide gather. There are a total of 320 booths from 170 companies and it is expected that it will attract over 20,000 visitors. 《 ‘2013 Daegu Medi Expo’ Medical Volunteer Service 》 - Date: June 21 (Fri) - 23 (Sun), 2013, 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. - Place: 1st Floor Convention Center of EXCO - Participants: 6 - 7 medical staff including family medicine doctors every day - Contents: Checkup, medical consulting, blood pressure and blood-sugar measurement, body fat analysis, oxygen saturation measurement - Host: Daegu Metropolitan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea Tourism Organization - Sponsor: Medi-City Daegu Association, IT Convergence Medical Device Industry Association, Daegu Medical Tourism Association, EXCO - Contact: YU Medical Center Planning Office PR Cooperation Team ☎ 82-53-620-4413, Medi-EXCO Office ☎ 82-53-601-5066, 5211
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He is the only Asian among 5 Winners, and his thesis will be published in prominent SCI Journal September Issue [June 10, 2013] Megantoro (front) and Professor Ko, Young Gun An international student from Indonesia currently studying at the YU Graduate School will receive an academic scholarship from the National Policy Research Center under the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. He is Rachmad Bastian Megantoro (25), who is currently in his third term in the graduate school of materials science and engineering. He was selected as a winner for an academic scholarship from University of Turin and the National Policy Research Center 'INRIM' (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica) under the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, who hosted the international symposium at University of Turin from June 30 to July 5. A total of 5 were awarded the scholarship. They were chosen through fierce competition of 100 to 1 in which over 500 applicants competed in. Megantoro was the only Asian winner and will receive a 350 euro scholarship at the opening ceremony of the international symposium. On July 4, he will also make a poster presentation on the computer simulation results and development of light weight new materials (5052 aluminum) that applied 'Differential Speed Rolling' processes, which have recently become a hot issue in the academic world. Furthermore, with this research, he will place his name as an author in the September issue of the SCI-level journal 'Journal of Alloys and Compounds' that is receiving considerable prestige in the materials and chemical engineering sector. Mr. Megantoro graduated from the University of Indonesia and enrolled at the YU Graduate School in March of last year. He is currently working on his master's degree at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering 'Plasticity Control and Mechanical Modeling Research Lab' (academic adviser Professor Ko, Young Gun). The University of Indonesia is Indonesia's top national university that was ranked 64th in the '2013 Asian University Ranking' that QS, a University Rankings organization of England, recently. Mr. Megantoro happily said, "I decided to study at YU after hearing from a friend who was studying at YU and had the opportunity to publish his research in the global arena. I finally made my dream come true." He added, "I want to thank my professor and colleagues who helped me study and grow." Meanwhile, the YU School of Materials Science and Engineering 'Plasticity Control and Mechanical Modeling Research Lab' is a multi-national research lab where professors and students representing the 5 countries of Korea, Indonesia, Iran, Syria and India research together. Professor Ko, Young Gun (37) who is leading the lab said, "Thanks to our excellent human resources from various countries, our lab's competitiveness is becoming stronger," and added, "this is the power of Collaboration beyond borders." In April, international students from Indonesia, Yus Donarld CHANIAGO (32, fourth term in doctorates program) and Riezqa Andika (24, 2nd term in Combined Master's & PhD program), who are currently enrolled at the YU Graduate School of Chemical Engineering also won the bronze medal and a cash prize of 1,000 euros at the 'Huntsman Design Contest' held in The Hague of the Netherlands, as part of the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineers.
