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The YU Industry-Academic Cooperation Team held the ‘3rd Daegu Tech Biz Conference’ Joined by universities, research centers and the Korea Technology Finance Corporation to discuss support on transferring technologies to companies and commercializing Youth TLO (technology licensing office) activities stand out... Tech seminar for companies, 1:1 consulting [November 2, 2018] <The YU Industry-Academic Cooperation Team held the 3rd Daegu Tech Biz Conference on the 2nd > The YU Industry-Academic Cooperation Team held the ‘3rd Daegu TBC (Tech Biz Conference)’ for commercializing technologies possessed by universities. This aimed at providing ways to support the transfer and commercialization of outstanding technologies possessed by universities and research centers in the region to local companies. This event was held at the Gyeongbuk Techno Park International Conference Room at 2 p.m. on the 2nd and it was hosted by the Daegu R&D Zone Promotion Foundation and supervised by the YU Industry-Academic Cooperation Team and LINC+. YU, Daegu Haany University, DGIST, Gyeongbuk Techno Park, Korea Food Research Institute, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Gimhae Biomedical Center and the Korea Technology Finance Corporation Daegu Technology Convergence Center, as well as small and medium businesses attended the event where the technologies possessed by major universities and research centers were introduced. The participating institutes held consultations on technology transfer and commercialization, while also discussing ways for mutual cooperation between technology suppliers and consulting institutes. The YU youth TLO (Technology Licensing Office) also participated in this event. The ‘youth TLO’ are young professionals in the science and engineering sectors who, upon graduating from university or graduate school, support transfer and commercialization of outstanding technologies from the university industry-academic cooperation team, research centers and labs. They held tech seminars for companies and held 1:1 consultations at this event, receiving great responses. Ryu Ui-seok (25, YU Department of Computer Engineering, graduated), who attended this event as a youth TLO said, “This was a good opportunity to see how what we learned and researched through the youth TLO project is linked to actual technology transfers.”
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YU, operates ‘Global Harmony for Future’ with Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Foreign exchange students and YU students, become a daily teacher for Middle School Free Semester System Communication of language·culture through global music … positive reactions from students to a special type of class [2018-10-25] Latin-American music was playing out of a classroom during 2nd period on a Friday in Class 2 of first grade in Soseon Girls’ Middle School located in Suseong-gu, Daegu, and the students’ joyful cheers help feel the atmosphere of the free-semester-system. Deborah Ulloa, 21, who came to YU as an exchange student from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile located in Santiago, Chile became a one-day teacher for Soseon Girls’ Middle School that is implementing the free-semester-system with Kwon Tae-yong (22) from YU majoring in Political Science and Diplomacy. This day, they studied topics such as popular songs in South America and the Cueca music, which is a traditional Chilen dance. Deborah Ulloa introduced Chile as a country and delivered to students the meaning and contents of music which was the topic of the class of the day, and Kwon Tae-yong conducted the class with videos related to the music and materials of lyrics in the original language. The students were very enthusiastic about the unique flow of the class conducted by a foreign college student. In particular, the students fell in love with South America and enjoyed the Chilen traditional dance together. Deborah Ulloa spoke about her feelings about the class by stating that “It was rewarding that I was given the time to introduce Chile to Korean teenagers. I particularly enjoyed connecting with the students through doing the Chilen traditional dances together. It was a time where I could really experience the global harmony.” Kwon, who conducted the class with her, stated that “I prepared for the class very thoroughly by making materials