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Received the highest funding for project costs among Korean universities to carry out ‘domestic practical training and architectural exchange activities’ Recognized for excellence in site-oriented practical architectural education such as its operation of domestic and foreign field practices [June 28, 2021] <View of the YU School of Architecture Building> The YU School of Architecture was selected to receive the largest funding for project costs among domestic universities in the ‘Architecture Design Personnel Fostering Project’ sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement. The ‘Architecture Design Personnel Fostering Project’ is a program pursued by MOLIT since 2019 with the goal of supporting education and training. It has supported overseas training costs for young architects to learn various design and engineering techniques from overseas design offices or research institutes. As the COVID-19 situation prolonged, it has become participants to receive overseas training. Therefore, a domestic architecture company established a domestic training program costing a total of 1.3 billion KRW to help students enhance their architectural design capacities through practical training. The YU School of Architecture received a total of 129 million KRW and will provide domestic practical training and architectural exchange activities. In the domestic practical training section, 28 students majoring in architecture at the School of Architecture will perform domestic practical training for eight weeks, and will receive 1.5 million KRW for training costs per person. In addition, through support for architectural exchange activities, house-fixing volunteer activities, village survey and remodeling projects, and summer architecture design workshops that have been offered every year by the School of Architecture will also be conducted. <Graduation exhibition of students at the School of Architecture> YU School of Architecture Professor Lee Dae-jin said, “We were selected for this project not by the efforts of the School of Architecture alone, but through the ongoing collaboration with the YU LINC+ project team and the Employment and On-site Training Support Team,” and added, “We will spare no support to foster students with world-class practical capacities in architectural design.” The YU School of Architecture’s major in architecture received four consecutive accreditations for architecture school since being the first to receive accreditation from the Korea Architectural Accrediting Board. In addition to on-site practices, it has also offered overseas on-site field work programs from 2019 to strengthen the architecture design capacities of students, and thus becoming recognized externally as well.
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Three new classes such as ‘Story of Dokdo Examined with History and Natural Ecology’ Pilot operation of 11 K-MOOC class credit recognized general education class from the second semester of 2021 [June 17, 2021] <Recording of K-MOOC classes (YU Education Development Center)> Three outstanding classes of YUU were selected for the Ministry of Education’s ‘New 2021 Korea Massive Online Open Class (http://www.kmooc.kr/, hereinafter ‘K-MOOC’).’ An evaluation committee composed of MOOC experts and experts of each academic major made comprehensive assessments on the institutional operational capacity and excellence of classes for selecting the new classes. A total of three classes of YU were selected such as ▲Story of Dokdo Examined with History and Natural Ecology (Professor Park Sun-joo and 5 others) ▲Korean Culture through K-Contents (Professor Nam Mi-young and 4 others) ▲Understanding of Multi-cultural Korean Society for Foreigners (Professor Jung Yong-gyo and 2 others). A total of 210 million KRW will be provided with national funding. Starting with the selection of the K-MOOC pilot operation project in 2015, YU was then selected as a KMOOC leading university in 2016 and about 13,000 students studied in a total of 9 classes. It has also been operating the K-MOOC study club for two years to support student capacities in their majors and general education through online learning. In particular, YU plans to conduct pilot operation for a total of 11 K-MOOC classes including three classes that were newly selected for the second semester of 2021 as credit recognition classes. YU Education Development Center Director Cho Haeng-rae said, “With this selection of K-MOOC individual classes, the outstanding lectures of YU will be provided within and outside of the school, and we will continue making various efforts to offer optimal education in the post-corona era.” Since opening services in October of 2015, K-MOOC has received great responses with a total of 1.69 million applications and 739,000 subscriptions as of December 2020. In particular, interest among universities and students have been growing significantly due to the activation of contact-free classes being offered to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Gathering the capacities of the two institutes to enhance awareness of Dokdo and to strengthen territorial claims Agreed on academic research related to Dokdo and joint-hosting of academic events [June 16, 2021] <YU-Dokdo Volunteer Forces enter work MOU> (From fifth from left: Chairman Seo Young-deuk, President CHOI