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YU is the First Korean university to pursue 'Regionally Specialized International Exchange' YU signed MOUs with 9 national universities in 7 Southeast Asian countries such as the University of Malaya, Chulalongkorn University and University of Indonesia. [June 6, 2013] YU signed MOUs with 9 national universities in 7 Southeast Asian countries and promised exchange and cooperation focusing on the Saemaul Undong, Korean and engineering technologies. A new Hallyu (Korean Wave) is sweeping in Southeast Asia. The Hallyu, that began with pop culture such as Korea's TV dramas and pop music is now shifting to 'Knowledge Hallyu' such as the Saemaul Undong, the Korean language and engineering technologies. YU is standing at the heart of this. 9 national universities that represent the intellect of 7 Southeast Asian countries such as Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines gathered at YU on the 6th. They came for education and research cooperation and exchange with YU, which is especially strong in the Saemaul Undong, the Korean language and engineering technologies. The 'Strategic Symposium for Collaboration in Education & Research between Korea and Southeast Asia' was held at the Chunma Arts Center Sapphire Hall from 9 a.m. The University of Malaya (Malaysia) that was ranked 33rd in the 2013 QS Asian University Ranking, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) that was ranked 48th, University of Indonesia that was ranked 64th, and the University of the Philippines that was ranked 67th, as well as Burapha University (Thailand), Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), National University of Laos, and USSH Hanoi and USSH HCMC (Vietnam), which are all top universities in their respective countries gathered at YU to discuss effective exchange and cooperation plans. They also signed an MOU to promise to put into exercise a global partnership. A symposium for the exchange strategy between YU and 9 national universities of Southeast Asia was held at the Chunma Arts Center Sapphire Hall from 9 a.m. on the 6th. Thus, YU has become the first Korean university to begin 'regionally specialized international exchange' that has joint partners with the world's regional hub universities, rather than separate exchange programs between universities. The first partner is Southeast Asian regional hub universities that have high educational demands for the Saemaul Undong, the Korean language, and Korean engineering technologies. These 9 universities are member universities of 'KoSASA' (Korean Studies Association of Southeast Asia), which studies Korea from Southeast Asian countries. Therefore, this MOU shows the willingness of KoSASA that aims to promote exchange with and research on Korea using YU as its base. Dr. Mohd Hamdi Abdul Shukor (42), chairperson of KoSASA and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya said, "Global interest is shifting from the west to east. At this point, exchange and cooperation between Korea and Southeast Asian countries will strengthen ties in our region and enhance our competitiveness. Based on the principal of mutual learning and mutual benefit, KoSASA and YU will work together so that our global partnership can become stronger." YU's strategy is to jumpstart Knowledge Hallyu in Southeast Asia by actively promoting human and material exchange, joint research and academic activities focusing on the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul and 'Korean Language Education as A Second Language' in graduate school and college of engineering. YU President Noh, Seok Kyun said, "Through today's symposium, we once again confirmed that demand in Southeast Asia for Korea's Saemaul Undong, the Korean language, engineering technologies and culture are considerably high." He also added, "I hope that the MOU signed between YU and universities of Southeast Asia will mark the beginning of reinforcing exchange and cooperation between Korea and Southeast Asia." YU President Noh greets the 9 national universities of Southeast Asia. The Korea Research Institute (KRI) at UNSW (The University of New South Wales), which is a leading research and education university of Australia, also visited YU and promised to provide full support for exchange and cooperation with Southeast Asian hub universities. KRI is one of the best known research institutes on Korean studies that made joint efforts in Southeast Asia for the past 15 years to promote research and education related to Korea. At the summary discussion to end the symposium, KRI Executive Director Suh, Chung Sok said, "The 10 leading universities that gathered today must think together and make joint preparations for the coming age of Asia. For this, it must be exchange and cooperation based on a 'partnership' that share the vision of organizations, share risks, and participate together, rather than looking for 'memberships' just to reap the benefits from the organization." About 30 international students who graduated from the 9 Southeast Asian universities attended the event to welcome the presidents of their undergraduate universities. Vice President of University of Indonesia Sunardji, Se, MM, who heard news that an alumni of University of Indonesia studying at YU won awards at international academic conferences and received scholarships, said, "I am extremely happy to see our alumni study hard in the great educational environment of YU and achieve great results." He added, "I hope that many excellent students from YU come study at University of Indonesia as well." Andy Tirta (28, 4th term in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering doctorate program), who graduated from University of Indonesia and met the president of his school 6 years after graduating said, "It was great to be able to meet the president of my former university here at YU," while adding, "There were about 70 Indonesian students who came to study at YU during the past 6 years, and that number will grow in the future." Meanwhile at the strategic symposium, vice governer of Gyeongsangbuk-do Lee, In Seon, deputy president of the DGB Financial Group Park, Dong Gowan, Honorary Professor of Seoul National University Choi, Song Hwa (chair professor at YU, KoSASA advisor) also attended to congratulate the exchange and cooperation between YU and 9 national universities of Southeast Asia.