that explained the lyrics and also appropriate videos, but I was worried about teaching a whole class. But when I walked in, the students’ reactions were very positive and I was able to conduct the class in a joyful manner.” Students of Soseon Girls’ Middle School that actively participated throughout the class also stated that “It was an interesting class where we were able to indirectly experience Chile. We were able to gain interest in Chile and Latin America because of this class.” They also spoke of their wishes by stating that “We hope there are more classes that can teach us about various countries that are hard to hear about on a daily basis.” Lee Soo-hyun, an English teacher at Soseon Girls’ Middle School, stated that “Students are enjoying these classes where they can hear from and connect with local college students about the culture, history, and language of an unfamiliar country, through the Free Semester System of First grade. It seems like students’ interests and curiosity were provoked because the one-day teachers from college prepared for classes very thoroughly. I hope that there can be more opportunities like this for students.” This day, foreign exchange students from Chile and Netherlands and YU students separated into two teams and conducted classes. The classes they conducted are part of the ‘Global Harmony for Future’ Program conducted by YU and the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education. YU and Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education designed this program to allow local teenagers to experience global culture and develop global minds while naturally communicating with foreign university students during class. 4 countries and 7 teams such as Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, and China participated in the program. Classes will be conducted until November 23rd in 6 middle schools in Daegu including Soseon Girls’ Middle School, Gosan Middle School, Daegu Dong Middle School, Maeho Middle School, Siji Middle School, and Sinmyeong Girls’ Middle School. The topic of the classes is music from all over the world. In consultation with the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, YU plans on expanding the program by planning about more various topics. YU director of the Foreign Cooperation Agency Huh Chang-duk stated that “There are about 1,300 foreign exchange students at YU, and approximately 20 countries and 200 foreign exchange students are looking to be at YU each year. YU will take the lead in promoting various internationalization programs that can be integrated with local communities.”
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'Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine'(YUJM), was the third to be registered out of all medical schools in the nation Recognized for professionalism and excellence as a ‘comprehensive medical journal’ Established in 1984, 2 journals issued each year ever since [2018-10-19] ‘Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine (YUJM)’ issued by YU Medical School (dean Kim Jong-yeon) was selected as the ‘registered journal’ from 2018 Academic Journal Evaluation by Korea Research Foundation. YUJM was third to be selected as ‘registered journal’ of Korea Research Foundation, after Yonsei Medical School and Chonnam Medical School, out of academic journals from 41 medical schools in the nation. Through this, YUJM was recognized as an excellent academic journal equipped with a system and composition as a comprehensive medical journal. YUJM was established in 1984 and it has been issuing reviews articles of fundamental and clinical medicine, original articles, and case reports twice a year (June 30th and December 31st). Scripts are received as non-scheduled admissions through the online essay contest system on the official website (https://yujm.yu.ac.kr). YUJM provides full-texts of academic journals that meet the international standards after it was registered in KoreaMed in 2004 and also in KoreaMed Synapse in 2013, and it was also selected as a candidate for a registered academic journal of Korea Research Foundation. YUJM can be searched through domestic medicine databases such as KISS or KMbase, and a development plan will be made and implemented with the aim of registering a domestically and internationally prominent cited index database such as PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and SCI(E).
