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Shin Yo-han, a senior majoring in International Development and Saemaul Undong sent overseas 11 times as a student with funding by YU Selected for ‘YUGP’ and sent for internship to international organization in Africa and sent to the UN headquarters as a college representative Dispatched for international organization internship for one year to a UN organization gaining practical experience in the international stage [July 5, 2019] <Shin Yo-han a senior majoring in International Development & Saemaul Undong is scheduled to be dispatched to LVRLACC, an international cooperation organization for three nations in Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda) through the ‘YU Global Pioneer’ (YUGP) program> “Simply participating in programs offered by the university is enough to dream of becoming an expert in international development. I believe that opportunities will come to people who search for and take on challenges.” There is a college student who is dreaming of entering the international stage without not only going on an overseas language program, but not even the ever-so-common foreign language academy. His name is Shin Yo-han (22), a senior majoring in International Development & Saemaul Undong at YU. Mr. Shin is planning to finish his last undergraduate semester with an internship at an international organization. Mr. Shin will be sent to the LVRLACC (Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities & Counties Cooperation), an international cooperation organization of three nations in Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda) through the credit-linked overseas internship program from September 2019 to January 2020 through the ‘YU Global Pioneer’ (hereinafter called ‘YUGP’) program that was newly established by YU this year. He will work in Tanzania for 11 weeks and in Kenya for 5 weeks at the African international organization. In particular, Mr. Shin has been asked to give a lecture on Saemaul international development for municipal congressmen, public employees and students by LVRLACC. He is scheduled to give a lecture on Saemaul international development and application of Saemaul in Africa during his internship. Mr. Shin said, “I am surprised to be asked to give a lecture as I lack expertise in the area. I would like to utilize what I studied in my major and overseas field learning experiences that I accrued in the past.” He added with an air of confidence saying, “I am planning to concentrate on studies with the help of my advising professor during the summer break before leaving. I believe that it will be a great opportunity to take a step closer to my dreams.” This is not the first time that Mr. Shin will be interning at an international organization. He has been working at the UN Institute for Training and Research – Jeju International Research Center since February. Mr. Shin’s main duties are supporting seminars and workshops of policy-makers of the UN Institute for Training and Research Asia Pacific region. Though English is spoken for most of the work at the international organization, he has been just as effective as professionals in planning, operation and administrative work. He provided support for 11 major events. When including unofficial events, he has been working restlessly throughout his short internship. Mr. Shin has been recognized for his capacities to stand in international arenas even before he became a senior. He has been chosen for internships at various international organizations, and so he is spending his last year as an undergraduate in the field rather in a classroom. This did not all happen overnight. Mr. Shin gained strong fundamentals by participating in various internationalization programs offered by the university until his junior year. He participated in over 11 overseas study programs in eight different countries including the Philippines, Laos, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Mongolia and Thailand since his freshman year. “I constantly knocked on the doors to relevant overseas field study, contests, forums and internships to gain expertise in Saemaul and international development. At first, I was disappointed because I was not selected for the programs I applied to. But, I kept going. I think I have been selected for all of the programs I applied to since 2016. After gaining the opportunity to be dispatched abroad a couple of times, I gained the confidence that ‘I can do it’, which I believe is now my biggest asset.” Mr. Shin said that participating in so many overseas dispatch programs was not accompanied by financial issues. This is because most of the programs that Mr. Shin participated in were operated by the university or his department, or were sponsored by the Yeungnam Saemaul Scholarship Association founded by senior alumni. Mr. Shin was selected for the first ‘YUGP’ that was newly established this year. Mr. Shin will be dispatched to the LVRLACC in Africa through the ‘YUGP’ program and also be dispatched to the UN Headquarters in New York as the Korean college representative in August, and will receive about 9 million KRW from YU for this. He has also exhibited outstanding language abilities, which he studied on his own. He used the infrastructure in the campus for this. He participated in programs related to the foreign language center of YU and international student-related programs. He also made friends and studied with international students enrolled at YU to improve his foreign language skills. Mr. Shin’s goal is to work as an educator and help others. He has set his dream clear as an educator with expertise in the international development cooperation sector. Mr. Shin stated that after graduating in February of next year, he would like to continue his studies in the master’s degree program at the YU Graduate School of Saemaul and International Development and stated, “My short-term goal is to gain more detailed knowledge on my major at graduate school, and then gain practical experience by participating in mid- to long-term overseas dispatch programs operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or government agencies overseas. My final goal is to become an educator that shares my experience and knowledge in the international development cooperation sector.” ‘YUGP’ is a program that is being offered for the first time this year by YU as a university innovation support project. It is a program to select and dispatch students from low income families, who have relatively less opportunities to receive global experience, overseas. Selected students will be dispatched to developing countries high future development potential such as in Southeast Asia and Africa to enhance their capacities as global experts. All students that are selected will receive a total of 5 million KRW including airfare and allowances by YU. A total of nine students were selected this year including mr. Shin and three will be sent to the LVRLACC internship, while three will be sent to Vietnam and three to Indonesia as exchange students.