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YU provides Saemaul education to public officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos [May 29, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) offered Saemaul education to public officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Laos to support the development of agriculture in Laos. 9 members including the deputy assistant secretary of the MAF of Laos and public officials from both the central and local governments who visited YU at 9 a.m. on the 29th received education on plans for development of agriculture in Laos through the Saemaul Undong at the YU President Park Chung Hee Leadership Research Institute for 2 hours. They sought localization plans of the Saemaul Undong to develop rural areas of Laos through a lecture titled 'Saemaul Undong, Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Rural Development' by YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Professor Yi, Yang Soo. Sousath SAYAKOUMMANE (51), the deputy assistant secretary of the MAF of Laos who led the group, said, "I learned just how much of a big role the 'Saemaul Undong' and 'Saemaul Spirit' played for Korea's agricultural development," and added, "We will consider policies that integrate the development of agriculture in Laos and the Saemaul Undong." Professor Choi, Oe Chool (57, Department of Regional Development and Welfare Administration), director of the YU President Park Chung Hee Leadership Research Institute who oversaw the education, said, "By analyzing the success factors of the Saemaul Undong that led Korea's agricultural development in the past and by constructing a civil-government cooperation mechanism, it is possible to create a Saemaul Undong localization model that can be applied in emerging countries." He also added, "Korea's Saemaul Undong is now becoming an icon of hope for the co-prosperity of the global community by academically systematizing and globalizing the Saemaul Undong." Meanwhile, the Laos public official group that visited Korea to strengthen their capacities for agriculture cooperatives policies visited President Park Chung Hee's home in Sangmo-dong, Gumi after receiving education at the YU President Park Chung Hee Leadership Research Institute, and also visited the Nation Restoration Hall to experience the achievements and development of Korea.
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Assessed as 'best university' in architectural engineering sector by the industries School of Mechanical Engineering also ranks top in 'Consistency of Industry Demands and Curriculum' [May 27, 2013] The School of Architecture received the top evaluation by the industries in the architectural engineering sector. The Ministry of Education recently released the results of the '2012 Evaluation of University Education on the Perspective of Industry'. This evaluation was supervised by the Korean Council for University Education(KCUE) and carried out jointly by the Ministry of Education(MOE), Ministry of Strategy and Finance(MOSF), and 5 leading economic organizations. It was carried out for 103 departments in 42 universities wanting to participate in the 5 sectors of architectural engineering, mechanics, automobile, shipbuilding, and civil engineering(design). The evaluation items included ▲Industry-university relation education infrastructure (20), ▲Consistency of industry demands and curriculum (50), and ▲Education and technological development performance (30). 35 companies including Hyundai Motors, Daewoo E&C and Samsung Heavy Industries participated in the analysis, while 1,517 companies cooperated in the questionnaires. In result, YU was evaluated as 'overall best' in the architectural engineering sector. In particular, the consistency between YU School of Architecture curriculum and industry demands received the 'best' evaluation. They received top scores on reviews for the proportion and completion rate of curriculum demanded by the industry, operation system of curriculum demanded by the industry, and evaluation of the curriculum operation by alumni. The YU School of Architecture became the first in the nation in 2011 to acquire architecture certification. In 2002, it restructured it into a five-year architecture undergraduate program to facilitate international architect certification education recognized by the WTO system. Since 2009, it offered architectural design majors specialized for landscaping, urban, and interior architecture, independently according to each major, and it is judged to be the most successful in the nation. Last year, they raised one billion won for scholarships in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the department, while also organizing a 'development committee' and 'development advisor committee' made up of professors, alumni and experts in various parts of society. By doing so, it plans to actively respond to social demands, while taking another leap into becoming an independent department with international competitiveness. On this, professor Kang, Joo Won, dean of the YU School of Architecture said, "Since beginning university architecture education in 1952, which was the third university in Korea to do so, it has graduated over 5,000 students in the past 61 years and is contributing to the development of architecture in Korea. Our efforts and achievements have been recognized." Meanwhile, the YU School of Mechanical Engineering also received the top scores for the 'Consistency of industry demands and curriculum' in this evaluation. The Ministry of Education is planning to add industrial perspectives for electronic semiconductors, information and communications, computers, metal and steel, and the petrochemical sector in the 2013 evaluation.
