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Large clock installed on the outer wall of the central library 80m high Alumnus Choi Hyuk-young (Civil Engineering ’63) paid for entire cost of installation, “I hope my juniors will become leaders of the future” Juniors respond by naming it in honor of their senior, ‘Hopes for development of YU’ [January 29, 2018] <‘Big Time’ installed on the outer wall of the YU central library> A new landmark representing the region now stands tall at the YU (President Sur Gil-soo) campus. YU installed ‘Big Time’, a large clock on the upper part of the outer wall of the central library at about 80m high. ‘Big Time’ is a round clock with a diameter of 6m and is comprised of an hour and minute hand. It is equipped with a GPS that automatically calibrates the time every day at midnight. The time and needles have LED lights that illuminate extravagantly even in the night. It is high enough to be seen clearly from far outside of the campus, and it is large enough to capture the attention of people passing YU. The YU central library was built with 22 stories in November 1974, making it a towering skyscraper at the time. It acted as the local landmark since then. After large-scale renovations in 2005, the ‘Big Time’ was finally installed, once again receiving attention as the main landmark of the region. ’Big Ben’, which is one of the world’s most famous clock towers in the world located in London, England, has a height of 96m and Hong Kong’s land mark ‘Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower’ is 44m tall. YU’s ‘Big Time’ that stands 80m is world-class in terms of height. <<Choi Hyuk-young Scholarship Foundation President Choi Hyuk-young who donated the entire amount for installing ‘Big Time’ (right)> ’Big Time’ that was installed was paid for in full by Choi Hyuk-young Scholarship Foundation President Choi Hyuk-young (75), who was in the class of ‘63 at the YU Department of Civil Engineering. Mr. Choi said, “I wanted to give a gift in hopes of my juniors at YU to become leaders of the future.” He added, “I hope that the students look at the clock standing at the highest place in the YU campus to dream big and continue studying hard so that they may become leaders of Korea.” YU students responded with the generous gift of their senior’s love by naming the clock tower. ‘Big Time’, which was named by YU students, means not only a big clock that represents YU, but also ‘huge success’. It contains the hopes of their YU seniors that YU may continue to develop further. Mr. Choi has been sharing generously with YU and his juniors at YU not only with ‘Big Time’, but also through continuous scholarships by establishing the Choi Hyuk-young Scholarship Foundation. YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “I hope that students will look at Big Time, which has become the new landmark of YU, to remember the will of their senior YU alma mater Choi Hyuk-young,” while adding, “I hope like the meaning of becoming a big-timer, students will have the opportunity to dream big at the YU campus.” Meanwhile, the ‘Big Time’ opening ceremony was held in the afternoon of the 26th at YU. Mr. Choi who funded the ‘Big Time’ attended the ceremony to congratulate the start of the clicking of Big Time.
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Painting by Min Gyeong-gap, texts by Lee Eun-sang, calligraphy by Kim Chung-hyun Joint ink-and-wash painting by three famous artists in 1970 YU president recently shed light on this and decided to restore the original <akdonggang Cheollido (inside red frame) hung at the reading room at B1 of the YU central library [Photo YU]> In the afternoon of the 22nd at the B1 reading room of the YU central library in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk. There is a 24m long by 1m wide painting behind students hitting their books. The painting was so long that it could not be hung on just one wall, but had to be divided and hung on two sides of the wall. It is an ink-and-wash painting that descriptively painted Nakdonggang (Riv.) and the surrounding mountains. The painting is housed in a frame. However, dust is visible on it and the state of preservation is not very good. If you look closely at the painting, you can see three names who are the authors of this painting. It says, ‘March 1, 1970’ in letters painted with a brush, and also says ‘Painting by Yusan Min Gyeong-gap’, ‘Text by Nosan Lee Eun-sang’ and ‘Calligraphy by Iljun Kim Chung-hyun’. This is ‘Nakdonggang Cheollido’ that was painted by the most famous eastern painter, poet and calligrapher in 1970 by traveling across Nakdonggang (Riv.) on a helicopter. It is reported to be the biggest ink-and-wash painting collaboration, but it is also famous as a painting made up of more than 2.5 million brush strokes. Yusan Min Gyeong-gap (85) is an East Asian painter who painted ‘Jangseng’ that is hung on the reception room of the Cheonwadae. He also served as the chairman of the National Academy