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The YU Institute of International Development Cooperation educates supervisors of international organizations from 11 Southeast Asian countries Developing countries request ‘YU Saemaul training’ YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul alumni take important positions at major government agencies of Cambodia [June 28, 2019] <seameo(동남아교육각료기구) style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" 참여했다.="" 영남대학교="" 연수단="" 일행이="" 국제개발협력원에서="" ‘새마을운동과="" 한국의="" 교육정책="" 연수="" 프로그램에=""></seameo(동남아교육각료기구)> <The SEAMEO (Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization) trainees participated in the ‘Saemaul Undong and Korean education policy’ training program at the YU Institute of International Development Cooperation. (Completion ceremony on June 27)> <seameo(동남아교육각료기구) style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" 영남대학교="" 연수단="" 일행이="" 국제개발협력원에서="" ‘새마을운동과="" 한국의="" 교육정책="" 연수="" 프로그램에="" 참여했다.(6월="" 27일="" 수료식)=""></seameo(동남아교육각료기구)> <seameo(동남아교육각료기구) style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" 영남대학교="" 연수단="" 일행이="" 국제개발협력원에서="" ‘새마을운동과="" 한국의="" 교육정책="" 연수="" 프로그램에="" 참여했다.(6월="" 27일="" 수료식)=""></seameo(동남아교육각료기구)> <seameo(동남아교육각료기구) style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" 연수단="" 일행이="" 국제개발협력원에서="" ‘새마을운동과="" 한국의="" 교육정책="" 연수="" 프로그램에="" 참여했다.(6월="" 27일="" 수료식)="" 영남대=""></seameo(동남아교육각료기구)> At a kindergarten in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk on June 26, several foreigners carefully watching group activities of young children drew attention. They exchanged many questions with the kindergarten staff and showed great interest in the educational activities of the children. (photo below) They are all high-ranking public employees in employment from Cambodia, Indonesia, etc. who came to the YU Institute of International Development Cooperation (Director Park Seung-woo) who came to receive training in ‘Saemaul Undong and Korean educational policies’. They came to the education site to see and learn Korea’s educational policies and education courses. Eight public employees from the SEAMEO (Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization participated in this training. SEAMEO is an inter-governmental cooperative organization established to improve mutual cooperation in education, science and culture for 11 countries in Southeast Asia. There are 26 regional centers including the technology education development center and early childhood development center under the SEAMEO. Participants for this training are high-ranking public employees from Cambodia and Indonesia who are responsible for the operation of these institutes. This training was organized through the assertive proposal by Suong Saruon, who is a graduate of the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul from Cambodia and the Cambodian Ministry of Education. This training came into fruition when Global Saemaul Development Network) Chairman Choi Wae-chul (Professor at the YU Department of Saemaul and International Development) visited Cambodia earlier this year in April. At the time, Mr. Choi visited high-ranking officials including Vice-Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly, gave a special lecture for central government employees, and signed MOUs with major universities in the country. During this time, Suong Saruon and public employees of the Ministry of Education requested participation in YU training programs to Professor Choi. Suong Saruon and a number of other alumni of the PSPS are in charge of important policies at major agencies of the Cambodian government. Professor Choi gave a special lecture to these trainees on ‘Saemaul Undong and Saemaul Education’ and stated, “I hope that this program will help share Korea’s various development experiences, in addition to Saemaul Undong and local social development, and I also hope that Korea’s experience will contribute to the development of developing countries. Furthermore, I hope that it will become a cornerstone for Korean youths to enter the global market. The trainees completed a five-night, six-day training session and held the completion ceremony on the 27th. Cambodian Technology Education Development Center Director Duong Vuth spoke on behalf of the trainees at the completion ceremony saying, “I hope that Korea’s educational policies and actual experiences in the educational site will become better known in ASEAN countries.” He added, “I will request my government back home so that this program can be shared with those in charge of educational policies in the various nations of Southeast Asia.”