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The result of The Dong-A Ilbo National University Evaluation of Employment Support Capacities and Infrastructure [May 22, 2013] YU (president Noh, Seok Kyun) was judged to be first place in the provision of information for employment preparation and sixth place in the provision of employment opportunity information among all the universities in Korea. These were the results of The Dong-A Ilbo's evaluation on national university employment support capacities and infrastructure. The Dong-A Ilbo announced the analysis result of the support capacities that reflected the efforts of universities, while ignoring employment rates (performance index) in an article on the 22nd. According to this, YU came in first place in information on employment preparation and sixth place in information on employment opportunities. There were a total of 13 evaluation items such as △self-search support △vision-establishment support △career-development planning △job-opportunity information △employment information suitable for oneself △employment preparation information, and △job experience opportunities. <YU DNA Program for Young Students> YU pursues customized employment support programs taking into consideration the grade and individual features of students to select and present practical strategies and assignments per goal so that students can systematically develop their capacities. In particular, YU became the first university in the nation to develop a career aptitude test called YAT (Yeungnam university type Aptitude Test) and a career management program called YU CAN (YU Career Advancement Nurture) and is offering it to all students. Furthermore, YU offers employment-related classes and extra-curricular programs all year round as well. In the past year, 23 employment-related classes that 9,886 students (annual total) took were offered, and 176 employment-related programs in which 38,033 (annual total) participated were offered. 'Employment study groups', which are operated in preparation for actual employment, have also achieved good results. YU provides study rooms and funds for activities, while also inviting consulting experts so that students can receive free counseling. In 2012 alone, 501 students in 50 employment study groups received support. In result, the employment rates in large conglomerates for those in the employment study groups have reached close to 90%. Song, Bong Jeong (27), a senior at the YU School of Business who participated in the employment study group 'New Employee' since April of last year and is preparing to find employment in the finance sector, said, "When I was preparing alone, I did not know how ready I was so I felt worried. But while participating in the employment study group, I was able to exchange feedback and evaluate myself more objectively, which was very helpful to me in preparing for employment. The biggest merit is that students of various majors gather to offer less biased perspectives, while also receiving advice from seniors who successfully landed jobs they wanted." He added, "The school provides a study room, funding for textbooks and activities, and even invites consulting experts so that we can receive free counseling and instructions, so it helps us a lot for preparing to land jobs." <Students participating in the Leadership Camp are introducing their dreams through a musical> In addition, YU is offering regular consulting by hiring employment support officers and venture startup support officers, while also operating industry-university-government connected cooperation projects, employment professor programs, staff team for employment consulting, and employment frontier press corps webzines to provide full support to students designing their future careers and preparing for employment. Instead of consigning the employment capacity strengthening camps to outside organizations, YU is utilizing the staff employment consulting team (35 members) and employment seniors (18 members) to plan and operate various employment capacity strengthening programs such as career counseling and practical interview processes. This was selected as an exemplary case for enhancing the university's employment support capacities and was also selected as an outstanding university for the 'university employment support capacity certification program' pilot project (2011) by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. In addition, YU offers employment information through its employment information homepage, holds job fairs and campus recruiting sessions year round, installs DID bulletins for employment information, operates online employment education systems, constructs a DB for interview post-scripts and employment application forms, and constructs DB for alumni to provide students with abundant employment information. Based on such achievements, the Office of Student Career Development that is in charge of employment related operations is planning to sub-categorize and strengthen the range of employment support by planning and pursuing department-specialized career development programs, fostering new student study groups and increasing study groups in connection with their departments, conduct mock aptitude tests for sophomores and juniors, and construct an on-site training integrated management system. <Students who participate in the Leadership Camp cheer each other on holding hands>
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YU-KOTRA signs a work cooperation agreement First Korean university to jointly pursue global CSR projects with KOTRA [May 15, 2013] YU and KOTRA signed a work cooperation agreement on sending global interns and jointly pursuing global CSR projects. (from left to right: YU President Noh, Seok Kyun, KOTRA CEO Oh, Young Ho) YU students will be sent overseas as global interns in the 'Youth Human Resources Overseas Dispatch Program' that is being pursued by KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency). Moreover, YU will be the first Korean university to collaborate with KOTRA in jointly pursuing CSR projects to contribute to the international community. YU President Noh, Seok Kyun met with KOTRA CEO Oh, Young Ho at the YU president's office at 4 P.M. on the 14th to sign an agreement on work cooperation. They agreed to work together to enhance the global status of Korea and to foster global human resources through cooperation that can utilize the strengths and expertise of the two institutions. As part of this, KOTRA promised to include YU students in the 'Youth Human Resources Overseas Dispatch Program' and send them overseas as global interns. Furthermore, they also promised to work together on cultivating global human resources by jointly pursuing multi-cultural human resource fostering projects. In addition, YU will become the first Korean university to participate in KOTRA's CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) projects for emerging countries and will pursue globalization of YU's specialized field of the Saemaul Undong. Moreover, KOTRA also agreed to mutually agree with YU for finding, executing and evaluating new projects and searching for future directions of CSR projects that are currently being pursued in Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. On this, KOTRA CEO Oh, Young Ho stated, "KOTRA, which was established in 1961 when the first 5-year plan for economic development began, did its best to make Korea a 'trading' nation for the past fifty years and is now contributing to the establishment of the new national power," while adding, "We learned that there was a very high demand to learn about President Park Chung Hee and the Saemaul Undong especially in South America, Southeast Asia and Africa, and thought that we should provide education on the Saemaul Undong to trade officers before dispatching our overseas trade officers in February and August of each year. Being able to promise the cooperation with YU, which has the best education and research infrastructure on the Saemaul Undong, is very good news. We hope that YU will help us a lot." YU President Noh, Seok Kyun said, "Based on our educational mission to produce future pillars of the nation for its revitalization, we have continuously pursued making the Saemaul Undong an academic discipline and globalizing it. We expect that cooperating with KOTRA will accelerate this process." He added, "At this juncture, which is 60 years since the cease-fire agreement of the Korean War, 67 countries came on our side at the war and many more helped us in the past, but many are still in poverty. It is now time for us to return the favor. I hope that YU and KOTRA will work together to fulfill our responsibilities." Meanwhile, prior to signing the agreement with KOTRA, YU signed work cooperation agreements for globalization of the Saemaul Undong and the cultivation of the global human resources with KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), Rural Development Administration and the Korea Rural Economic Institute.