of Arts. Nosan Lee Eun-sang (1903-1982) is a poet who wrote poems such as Gagopa, Thinking of Home, Night at Seongbulsa Temple. Iljung Kim Chung-hyun (1921-2006) was Korea’s top calligrapher who also served as the president of the Korea Calligrapher Association. Basically, Korea’s first priceless collaboration painting from 50 years ago is hanging on the wall in the basement reading room. What happened? The story goes back to 1970. According to personnel from YU, President Park Chung-hee said he wanted to give a gift in commemoration of the third anniversary of YU in 1967. He came up with the idea of the Nakdonggang Cheollido. The Nakdonggang Cheollido was completed by the greatest artists of the time and bestowed to YU where it was hung at the library in Daemyeong-dong in Daegu, where the campus was formerly located. Time passed and people lost interest. Around 2005, the painting was moved to its current location at the reading room in the basement of the central library in Gyeongsan. YU President Sur Gil-soo recently shed light on the Nakdonggang Cheollido that was hung in the basement reading room. YU President Sur said, “My acquaintances at YU from the past such as National Assemblyman Joo Ho-young asked about the Nakdonggang Cheollido. I asked around and found that it was hung folded.” He added, “As this painting is a national heritage, we will utilize it as a symbol that represents the school. YU organized a steering committee on the 22nd and decided to bring the Nakdonggang Cheollido outside of the reading room for management. They will soon make a photo-print of the painting and hang it at the entrance of the Cheonma Art Center, which is the school’s performing venue. The original will be restored and be stored at the YU Museum archives.
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YU Professor Choi Jung-wook – Yonsei University Professor Kim Jong-baek teams up for joint research Produced transparent and flexible touch sensor that can precisely detect the location and size of multi-pressure Published on cover of the latest issue of SCI academic journal in the new materials sector [February 1, 2018] <School of Mechanical Engineering Professor Choi Jung-wook’s (left) thesis was published on the cover of the academic journal 'Advanced Electronic Materials' (right)> YU School of Mechanical Engineering Professor Choi Jung-wook (34) succeeded in developing a highly sensitive touch sensor that can be applied in multi touch screens and next-generation wearable displays. With the recently high interest in Internet of Things (IoT), there has been a growing demand for various sensor technologies. In particular, there is active research going on for touch sensors to be used in touch screens for mobile phones, tablet PCs, etc. as well as for use in wearable displays. Professor Choi teamed up with Yonsei University Professor Kim Jong-baek’s research team to develop a transparent and flexible touch sensor that can measure pressure from various points. Unlike other multi-touch sensors, it can detect size and location of pressure precisely as soon as the pressure is applied in multiple points. Professor Choi said, “In past research, the electrode, which is an important element of the touch sensor, was comprised of non-transparent and easily breaking materials such as metals and indium oxide, so there were limitations in using them as flexible sensors in reality. In addition, it is necessary to be able to accurately measure the size and location of pressure being applied for ideal multi touch recognition, but most research in the past focused on improving sensitivity.” He went on saying, “There were no studies conducted on transparent and flexible touch sensors that can measure the exact location where pressure was applied. In this research, we succeeded in producing transparent and flexible touch sensors using graphene electrode arrays integrated with plastic boards.” The results of this study was carried on the cover of the latest issue (January 10, 2018) of the globally acclaimed academic journal in the new materials sectors, <Advanced Electronics Materials (impact factor (IF)) 4.193). Professor Choi stated, “I believe that the sensor that we developed will be applied not only in multi-touch screens, but also in wearable displays that are receiving attention as next-generation electronic devices. In addition, as the entire production process of the sensor is made in a single process, it has very high productivity and yield, so it will help with carbon nano material-based practical element distribution. Professor Choi earned his PhD in mechanical engineering at Yonsei University and completed his post-doctorate at Purdue University in the United States, and began working as a professor at YU since 2016. His major field of research is micro and nano electro-mechanical systems, and he mainly conducts research on micro energy transformation elements and wearable electronic devices using nano materials, sensors and nano compounds.