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Saemaul training program held for developing countries supported by MOIS YU International Development and Cooperation Center provides Myanmar Saemaul Central Training Center Instructors’ Training Program ‘Myanmar Saemaul Undong (MSMU)’ expected to spread nationwide and be followed by training for Saemaul instructors [June 20, 2019] <Public employee team from Myanmar takes a photo with students from Myanmar studying at YU after completing their Saemaul training completion ceremony> Foreigners singing the ‘Saemaul Song’ stole the spotlight at the YU Institute for International Development Cooperation on the 18th. The Saemaul Song, which was sung in both Korean and Burmese, was not only welcoming to hear, but quite surprising. The people that sang this song were public employees of the Myanmar agricultural and livestock ministry who received Saemaul Undong training at YU. They are also Saemaul education instructors of Myanmar as well. They completed a 9-night-10-day training session at YU to participate in a Saemaul education training program for public employees of developing nations sponsored by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The YU Institute for International Development Cooperation (Director Park Seung-woo) was consigned two of seven programs sponsored by the MOIS this year. The public employees who participated in this training received quite a bit of attention as they are instructors of the newly opened Myanmar Saemaul Undong Central Training Center. The government of Myanmar recently established the Saemaul Training Center that aims to foster leaders for rural villages with the support of the Korean government. The official name of this training center is the Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Training Center (AERDTC). This is a training institute under the agriculture and livestock ministry and employees and instructors of this institute are all central government employees of Myanmar. The group of trainees that visited Korea included people who earned their PhDs and master’s degrees in Korea, and others who spoke Korean fluently, thus having a high level of understanding on Saemaul education. The Myanmar Saemaul Training Center was modeled after the Korea Saemaul Undong Academy. The educational contents and operation methods are almost identical to that of Korea’s Saemaul Training Center. The song sung every morning at the training center was the ‘Saemaul Song’ that was sung in Burmese during the training at YU by the trainees. The government of Myanmar is currently carrying out Saemaul rural development pilot programs for 110 villages around the nation. What was more surprising was that Myanmar had already developed Korea’s Saemaul Undong to fit Myanmar’s environment and has been utilizing it by naming it the ‘Myanmar Saemaul Undong (MSMU)’. Five public employees of the agricultural bureau of the agricultural and livestock ministry that participated for this training YU are instructors in charge of training at the Myanmar Saemaul Central Training Center (photo on right). They are elite instructors that will spread the Saemaul Undong in Myanmar in the future and Saemaul develop in rural Myanmar. It is expected that invitational training will continue to be offered to instructors of this training center. YU Professor Choi Wae-chul (Department of Saemaul and International Development) held a special lecture under the theme of ‘Achievements and Success Factors of the Saemaul Undong’ for trainees from Myanmar. He said, “I was very surprised at the sincere and diligent attitude of the instructors participating in the Saemaul training, as well as their deep understanding on practice techniques and evaluation methods.” He also added, “Thanks to the community spirit of Myanmar characterized by dedication and serving, Korea’s Saemaul development experience will be shared quickly and in a more developed fashion in Myanmar.” On behalf of the trainees Dr. Aye Aye Thwe, who is the training director of the Myanmar AERDTC, stated in the completion ceremony on the 18th, “It is an honor to receive Saemaul education at YU, the world’s greatest education and research institute on the Saemaul Undong.” She added, “We will do our best to foster instructors that will spread the Saemaul Undong across all of Myanmar and act as leaders for the social development of Myanmar.”