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Co-researched the effects of muscle on diabetes and obesity with the research team from the medical school Published a series of renown academic journals, research results internationally recognized as they received an academic award [2018-10-19] <Department of Biotechnology Professor Choi In-ho and his research team> (From the left- professor Lee Eun-joo, professor Khurshid Ahmad, professor Choi In-ho, and professor Mohammad Hassan Baig) A dissertation issued by Professor Choi In-ho’s research team of YU Department of Biotechnology was selected as the cover article of the October 2018 issue of ‘Cells (IF=4.85)’, an internationally renown academic article. This dissertation was conducted as a joint study between Professor Choi’s research team and YU Medical School. The primary authors are professors Khurshid Ahmad and Lee Eun-joo, and Professor Park So-young (physiology laboratory) and professor Moon Joon-sung (endocrinology) participated as co-authors. Professor Choi’s research team has not only been studying for the past 10 years the formation of normal muscle of extracellular substances made from the process of the differentitation of stem cells in muscle tissue, but also the effects on diabetes and obesity. Professor Choi stated that “Muscles take up 30~50% of our body and it not only has the function of body movement, energy storage, and body temperature control, but also is a tissue that consumes a considerable amount of blood sugar in the body. The decrease of the amount of muscles within the body or abnormalities in consumption of sugar in muscle can be important factors that can cause adult diseases such as diabetes.” The dissertation that was selected as the cover article is a review article (a dissertation that suggests a perspective and an opinion after inclusively evaluating previous research results of one topic from an expert of the field or an authority) based on 4 dissertations that the Professor Choi’s research team published at renown academic journals such as Scientific Reports and FASEB Journals from 2016 to 2018. Moreover, professor Choi’s research team’s another dissertation is prospected to be published in December on ‘Seminars in Cancer Biology, IF=10.2’, a globally authoritative journal on cancer research. Additionally, the research power has been internationally recognized as professors Mohammad Hassan Baig and Lee Eun-joo from professor Choi’s research team had received ‘Excellent Poster Prize’ from International Congress of Sciences hosted by Korean Academic Society of Molecular Cells two years in a row. Professor Choi’s main field of research is control of genital functions and development of cancer from female hormones. He started as a YU professor in 2001, and he has been actively engaged in research as he has registered 114 SCI dissertations and 43 domestic and international patents. He filled various posts such as members of the National Science and Technology Review Board, members of the Korea Research Foundation, committee members of the Association of Industry and Education, and exam commissioners of medical and dental school exams.
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Globally trusted world university ranking Evaluated 1,258 universities in 86 countries, including 29 universities in Korea such as YU High assessments in global university rankings including the Leiden Rankings... Acknowledged for ‘educational and research’ capacities [September 27, 2018] THE World University Ranking 2019 Rank in Korea World Rank College 1 63 Seoul National University 2 82 Sungkyunkwan University 3 102 KAIST 4 142 POSTECH 5 198 Korea University 6 201-250 Yonsei University UNIST 8 351-400 Kyunghee University Hanyang University 10 401-500 GIST 11 501-600 Chung-Ang University Sejong University University of Ulsan 14 601-800 Yeungnam University Ewha Womans University Konkuk University Pusan National University Sogang University 19 801-1000 Kyungpook National University Ajou University Chonnam National University Inha University Seoul National University of Science and Technology Chonbuk National University 25 1001+ Chungnam National University Hallym University Incheon National University Kookmin University Seoul National University of Science and Technology * Source : THE World University Ranking 2019 YU (President Sur Gil-soo) was ranked 14th (601-800 in the world) in the 2019 World University Rankings announced by the THE (Times Higher Education), a global university evaluation institute based in England. On the 26th, THE released its ‘2019 World University Rankings’. These rankings include 1,258 universities from 86 countries. Among Korean universities, a total of 29 were ranked including YU, Seoul National University (63rd in the world) and Sungkyunkwan University (82nd in the world). Together with YU, Ewha Womans University, Konkuk University, Pusan National University, and Sogang University tied for 14th in Korea, being placed in the top 601-800 in the world. THE, which was established in 1971, is an authoritative global university evaluation institute together with the British QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) and has been announcing world university rankings annually since 2004. It gives rankings using the five indices of educational conditions (30%), research achievements (30%), thesis citations (30%), internationalization (7.5%), and industry-academic cooperation income (2.5%). In particular, THE’s world university rankings apply rigid standards and is thus acknowledged worldwide for their credibility. Meanwhile, in the ‘2018 Leiden Ranking’ announced in May, YU was ranked 50th in the world (based on top 10% thesis citations) in the Mathematics & Computer Science sector in the ‘2018 Leiden Ranking’, thus being placed top in Korea and being recognized for its world-class research competence. YU was placed in the top 50 in the world for four years straight in the mathematics & computer science sector in the Leiden Ranking, which evaluates global university rankings based on the qualitative levels of theses. It was also placed in the top 10 in the overall ranking in the ‘2018 Leiden Ranking’, thus demonstrating its excellent research capacities. Regarding such achievements, YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “YU’s educational and research capacities are continuously being recognized by globally trusted college evaluation institutes.” He added, “We will spare no efforts to raise our education and research standards to world-class levels.”