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International Student Team in the Graduate School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Wins Bronze Medal at the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE9) Chaniago (4th term in PhD program) and Andika (2nd term in Combined Master's & PhD program) from Indonesia [May 9, 2013] From front left counter-clockwise, Andika, Chaniago, Professor Lee, Moon Yong A team of international students currently enrolled in the graduate school of chemical engineering and technology participated in an international academic contest held in the Hague, Netherlands and won the bronze medal defeating competitors. The winners were Yus Donarld Chaniago (32, 4th term in PhD program) and Riezqa Andika (24, 2nd term in Combined Master's & PhD program) who are both in the graduate school of chemical engineering and technology. The two came in third place in the Huntsman Design Contest that was held at the World Forum Center in the Hague on the 25th of last month as part of the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineers. They also received a cash price of 1,000 euros. Preliminaries for this contest was held from December of last year until the end of February in which the teams to compete in the finals were confirmed and announced through the design reports submitted by students from Europe, USA and Asia. In result, a total of 5 teams - 3 from the Netherlands, 1 from Germany, and the only Asian team of Chaniago and Andika competed in the finals. They were invited to the finals receiving round-trip airfare and all expenses paid during their stay there. With 5 judges watching on, the two made a 10 minute presentation in English and had a five-minute Q&A session. They made a presentation on plans of aniline separation process designs that can reduce energy usage by 60% compared to current processes by using MVR (mechanical vapor recompression) technologies. They were judged to have given an epochal idea that can reduce on-site difficulties of Huntsman Company. The two, who are currently conducting research at the 'Process System Design and Control Research Lab' (academic advisor Professor Lee, Moon Yong), are both from Indonesia. Chaniago enrolled in the YU PhD program in September 2011 after receiving a master's degree at Universitas Sriwijaya located in Palembang, and Andika enrolled in the YU combined master's & PhD program in September 2012 after graduating from Universitas Indonesia, the most prestigious university of Indonesia. Mr. Andika was especially happy as this was a great achievement reaped in 8 months of studying abroad. He said, "I'm really glad that I came to Korea. Thanks to being able to work with outstanding researchers in a great educational environment, I was able to receive such a big award in just a year since coming to Korea. I cannot express my thanks enough to my professor and colleagues in the lab." Mr. Chaniago, who said that after receiving his PhD, he wants to return home and teach students, said, "Above all else, I'm happy to have been able to take a shot at the international arena and be recognized for my abilities. I would like more opportunities to test my potentials by participating in more international conferences. I think it will help me teach students later in the future." Andika (left) and Chaniago making a presentation at the contest held in the Hague Meanwhile, the Department of Chemical Engineering 'Process System Design and Control Research Lab' is a multi-cultural lab in which 10 of the 17 graduate school students are foreigners. Naturally, all classes and discussions are in English and every Saturday morning, English seminars are held. Thanks to this, it has demonstrated considerable research performance producing over 10 SCI-level theses every year. Professor Lee, Moon Yong (54) who leads the research lab said, "The first international graduate from our lab has been appointed as a professor in the Saudi Arabia King Saud University and are being recognized for their talents in the international stage," while adding, "Through good-hearted competition among excellent students with diverse nationalities, we are creating a synergy effect."