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Department of Civil Engineering to receive national funding for up to 5 years and all graduate school students to receive scholarships Joined by 5 universities including SNU and KAIST, and the only university selected in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions Expected to construct infrastructure and curriculum for fostering experts in plant and construction engineering [June 18, 2019] YU was selected for the ‘2019 Industry Expert Empowerment Project’ hosted jointly by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology. The YU Department of Civil Engineering was selected in the ‘Smart Digital Engineering Expert Fostering Project’ and will take part in the project by receiving national funding from the government for up to 5 years from this year until 2024. The ‘industrial expert empowerment project’ is for specialized educational courses of graduate school or higher and it aims at fostering industrial experts in various fields that will lead the future industries. The project will last for 4-5 years depending on the project, and this year’s government budget is approximately 2.7 billion KRW. The ‘Smart Digital Engineering Expert Fostering Project’ will be joined by five universities including YU, Seoul National University KAIST, Myongji University and Inha University. In particular, the YU Department of Civil Engineering was the only department in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk region to be selected for this project. The project will last for five years from 2019 to 204, and after evaluation in the third year, a decision will be made on whether or not to continue support. With the selection for this project, the YU Department of Civil Engineering is expected to construct world-class expert network and personnel fostering infrastructure to cultivate global leading engineers in the plant and construction engineering sectors, and will be equipped with systematic educational curricula. In particular, graduate school students participating in the project will receive full scholarships during the term of the project.
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Graduates from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda become ‘Saemaul Leaders’ back home Providing support for Saemaul departments at local universities and looking to establish YU Africa alumni associations [June 3, 2019] YU (President Sur Gil-soo) is sowing seeds of hope in the African continent that they too can be economically affluent like Korea. The field they are sowing the seeds in are Tanzania that surround the second largest lake in the world, Lake Victoria. The stewards of the field are alumni from these three nations who graduated from the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul. The YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul graduated 29 master’s degree holders in Saemaul sciences for the first time in the world in August 2013, and since then, a total of 530 students from 61 countries around the world graduated. Among them, 191 were from 24 countries in Africa, with 25 from Tanzania, 10 from Kenya and 20 from Uganda for a total of 55 YU Park Chung Hee School master’s degree holders from the African nations surrounding Lake Victoria. The reason why these people who mostly were already political and social leaders in their countries before setting off for studies in Korea was because they had the goal of contributing to the economic development of their home countries. And they are now filled with hope that they may finally achieve their goals. YU External Affairs Office Director Heo Chang-deok visited this field of hope in late May. They first visited Sengerema District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania. What stood out the most was the Saemul Undong flag and sign. Former Mayor of Sengerama Mathew N. Lubongeja (54), who returned home after earning his master’s degree in Saemaul studies in February 2018, organized a Saemaul women’s association and transformed 1.5 hectares (15,000m2) of abandoned land near Lake Victoria into farmland for cassava, pineapples, cashew nuts, and corn. They did not have proper irrigation facilities such as pumps and had to fetch water from Lake Victoria with buckets to farm, the faces of the residents who welcomed Mr. Heo were filled with hope. These people were convinced that they would soon have bigger land to farm and would be able to send their children to school, and they welcomed Mr. Heo and the other visitors with a song that they added ‘Saemaul Undong’ lyrics to an