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Constructed global partnerships with prestigious universities of Russia Procured bridgehead for exchange with local Korean self-governing organization Opened local PR center for the YU Medical Center [October 12, 2018] <Photo taken after signing an MOU between YU and NSTU> (from left to right: NSTU Professor Evgeny, YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok, NSTU President Bataev, International Relations Vice Rector Nekrasov) YU obtained a base for international exchange at Novosibirsk, the center of the Trans-Siberian Railway that connects the east and west, and the third largest of Russia. YU (President Sur Gil-soo) recently signed MOUs with Novosibirsk State University (hereinafter NSU), a prestigious university in the basic science and engineering sector of Russia, and Novosibirsk State Technical University (hereinafter NSTU). NSU, which has become an international exchange partner of YU, is a comprehensive university founded in Academgorodok, a science research complex in Novosibirsk. It is one of the three most prestigious universities of Russia together with Moscow State University and Saint Petersburg State University. Fitting to the geographical name meaning ‘Science Academy City’, it is home to over 20 academic research institutes ranging from nuclear physics and geology to palaeography, as well as the supervising institute, the Russia Science Academy Siberia Center. Here, NSU is fostering next-generation human resources in science technology. NSTU is also a prestigious state university of Novosibirsk together with NSU, and it is assessed to be superior in the fields of electric and electronic engineering, physics, and aerospace engineering. From next year, YU and the two universities will exchange five students each every semester, conduct short-term cultural exchange programs, language exchange students, pursue international joint research and co-publication, conduct volunteer activities in international cooperation, and conduct other international exchange and cooperation programs in various fields. Furthermore, it is planning to review the implementation of the ‘2+2 dual diploma program’ to offer Russian students majoring in Korean studies to experience Korean society and culture at YU, while learning the Korean language. Currently, 50 students at NSU and 40 students at NSTU are majoring in Korean studies, and these numbers are on the rise. Furthermore, YU also agreed to develop a short-term education program for students in aerial navigation studies together with NSTU. In particular, YU also made a bridgehead for exchange with the Korean self-governing organization in the Novosibirsk region through this visit. YU met with Professor Evgeny B.Tsoy, chairman of the Korean self-governing organization at NSTU to discuss plans for exchange and cooperation with ethnic Koreans and the immigrant population in Russia. As part of this, YU is planning to take active measures to overcome the severed time over the years and restore national homogeneity by pursuing international cooperation programs to look back on the history of Korean diaspora together with NSTU and the local Korean self-governing organization. <YU held the opening ceremony of the YU Medical Center ‘Life Center’ in Novosibirsk on the 8th> (left to right: YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok, Daegu City Medical Tourism Promotion Agency Director Cha Soon-do, NSU International Exchange Center Director Dmitry, YU Medical Center Director Yoon Sung-soo, NSU Medical Research Center Director Pokrovskii) Meanwhile, during this visit, YU opened the ‘Life Center’ of the YU Medical Center to offer medical consultation for locals while extending YU’s advanced medical technologies and successfully constructing a base for expanding international exchange in Novosibirsk. YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok (52, Social Science) said, “There is a wrong impression of Siberia as a sleeping land and a land of frozen soil. But in fact, it is a land with infinite potential with abundant natural resources and a beautiful natural environment, which I also learned through this visit.” He added, “I hope that at Novosibirsk, which is the heart of Siberia, our students will gain more competitiveness in preparation for the day that economic cooperation with Russia grows.”