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Systematic support from the college for academics and settlement for international students Expected to attract more foreign students by improving satisfaction on studying in Korea Utilize as window for communication between university and international students, exchange information between international students, and be a place for networking [January 24, 2018] <Launching ceremony of the YU International Student Association> YU (President Sur Gil-soo) established the ‘International Student Association’. Its purpose is to help international students adapt to life in Korea quickly and to provide systematic support by the university for adapting to school life. On the 19th, YU held the launching ceremony of the International Student Association at the Convention Hall on the third floor of the Cheonma Art Center with the attendance of YU Presiden Sur Gil-soo, international student support team, and over 300 international students studying at YU. Until now, international students at YU independently organized international student associations within their colleges and operated communities for their respective countries. Currently, there are approximately 1,340 international students from 65 countries studying at YU in undergraduate school and graduate school, and at the Korean Language School. By establishing the YU International Student Association as an official organization, it appears that it will help to not only motivate the academic performance and adapting to life in Korea for international students, but also be used for networking for international students from various countries to share information. In particular, it is expected that by improving satisfaction of studying abroad for international students, it will contribute in attracting more international students in the long term. At the launching ceremony, YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “YU is not holding back in supporting the stable settlement and academic work of international students by methods such as establishing Korea’s first global exchange center, which is a general support facility for international students.” He added, “I hope that the International Student Association will become a student-governing body and a window for communication between the university and international students by forming a community among international students.” The YU International Student Association is planning to organize academic departments, translation departments, legal consultation departments, culture and sports departments, and PR departments to help with student-governing activities, while also supporting the academic and everyday life of international students (experience-based learning, pick-up service upon arrival, academic and life consulting, etc.) through cooperation with the university. At the launching ceremony, Pan Yinchen (30, right on photo) from China currently enrolled at the YU Graduate School of Korean Language and Literature master’s degree program was appointed as the first chairperson of the association. Mr. Pan Yinchen who received the International Student Association flag from YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “I will help the International Student Association help international students settle down stably and focus on their studies.” He added, “I will also do my best so that we can help YU develop as not only international students, but members of YU.” Meanwhile, YU held a New Year’s event with international students together with the launching ceremony of the International Student Association. At this event, international students held Korean speaking contests and talent shows to celebrate the founding of the International Student Association.
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Opening ceremony held on 8th and strengthened practical education on smart devices such as coding and 3D printers’ Expected to establish start-up foundation by supporting the commercialization of ideas and linking with other businesses [January 8, 2018] <YU opened the Makers_Lab to foster smart human resources who will lead the the 4th industrial revolution> YU (President Sur Gil-soo) opened the ‘Makers_Lab’ to fsoter creative human resources that will lead the 4th industrial revolution. On the 8th, the LINC+ project team held the ‘Makers_Lab’ opening ceremony at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and decided to strengthen education for practical capacities in advanced device start-ups and to support smart contents start-ups for students. With the opening of the Makers_Lab, YU plans to find and reinforce not only coding education that is the core of the 4th industrial revolution, but also practical smart information technologies using smart devices such as 3D printing, drones and robots. YU LINC+ is planning to allow any member of the university to utilize Makers_Lab at any time and is planning to include 3D printer production support and practical training in design, etc. in the educational courses to expand upon the existing start-up education. Furthermore, it is expected that the outstanding inventions of students can be commercialized or help create the foundation for start-ups by helping to link with other programs and businesses. YU President Sur Gil-soo said at the ceremony, “With the opening of the Makers_Lab, an environment for students to come up with creative ideas and utilize smart devices to build products has been constructed.” He added, “We will continue to provide full support to establish research and education infrastructure to foster smart human resources for the 4th industrial revolution.”