African folk song. The next destination was a small rural village about 2 hours by car from Entebbe, Uganda. Again, Saemaul Undong flags and signs welcomed Director Heo and his team at the village that they arrived in after traveling an unpaved and narrow uphill road. Residents wearing Saemaul Undong vests thanked the visitors saying that the overall income of the town increased significantly after learning the Saemaul Undong to raise cattle, take milk, and grow pineapples and flowers. YU External Affairs Office Director Heo Chang-deok (Department of Sociology, 53) who was welcomed passionately by the residents said, “I once again truly feel that Korea’s Saemaul Undong is developing into the world’s Saemaul Undong,” and added, “We should not stop the Saemaul Undong until everyone in the world can live prosperously together. YU will also take research and education more seriously to train global leaders of the Saemaul Undong.” As part of such efforts, YU is looking to export the Department of Saemaul Studies to Africa following the Philippines and Cambodia. For this, YU signed an MOU with Sokoine University of Agriculture, which is a national university located in Morogoro, Tanzania during this visit. Sokoine University President Paphael T. Chibunda said, “I believe that the most important success factor of the Saemaul Undong was instilling confidence that we too can become rich like Korea. Our university will therefore fulfill our role to change the hearts and attitude of our citizens through education.” Also, one graduate who is an attorney-slash-presidential policy advisor in Tanzania created a Saemaul Undong NGO by receiving official approval from the Tanzanian government. During Mr. Heo’s tour, he visited the lodge to reveal his plans to establish a YU Africa alumni association, shedding the light of hope to the dark continent through the activities of African graduates of Saemaul Undong at YU. Meanwhile, YU has been engaged in Saemaul ODA projects such as building an elementary school at Illemela in Mwanza, Tanzania together with the city of Daegu. The city of Illemela officially established the ‘Saemaul Department‘ to oversee this and the Saemaul Department director also received Saemaul training at the YU International Development Cooperation Center.
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YU College of Mechanical and IT Engineering – to be used for designing various mechanical structures such as automobilesFostering outstanding personnel to meet industrial site demands by using professional software [June 3, 2019] Korea MSC Software CEO Lee Chan-hyung donated software worth 1.3 billion KRW to YU. At 10:30 a.m. on May 30, Korea MSC Software CEO Lee Chan-hyung visited YU and met with YU President Sur Gil-soo to donate software worth 1.3 billion KRW to contribute to the improvement of practical modeling abilities of students of the Department of Automotive Engineering. The MSC Structure Bundle Package that was donated is a professional program used for analyzing and designing various automobile parts and mechanical instruments. Korea MSC Software is planning to install a total of 50 copies at the YU Automobile Hall to help cultivate outstanding mechanical IT personnel and is planning to provide program upgrades and technical support for three years. Mr. Lee said, “Korea MSC Software is a company that offers practical solutions to convert corporate smart factories. The donated MSC Structure Bundle Package is a professional program to be used for design work for the overall industry,” and added, “We decided to donate this software to help students of the YU College of Mechanical and IT Engineering improve their design skills.” YU President responded by saying, “I would like to thank this global software company for donating this expensive software to help foster outstanding human resources at our university.” He added, “We will do our best to utilize the donated program to foster outstanding experts.” Meanwhile, YU separated the electric, electronic, computer, information communication and mechanical majors from the College of Engineering in 2017 to establish the College of Mechanical and IT Engineering and to newly open the Department of Automotive Engineering and Department of Robotics and Intelligent Machine Engineering. YU is currently focusing on fostering the mechanical, electric, electronic and computer engineering fields, which YU has traditionally been a powerhouse in, as well as future growth engine sectors such as future automobiles and intelligent robotics through the College of Mechanical and IT Engineering.