Oe-chool) YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) and the Dokdo Volunteer Forces (Chairman Seo Young-deuk) entered a work MOU to enhance national awareness on Dokdo and to strengthen territorial claims. This MOU was signed at the YU main building 3rd floor conference room at 11 a.m. on the 16th and it was entered with the goal of strengthening Dokdo territorial sovereignty education and academic research according to the ‘4th Framework Plan for Sustainable Use of Dokdo’ announced in March. The Dokdo Volunteer Forces is a foundation under the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and was established to provide the respect and support for the Dokdo volunteers and their families and to spread the contributions and patriotism of the Dokdo Volunteer Forces. With this MOU, the two institutes agreed to ▲co-host academic research and events related to Dokdo ▲mutual cooperation for promoting education on Dokdo ▲strengthening territorial claims for Dokdo. Dokdo Volunteer Forces Chairman Seo Young-deuk, who participated in the MOU ceremony, commented, “This MOU has provided the platform to learn the valuable data and knowhow from the YU Dokdo Research Institute that has expertise on Dokdo-related research and education. Through the close exchange and cooperation of the two institutes, we will spread the efforts and patriotism who championed the protection of our territory in Dokdo.” YU President CHOI Oe-chool said, “It is anticipated that through the work MOU between the two institutes having expertise in education, research and hands-on work related to Dokdo, there will be synergy effects in activities for strengthening Dokdo territorial claims.” while adding, “I believe that the future for the next generation will be bright only when learning history accurately and preparing for the future. I hope that the two institutes will engage in various Dokdo-related education and academic research projects through assertive exchange so that not only Koreans, but everyone in the world will be clearly aware that Dokdo is the territory of the Republic of Korea.” The YU Dokdo Research Institute that was designated as a policy-centered research institute of the Ministry of Education is serving as a hub for domestic Dokdo research centering on historical research. It holds domestic and international academic conferences and monthly academic seminars, and it is advocating the heightening of awareness on Dokdo for general citizens through the ‘Dokdo Citizens Classes’ and ‘Touring Dokdo Exhibits.’
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Identify the emotions of comment writers and analyze satisfaction level using ‘deep learning’ and ‘fuzzy decision structure’ Used in ‘consumer decision-making process’ analysis such as shopping mall item recommendation, service industry, etc. Published in the latest issue of a globally prominent academic journal in the top 5% in the computer and IT sector [June 22, 2021] <Department of Computer Engineering Professor Hwang Do-sam (left) and Research Professor Phan Thi Huyen Trang (right)> YU Department of Computer Engineering Professor Hwang Do-sam’s (63) research team drew the attention of academic and industrial sectors by developing a technology to identify the emotions of comment writers and to measure satisfaction level by analyzing online comments. Professor Hwang’s team developed a system that measures the emotions of comment writers and measures their satisfaction level to help with third persons to make decision using ‘deep learning’ (mechanical learning technology where a computer learns using various data) and ‘fuzzy’ (theory of mathematically dealing with ambiguities included in the words, meanings, thoughts and measurements of humans) decision structures. The research team explained their research outcomes stating, “Normally, when consumers shop online, there are many cases in which they make decisions referring to the product comments posted by other buyers. We developed a system to analyze the satisfaction level of comments using deep learning and fuzzy decision structure that are drawing attention as a next-generation research sector. This is more precise than existing satisfaction analysis techniques and it is possible to obtain more accurate results.” This study was conducted as an international joint research with Poland. YU Department of Computer Engineering Research Professor Phan Thi Huyen Trang participated as the primary author, while Professor Hwang and Professor Ngoc Thanh Nguyen of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland also led the research as joint corresponding authors. The research outcomes of Professor Hwang’s team was titled ‘Decision-making support system based on user satisfaction measures on Twitter’ and was carried in the latest issue (June 2021) of the internationally acclaimed academic journal (SCI) in the computer and IT sectors, <Information Science> top 5.01% in the world in the computer and IT sector). Professor Hwang said, “The research results can be used for recommending products or in various decision-making systems. It will be especially helpful by using in portals and service industries that require identification of user emotions and decision-making processes,” while adding, “In the future, we will construct large-scale databases for different themes and fields, while elaborating the system through context analysis of comment sentences.”