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Special exhibit ‘Eligibility of a Masterpiece’ in commemoration of the 50th year anniversary of the YU Museum until December 21 Reveal over 50 artifacts including four treasures such as Gosanja Kim Jung-ho’s ‘Cheonggudo' (Treasure 1594-2) Rare opportunity to see the works of Chusa Kim Jung-hee and Gyeomjae Jeong Sun together [October 12, 2018] Korea’s treasure 1594-2, the Cheonggudo will be unveiled to the public. Cheonggudo is the work of Joseon’s most noted geography scholar Gosanja Kim Jung-ho. It is a colored manuscript produced in 1834 (34th year of the reign of King Sunjo) and it is a map of Korea comprised of two books (182 pages), maintained at the YU Central Library. Cheonggudo is the largest of antique maps of the entire nation that exists to this day. Its scale is approximately 1:216,000. The entire size of Korea was produced over a massive area of 462 ㎝ horizontally and 870 ㎝ vertically. It was made as a book for convenient use and it is assessed to have been produced more scientifically than previous maps. It was designated as a treasure on December 22, 2008. <Gosanja Kim Jung-ho’s Cheonggudo (left) and Chusa Kim Jung-hee’s ‘Danyeonjukrosiok’ (right)> Cheonggudo will be available for viewing at the special exhibit ‘Eligibility of a Masterpiece’ at the 50th year anniversary of the YU Museum. In this special exhibit, over 50 ‘masterpiece’, including four treasures, in the collection of YU will be available to see for visitors. Visitors can also see the <grayish-blue-powdered celadon Sanggam-moran-mun prunus vase> (treasure no. 239, designated in 1963), <Daebuljeonyeoraemilinsujeungyouijebosal Manhaengsuneungeomgyeong 10 volumes and 3 books> (treasure no. 1939) designated as a treasure last year, and <Chojobon Daebanggwangbulhwaeomgyeong main copy volume 41> that is treasure number 1940, which are all the collection held at the YU Central Library. Chusa Kim Jung-hee’s ‘Danyeonjukroshiok’ stands out among the pieces on display. This piece was written Chusa was between the age of 63 and 65 and it is assessed to show the true formative beauty of Chusa’s calligraphy. It is a rare opportunity to be able to not only see Danyeonjukroshiok, but four other pieces of Chusa, as well as three stamps that Chusa used. Another must-see piece at this exhibit is the work of Gyeomjae Jeong Sun, who is a master of painting scenic paintings. Visitors will be able to see the essence of realistic paintings of mountain and river scenery painted by painters from the Joseon Era. <Dangyeongwanghu Muigugokdo> In addition, visitors can also see three pieces of the ‘Muigugokdo’ (painting of the nine bends of Wuyi at Wuyishan in Fujian, China) in YU Museum’s collection. The <Dangyeongwanghu Muigugokdo> was first unveiled to the general public in 1996 and will be again opened to the public for the first time in 22 years. It was put on delay for exhibits to preserve the work, but it will once again be available for the public to see at this special exhibit. YU Museum Curator Jung In-sung (Professor of Cultural Anthropology), who prepared for this special exhibit, said, “This will be a very rare exhibit where you can see the works of historical master painters such as Gosanja Kim Jung-ho, Chusa Kim Jung-hee and Gyeomjae Jeong Sun at one place,” while adding, “I hope that this exhibit will be an opportunity to expand the horizons for perceiving our proud cultural artifacts.” This special exhibit that was opened at the special exhibit hall on the second floor of the YU Museum at 4:30 p.m. on the 11th will be opened until December 21. Opening hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and the museum will be closed on weekends and holidays. For details, please check the YU Museum homepage (http://museum.yu.ac.kr/).