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Signed contract and held ceremony for the ‘Laos Ministry of Public Safety Modern Hospital Construction Project’ [June 4, 2019] The YU Medical Center (Director Kim Tae-nyeon) announced that it had entered an agreement for the modern hospital construction project with the Ministry of Public Security of Laos on May 30. At this event were present Medical Center Director Kim Tae-nyeon, Planning and Adjustment Office Director Song Shi-yeon and Project Supervisor Lee Gyeong-soo (Preventive Medicine Class Professor) This project is on constructing the Laos Ministry of Public Security Hospital and it is being conducted under the supervision of the YU Medical Center with a budget of 65 million USD (app. 75 billion KRW). YU Medical Center signed an MOU for Laos health and medical system improvement cooperation and Laos national medical center construction projects in December 2010 and this year, it entered an agreement for the Ministry of Public Security modern hospital construction for Laos. At the signing ceremony were present YU Medical Center, the supervisor of the Vientiane, Laos project, Gansam Construction, HM&Company, AMIS Technology, Daeyeong Ubitec, and the Laos Ministry of Public Security. The agreement included contents on cooperation to construct a modern hospital for the development of the health and medical industry of Laos and to enhance mutual trust between the parties. Currently, Laos has limited medical service supply and so many patients are receiving treatment at a nearby national hospital. Therefore, demand for high quality medical services and the construction of medical infrastructure is continuously rising. Director Kim Tae-nyeon said, “We will do our best in the construction of the hospital with the thought that the Laos Ministry of Public Security modern hospital will be a hospital that our family members will receive treatment,” and added, “We will work on making this project a model example for our medical center to export the advanced medical systems of Korea.” Following this, the project supervisor, Professor Lee Gyeong-soo gave a briefing on the operation plans and direction for medical services related to the modern hospital construction for the Ministry of Public Security. Professor Lee said, “Through this project, we hope to create a medical system that can ensure systematic medical services to the citizens of Laos.” Meanwhile, the YU Medical Center has continued relations with Laos for 10 years to improve the friendly cooperative relationship between Korea and Laos and to make improvements to the health and medical sector of Laos. The ‘Laos Ministry of Public Security Modern Hospital Construction Project’, which is an ODA (official development assistance (ODA) project supported by the EDCF (Economic Development Cooperation Fund in April 2019, selected the YU Medical Center as a consultant to further solidify cooperative relations. Moreover, this is the first time that a medical institute from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region will participate as a supervisor for an overseas general hospital construction project, and because such case is rare for medical institutes in the Seoul area as well, many medical institutes are paying close attention to this project.
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Theme was ‘diplomatic role for the sustainable development of Africa’ Inviting ambassadors of various countries to Korea to share development experience of international development cooperation [June 5, 2019] Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Korea H.E. Kathos Jibao Mattai gave a special lecture at YU. This special lecture that was held at the YU Cheonma Art Center Grand Hall Room 307 at 2 p.m. on May 31 was attended by over 70 international students studying at the Park Chung School of Policy and Saemaul. One student from Sierra Leone graduated from the YU Park Chung Hee School so far, and there is currently one student from Sierra Leone currently. This special lecture lasted for about 120 minutes under the theme ‘Diplomatic Roles for Sustainable Development of Africa (focusing on the case Sierra Leone)’. Ambassador Kathos Jibao Mattai spoke about policy directions for attaining the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and diplomatic roles such as cooperation of neighboring countries needed during that process. In addition, Ambassador Kathos Jibao Mattai met with YU President Sur Gil-soo, Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Dean Kim Gi-soo, Global Saemaul Development Network (GSDN) Chairman Choi Wae-chul (Saemaul and International Development Professor) to discuss ways to share the academic system of the Saemaul Undong and international development accumulated by YU and on mutual cooperation methods. Last year, Rwandan Ambassador to Korea Emma Isumbingabo and Zambian Ambassador to Korea Wylbur Chisiya SIMUUSA also spoke at YU. Ambassadors from various nations to Korea are visiting YU to share their policies and exchange opinions on Saemaul international development with international students at the Park Chung Hee School one after the other. YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Dean Kim Gi-soo explained, “For students who will work as international development and regional development experts after graduating, sharing development policies and examples pursued by different nations will be very important.” He added, “Listening to lectures by leaders of diplomatic envoys who are sent to various countries and engage in international cooperation work and make policy decisions will be a valuable asset for them.” Meanwhile, the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul is inviting various ambassadors to Korea to hold special lectures on official development assistance (ODA), international development cooperation, and development experiences to share the international development cases of various countries.