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Revealed the biological correlation of the manifestation of in-body ‘selenoprotein W’ and bone density Published in the world renowned academic journal <Nature Communications> Selected in the BRIC (Biological Research Information Center) ‘People Who Made Korea Shine’ [June 11, 2021] <YU College of Medicine Professor Jung Dae-won’s Research Team (from left to right - Professor Jung Dae-won, Dr. Lee Kyung-hee)> YU College of Medicine Professor Jung Dae-won's (52, Microorganism Lab) research team drew international attention with his paper that investigated the biological correlation of selenoprotein and bone metabolism. The outcomes of Professor Jung’s research team was published in the April issue of the internationally acclaimed academic journal <Nature Communications> (impact factor (IF) 12.121) through his thesis titled ‘Bone remodeling coordination according to the bone absorption osteoclast activation adjustment of selenoprotein W.’ Dr. Lee Kyung-hee and Dr. Kim Hyun-soo of the YU College of Medicine Microorganism Lab participated as the primary author and Professor Jung as the corresponding author in this research paper. The research team studied the biological correlation of ‘selenoprotein W’, which is the smallest of the 25 selenoproteins of mammals, and bone density. Test rats without selenoprotein W showed increased bone density by suppressing osteoclast (large polynucleated cell that destroys or absorbs bone tissue that become unnecessary during the course of bone growth of vertebrates), but it was found that test rats with excessive selenoprotein W had osteoporosis due to increase of osteoclast division. Professor Jung said, “It was found that appropriate adjustment of selenoprotein W manifestation that exists in osteoclast is related to the coordination of normal bone remodeling. The key outcome of this study was verifying the biological connection between selenium metabolism and bone metabolism,” while adding, “Selenium, which is an essential microelement in the body, is involved in normal bone metabolism adjustment. Through this study, it was found that consuming appropriate amounts of selenium is essential to prevent bone-related diseases such as osteoporosis.” The research team also revealed their follow-up research plans by commenting, “We will analyze the role of selenoprotein W in the inflammatory osteoporosis model and ovariosteresis menopause osteoporosis model.” Meanwhile, Professor Jung was selected as ‘People Who Made Korea Shine’ introduced by the BRIC (Biological Research Information Center) for this research. BRIC is Korea’s top institute for providing bio research information and was established in 1996. It carries papers in academic journals with impact factor (IF) of 10 or higher in scientific citation index (SCI) in the biotechnology sector, and introduces Koreans who achieved outstanding research accomplishments.
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64 departments produced 219 pieces joined by 657 people for ‘department introduction videos’ and released via YouTube Introduction of departments according to youth trends, both ‘informational and fun’ through unique ideas Providing admissions information through ‘distinguished methods of delivering information about departments’... Expected to help students choose their department [June 7, 2021] <See all videos of the 2021 YU Department Introduction Video Contest - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhYqlaNUjwypsoRKyhhdSP0KCykOp9wq2> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) students stepped up to share the characteristics of the school’s departments accurately to soon-to-be college students. YU held the ‘2021 YU Department Introduction Video Contest’ from April 14 to May 6. It aims at providing information needed for college entrance exam-taking students by having current students of YU departments creating videos to introduce their departments at the eye-level of youths. The response from students was quite hot. Applications continued to flow in until the 4 p.m. Deadline on May 6, so the deadline was extended to midnight. In the end, a total of 657 people from 219 teams in 64 departments participated. A total of 219 videos made by students with unique ideas for introducing their departments were submitted. At the awards ceremony held on the 3rd, the YU Department of Media and Communication’s ‘Apseogajo’ team’s ‘We are the Department of Media and Communication, Ahead of All Others’ won the grand prize. The Apseogajo Team made a 4 minute 38 second video to introduce the history and ideal candidates for the department, educational curriculum, academic society activities, career paths after graduation, and other activities of students, together with interviews with graduates and professors. There was also feedback that the overall perfection of the video such as storyline, filming, and editing were at professional levels. Kim Wan-gyu (25, YU Department of Media and Communication, senior) of the Apseogajo Team said, “We wanted to compress the information on the YU Department of Media and Communication to include the past to future of our department. We also inserted campus buildings, facilities, department jackets, and other images in the video that we thought new students in the future might want to know about.” Second place went to the School of Economic and Business ‘YUTE!’ team’s work, ‘School of Economic and Business. Come.’ The video was comprised of a story where students of the YU School of Economic and Business is introducing the department to a high schooler to persuade that student to join the department. They received good reviews for using terms often used by teenagers, and used quick screen transitions and unique subtitles to utilize unique ideas compared to other PR videos, as well as the high-quality video editing. The 219 works submitted to this contest can be checked at the official YU YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/YeungnamUniversity). YU plans to utilize the videos submitted to the contest for college admissions expositions, high school visit seminars, and other admissions PR events. It is expected that through the unique department PR different from admissions PR in the past, it is expected that soon-to-be college students, who will be the recipients of education, will give positive reviews. YU President CHOI Oe-chool said, “As students made teams and performed planning, idea meetings, filmed videos, editing, etc. to introduce their respective departments, they will have gained affection for their department and learned a lot,” while adding, “Many informative videos that containing the students’ experiences and department activities that can provide department on the department to their future juniors were submitted. It will also be helpful for college entrance exam-takers in selecting their departments.” Meanwhile, at this contest, the grand prize went to the Department of Media and Communication ‘Apseogajo’ Team (Kim Wan-gyu, Park Hyo-sang, Jung Hye-yoon), second place went to the School of Economic and Business ‘YUTE!’ Team (He Gyu-bo, Park Da-eun, Baek Woon-young), and the Department of International Development & Saemaul Undong ‘Morning Bell Has Rung!’ Team (Jung Seung-pil, Ha Yoon-seok, Sung Jung-eung), Department of Painting ‘Painting Hi’ Team (Jung Sun-hye, Koo Na-young, Lee Ga-hee), and the Department of Transart ‘Transcend’ Team (Jeon Sang-bae, Park Ji-hoon, Park Sang-seo) were also awarded
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On the 27th, signed international MOU with Tajikistan with high-ranking officials present such as the Ministry of Industry and New Technology Fostering personnel in the international development and Saemaul... agreed to install Saemaul Department at local universities and open a Saemaul Institute YU to engage in academic sharing of Saemaul Undong and to act as national policy adviser together with developing countries [May 27, 2021] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) is actively responding to requests for fostering human resources in international development and Saemaul studies in Central Asia. At 4 p.m. on the 27th, YU entered an international MOU for fostering global talents together with the Ministry of Industry and New Technology of Tajikistan. Tajikistan became an independent country in Central Asia with the breaking up of the USSR in 1991 and it shares a border with China with a population of 9.75 million. This MOU signing ceremony was held at the main conference room of the main hall of YU. The high expectations for this MOU were demonstrated by the presence of high-ranking officials of Tajikistan such as the Minister of Industry and New Technology Sherali Kabir, Chair (minister-level) of the Investment and State Asset Operation Committee Sadi Qodirzoda, Ambassador to Korea Yusuf Sharifzoda, and Commercial Attaché to Korea Rakhmadzoda Azim, as well as the Tajikistan Free Economic Zone Director Shim Jae-bok. With this MOU, YU and Tajikistan agreed to engage in higher education cooperation and human exchange for the development of national human resources. In particular, YU plans to especially focus on pursuing cooperation in the Saemaul international development sector, which it is recognized internationally for its research and education capacities. Plans are to install and operate a Saemaul Department at a local university and open a Saemaul Institute in Tajikistan for sharing and cooperation in Saemaul Undong. Tajikistan Minister of Industry and New Technology Sherali Kabir said, “I am well aware of the development experience and Saemaul Undong of Korea, which has had amazing development in a short period of time. We expect that this MOU with YU, which has academic knowledge and knowhow on the Saemaul Undong and international development, will help forge the foundation for the economic development of Tajikistan.” This MOU was made with the assertive requests by the government of Tajikistan to YU for sharing the Saemaul Undong and to foster human resources. In order to quickly spread the Saemaul Undong in Tajikistan, YU intends to foster public employees recommended by the government of Tajikistan into instructors at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul. Developing countries around the world are seeking out YU’s ‘Saemaul’ and with this MOU with Tajikistan, it is expected that sharing of Saemaul development studies will become even more active in Central Asian countries. It is further anticipated that it significantly increase people from Central Asian countries studying abroad at YU. YU has not only expanded academic sharing of the Saemaul Undong through departments related to Saemaul studies in countries like Cambodia, Rwanda, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, but is also serving as a higher education institute that serves as an adviser for developing countries in conjunction with rural development and Saemaul development.