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The video club REC won 2nd place at the 9th bicycle safety UCC contest 30 second film warning of the dangers of accidents in a film by placing a watermelon in a helmet [October 10, 2018] <YU Video Club REC awarded at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s 9th bicycle safety photo and UCC contest> (from second on left to right: Kim Wan-gyu, Yoo Hee-won, Kim Soo-bin) YU’s video club REC (Recording Essential Crew) won second place at the 9th bicycle safety photo and UCC contest hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. REC, which was comprised of Kim Wan-gyu (23, senior) and Yoo Hee-won (20, sophomore) in the Department of Media and Communication, and Kim Soo-bin (21, junior) in the Department of Visual Design produced and submitted a video to raise awareness on wearing bicycle helmets with the title ‘Bicycle helmets are essential!’. They gave their message in a 30 second film that wearing helmets can prevent injuries. Kim Wan-gyu said, “We showed a film showing that wearing helmets can prevent injuries by placing a helmet over a watermelon. I think we received good reviews by emphasizing that wearing helmets is essential when riding bikes with the caption, ‘Helmets – not a choice, but essential’.” This contest was hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to use excellent works as PR material, while notifying the general public that wearing helmets is mandatory when riding bikes and that there will be fines for riding bikes under the influence of alcohol from September. A total of 19 photos and 9 UCCs were awarded and the awards ceremony was held at the Seoul government complex on September 18.
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Implementation of Saemaul Training for middle-grade government employees in the 4 countries in the caribbean area “Impressive Saemaul movement and development of Korea … Want to become an individual that aids in the development of the country” YU institute of International Development Cooperation acts as the foothold in education organization for “global Saemaul movement” [September 20, 2018] <Middle-grade government employees of the central government of the essential 4 Caribbean countries participated in YU IIDC’s Saemaul training program> Saemaul international development education propelled by YU (president Sur Gil-soo) has expanded to the Caribbean area in Central and South America. The middle-grade government employees of the central government of the 4 essential Caribbean countries participated in the Saemaul training program. This training is part of the project businesses by Ministry of Public Administration and Security, and was created to spread the value of economic developments and the meaning of Saemaul Movement to leaders of future generations of developing countries. In this program that was held for 8 days from September 9th to 16th, 9 middle-grade government employees from the central government of 4 Caribbean countries such as Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago participated. In particular, the participants of this training were specifically selected by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the Foreign Office. This is the first time where the Caribbean coastal countries participated in the Saemaul training program. This is their first visit to Korea, and they showed great interest in Korea’s Saemaul movement and experiences in development. Through this training, it can be anticipated that the Saemaul movement will be expanded to the Caribbean area, and construct cooperation network of these countries and the international development. In this program, we studied the theories regarding the Saemaul Movement and Korea’s economic development- such as the outcomes of Saemaul Movement and its factors of success, the fundamentals and strategies of Saemaul Movement, and Saemaul education and the roles of the educators, and we had a field learning experience in Gyeongsangbuk province Agricultural Research & Extension Services and Cheongdo Saemaul Movement Memorial Hall. Based on the knowledge and experiences obtained from this training program, we exchanged opinions on the application plan of Saemaul Movement on the actual field by the participants creating an Action Plan for their countries’ development. Kemuel Jean Baptiste, the president of the trainees from Saint Lucia’s Agriculture and Fishing, shared her feelings on completing the training by saying, “I was able to experience and learn about the Saemaul Movement and Korea’s economic developments. I want to be a government employee not just for myself but also for the country’s development. I hope there can be more chances for other government-employees in different Caribbean countries to participate in the Saemaul training program.” Furthermore, Park Seung-Woo, the director of the International Development and Cooperation Agency who compiled this training program, said “in the success of Saemaul Movement, the local residents’ conversion of awareness based on the understanding of the Saemaeul spirit, the leaders’ strong philosophies, and the continuous policy played an important role.” and “from this training, I hope there can be more opportunities where along with the Caribbean area’s development, we can continually share Korea’s Saemaul Movement and our experiences of economic developments.” Meanwhile, YU International Development and Cooperation Agency acts as a base education institute for the global Saemaul Movement that provides education training programs to local government employees for Development Strategies of Developing Countries and Support for regional development policies. Since its establishment in July of 2013 until now, it has been enforcing education, lectures, and academic conferences to main developing countries such as Africa and Southeast Asia regarding the Saemaul Movement and regional development, and Development Policy Establishment.