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LINC+ Project Team and Suseong-gu of Daegu sings MOU and begins projects for 4 months Over 20 students from the Department of Sociology participated in town newspaper and storybook production, and environmental improvement activities [January 4, 2018] <Clothes donation box and flower garden produces by students of the Department of Sociology for the urban regeneration project> The urban regeneration project being pursued by YU (President Sur Gil-soo) is receiving attention as a new model for local development projects. The YU LINC+ team signed an MOU with Suseong-gu Office of Daegu in September of last year and began a joint project in town maintenance, urban restoration, and development of cultural tourism contents, which have been received positively by the local community. The YU LINC+ team established the Community Innovation Department within LINC+ for this project and developed and executed student-participation programs in the community together with the ‘Suseong-gu Happiness For All Urban Regeneration Support Center’. This project, which has continued for about four months from September to December, was joined by 22 students from the YU Department of Sociology. The students visited different parts of Beomeo 2-dong, Manchon 2-dong, Dusan-dong and Sang-dong to find items for urban regeneration. Students of the YU Department of Sociology pursued group projects for four months under the four themes of ▲Town newspaper production using blogs ▲Installation of ‘electric pole paintings and conscience flower pots’ in areas with frequent illegal garbage disposal ▲Development of town maps and tourist programs (photo bottom) ▲Finding town stories and producing storybooks. Students participated directly in the town’s various events and community capacity strengthening programs to make blog newspapers containing the vivid atmosphere of the city, while also interviewing townspeople to produce a town storybook. It was assessed that the young students added a young touch to what they learned by communicating directly with the community to not only promote the town, but also contributed to energizing the area through urban regeneration projects. Furthermore, in order to address one of the biggest urban problems of illegal garbage disposal, the students painted on the walls and electric poles or planted ‘conscience’ flower pots and gardens below electric poles or next to clothes donation boxes, which are common places that garbage is thrown away illegally, to promote proper garbage disposal of residents and help establish a pleasant urban environment. YU Department of Sociology senior Yoon Dong-seop (24), who participated in this project, said, “This project was a good opportunity to run around the city to identify problems of the community and to look into the community culture.” He added, “We installed ‘conscience’ flower pots with the goal of making clean alleys and because we participated directly from the planning to implementation stages, we became very attached to the outcomes. It was fulfilling as community members responded positively to our efforts.” Meanwhile, a seminar on the results of this industry-academic cooperation project of YU is scheduled to be held at the Suseong-gu Happiness For All Urban Regeneration Support Center.
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‘Blue Technology Industry-Academic Convergence Task Force’ holds launching ceremony on the 20thto begin projects in earnest Synergy effect expected together with the Gyeongsan ‘Blue Technology Industry’ development strategy Pursuing advancement of local industries by ‘industry-academic-government’... YU to ‘lead fostering of research and human resources’ [December 21, 2017] <YU held the ‘Blue Technology Industry-Academic Convergence Task Force’ launching ceremony and will pursue research in blue technologies in earnest.> (from eight from left, YU Vice President of Education Baek Sung-ok, Gyeongsan Vice-mayor Kim Ho-jin) YU (President Sur Gil-soo) is expected to lead the fostering of research and human resources of ‘blue technologies’, which is receiving attention as the future blue ocean. ‘Blue technology’ creates highly economically efficient substances conceived from the structures and functions of natural organisms. It is innovative technology that is eco-friendly and can prevent environmental pollution, and it is receiving attention as a human-oriented sustainable blue ocean industry that can solve the decrease in jobs and income-inequality issues, which are the weaknesses of the fourth industrial revolution. YU held the launching ceremony of the ‘Blue Technology Industry-Academic Task Force’ at the Mechanics Hall conference room at 5 p.m. on the 20th and will pursue projects that will lead blue technologies in earnest. YU Vice-president of Education Baek Sung-ok, Industry-Academic Cooperation Team Leader Park Yong-wan, College