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The 13th College of Medicine Alumni held a ‘Homecoming Day’ event after 30 years since admission Also provided 20 million KRW for scholarship funds and development funds by the College of Medicine Alumni Association 30th year anniversary of each class donating development funds becomes a tradition of the YU College of Medicine [June 5, 2021] The 13th YU College of Medicine alumni donated 100 million KRW to their alma mater. They gathered together to help with the development of their alma mater and juniors in commemoration of the 30th years anniversary since their enrollment. At the ‘Homecoming Day’ (steering committee chair Kim Jong-soo) held on the 5th at the YU College of Medicine Jukseong Lecture Hall to commemorate the 30th year anniversary since being admitted to YU, about 20 people gathered at the alma mater on behalf of the 13th alumni association. At this event were present Executive Vice President for Educational Innovation Kim Jae-choon, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and Director of Medical Center Kim Jong-yeon, Dean of the College of Medicine Lee Gyeong-hee, College of Medicine Alumni Association Chair Kim Jong-yeong, and about 50 students at the College of Medicine welcomed the alumni. Here, the 13th College of Medicine Alumni Association donated 100 million KRW for school development funds and an additional 20 million KRW as College of Medicine Alumni Association scholarship funds and development funds. Development fund donations by the YU College of Medicine alumni have long become a tradition. Up until now, homecoming days were held for the 30th anniversary of each class where they donated development funds for the alma mater as well as development funds and scholarship funds for the alumni association. Steering Committee Chair Kim Jong-soo said, “It is quite emotional to see alumni, professors and my seniors and juniors who enrolled at YU and worked on our dreams as medical professionals remembering the spirit of Chunma 30 years ago. Through this event, we hope to strengthen friendships among fell alumni as well as our love for alma mater.” YU College of Medicine Dean Lee Gyeong-hee said in his welcoming address, “I hope that this homecoming event will be a meaningful time to think back on the happy memories made back on campus. I ask for your continued support and interest for the development of YU and junior students.” Meanwhile, the 13th YU College of Medicine alumni that attended this event took a tour around the YU College of Medicine campus where their juniors study following the donation ceremony, and also listened to explanations on the development of the school, and then took the time to encourage their juniors.
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5 for administrative and 2 for technical positions... Highest number of passers among universities in Gyeongbuk 28 passed the exam over the past 5 years, proving the nation’s highest competency Result of providing systematic support throughout the entire process by the University Job Center including written tests and interviews [June 4, 2021] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) recorded 7 students passing the ‘2021 National Position Local Human Resources Grade 7 Apprenticeship Examination.’ This is the highest number among universities in the Gyeongbuk region. The Ministry of Personnel Management recently announced the final list of 160 passers (100 administrative, 60 technical) of the ‘2021 National Position Local Human Resources Grade 7 Apprenticeship Examination.’ Among them, a total of seven with five in administrative positions and two in technical positions were from YU. In the administrative positions they are Bae Eun-ho (25, School of International Economics and Business, graduated), Choi Yeon-soo (25, Department of Public Administration, graduated), Park Da-woon (24, Department of English Language Education, graduated), Bae Hyo-jin (24, Department of History, graduated) and Yoon Ae-jin (22, Department of Public Administration, graduated), and in the technical positions, they are Ryu Tae-moon (26) and Lee Yoo-jeong (24, both graduated from the Department of Statistics). There were also seven last year who graduated from YU for a total of 28 in the past 5 years, showing that it has the nation’s highest competitiveness in the local human resource grade 7 apprenticeship examination. This was the result of setting up an exclusive department (University Jobs Center) by the university to provide systematic and assertive support. YU takes care of students throughout the entire process ranging from university recommendation to written tests and interviews. Miss Choi Yeon-soo, who graduated in February, commented, “I applied for and prepared for the National Position Local Human Resources Grade 7 Apprenticeship Examination program supported by YU early on. It was difficult to find a place to study with other students preparing for the test last year due to COVID-19, but the school provided a study room, so I was able to study and prepare for the exam with other students. In particular, the PSAT that the school administered continuously was especially helpful. If you are preparing to become a public employee, I would strongly recommend participating in programs offered by the university.” Every year, YU gathers students preparing for the ‘National Position Local Human Resources Grade 7 Apprenticeship Examination’ to come up with lesson plans to prepare for written tests, etc., while also assigning advisers to provide individual guidance. Furthermore, the University Jobs Center provides mock tests and study groups to prepare for the written test, while also assisting students to prepare for interviews through meetings with seniors who passed the test in the past. YU University Jobs Creation Center Director Jung Jin-young said, “In preparation for the ‘National Position Local Human Resources Grade 7 Apprenticeship Examination’ the university provides systematic support for all processes from the recruiting stage to public position aptitude tests, interviews, and all the way to the final passing, and has been quite successful every year,” and further added, “The University Jobs Center also operates various customized employment and career guidance programs such as for general companies and public institutes aside from public employee positions. We will provide full support so that students can find career paths according to their aptitudes, and so that they can get hired by places they want.” The 'National Position Local Human Resources Grade 7 Apprenticeship Examination’ was implemented in 2005 for balanced employment of local personnel and to strengthen regional representativeness in public positions. Students or graduates that meet certain criteria and are recommended by the university president are selected through a written test administered by the Ministry of Personnel Management (PSAT) and then complete document review and interviews. Those who pass this year will be admitted to the National Human Resources Development Institute in the first half of next year where they will receive basic education on adapting to public service and to enhance work capacities, and then they will begin their apprenticeships at the respective central administrative institutes. The apprenticeship last for about 1 year and once they complete it, they will be hired as full-time public employees through evaluations on their work execution.
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Awards for excellent lecturing professor, excellent research professor, excellent employee, exemplary department, etc. ‘Special Faculty Merit Award’ and ‘Employee of the Year Award’ for contributions to the development and innovation of the university “Need to reform university structure to fit the changes of the times... Should be joined by all members of the university” [May 14, 2021] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held its 74th year anniversary at the Chunma Art Center 3rd floor Convention Hall at 11 a.m. on the 14th. At this ceremony were present not only members of YU such as YU President CHOI Oe-chool, key professors, Faculty Assembly Chairman Kim Sam-soo, Employee Labor Union Chairperson Kwon Ki-young, Student Body President Kim Dong-gyu, etc., but also Yeungnam School Foundation Chair Han Jae-sook, Director Kim Jin-sam, Yeungnam University College President Lee Jae-yong, YU Alumni Association Senior Vice-chairman Koh Dong-hyun and others to congratulate the 74th anniversary since the founding of YU. YU President CHOI Oe-chool said in his congratulatory address, “The environment both within and outside of the university is very difficult. It is comparable to the ‘IMF crisis of Korean universities’.” He added, “It is necessary to make improvements to the university structure in order to react to the changes of the times and educational demands. We will preemptively react to pave the foundation for the 100-year history of YU. I urge all of the members of YU to take part in creating the ‘Great 100 year history of YU’ together.” Following the report on the major milestones of the university, 64 people were awarded for their long years of service, 5 received the Chunma Honors Excellent Lecture Professor Award, 25 received the Excellent Lecture Professor Award, 15 received the Excellent Research Award, 1 received the Special Faculty Merit Award, 3 received the Employee of the Year Award, 11 received the Exemplary Employee Award, and 1 person won the Alumni Association Chairperson’s Award. The Museum Curator Office and Academic Registrar Team were selected for as Exemplary Departments. Particularly at this year’s YU Anniversary Event, the ‘Special Faculty Merit Award’ and ‘Employee of the Year Award’ were enacted to award professors and employees who contributed to the development and innovation of the university. This year’s Employee of the Year Award was bestowed using the development funds that the CEO of SR Kim Yong-beom donated to YU in February. It aims at creating a working culture of complimenting and encouraging by selecting and awarding outstanding employees who contributed to the development of the university. Meanwhile, attendees were limited to minimal numbers to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for this event, and it was aired live online via the YU YouTube channel.