of Engineering Dean Kim Seok-young, College of Mechanical and IT Engineering Shin Jae-gyun and over 20 professors possessing platform technologies on blue technologies, as well as Vice-mayor of Gyeongsan Kim Ho-jin attended the launching ceremony and agreed to have the local government and college work together to preoccupy blue technologies. In particular, Gyeongsan City has been pursuing blue technologies as the core strategy of local development to create new growth engines from this year, and has been signing MOUs with research institutes specializing in blue technologies, while making efforts for the project by organizing corporate associations with relevant companies. Through the agreement on the need for industrializing blue technologies by YU and Gyeongsan, the YU Blue Technology Industry-Academic Convergence Task Force was found and it is expected to gain synergy effects by pursuing relevant projects. YU Vice-president of Education Baek Sung-ok said, “The Green Technology Convergence Task Force will act as a base for the local governments and universities cooperate flexibly,” while adding, “YU will take the lead for procuring blue technology-based platform technologies and fostering human resources. Furthermore, by providing the cornerstone for joint development with local companies, it is expected that it will contribute to the advancement of local industries as well as the local society.” The YU Blue Technology Industry-Academic Convergence Task Force will cluster blue technology research capacities focusing on professors specializing in relevant fields such as life, nano, bio and robot engineering, while constructing a system for transferring platform technologies to companies in order for industries and academics to jointly respond to industrial paradigm shifts such as the fourth industrial revolution. Meanwhile, at the launching ceremony, the ‘blue technology convergence industrial cluster fostering project’ that Gyeongsan City is pursuing was shared, and various strategic directions fitting to local backbone industries were presented, and discussions were also held to find nationally funded projects that integrate platform technologies per expert and blue technologies. YU and Gyeongsan is planning to pursue R&D demand and strategic projects through hands-on analysis per expert field.
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YU Start-up Incubation Center teams up with consulting company to help enter ‘start-up’ markets Implemented ‘YU-VPT’ program… Online sales of virtual products to ‘pre-confirm marketability’ Participated by 12 companies to launch new products and succeeded in increasing clients... Some companies increase sales [December 18, 2017] <‘Nuri T&P’, a precision parts production technology start-up, participated in YU’s Start-up Incubation Center’s YU-VPT and succeeded in the commercialization of ‘Metal Powder Jettison Technology’.> Start-ups pursuing industry-academic cooperation with YU successfully entered the market one after the other. Many start-ups successfully launched new products or increased their client based. Some companies even recorded 150% growth in sales compared to the previous half year and are showing signs of hitting the jackpot. The common denominator of these companies are that they are start-ups that entered the market by applying the ‘YU-VPT (Yeungnam University-Value Proposition Test’ designed by the YU Start-up Incubation Center. The ‘YU-VPT’ is a ‘customer value verification test’ for new venture companies being pursued by the YU Start-up Incubation Center together with Insightors, a business model innovation consulting company. YU Start-up Incubation Center Director Park Chang-hyun said, “According to a press release by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, 85% of start-up companies closed down within three years. The major cause of this is because it does not launch products wanted by the market. Through the YU-VPT, it is possible to find out what products customers want and whether they will actually purchase the product.” A total of 12 start-ups participated in the ‘YU-VPT’ that was implemented for the first time this year. The YU Start-up Incubation Center and Insightors made virtual images and advertises of products that companies are developing and made online sales tests through social media platforms, etc. Test results were very successful. Among them, eight companies had extremely good outcomes. Major start-ups with outcomes through the YU Start-up Incubation Center’s ‘YU-VPT’ no Company CEO Product Performance (first half of 2017 compared to second half of 2016) 1 S.Melin Shin Ah-young Heated hair-roll Developed new client base and increased sales by 60% 2 Nuri T&P Kim Dong-woo Metal powder jettison process Developed new client base and increased sales by 20% 3 Haga Ryu Sook-hee Multi IQ test application Improved app service 4 Hall N Tech Seo Jong-yeol Garlic and vegetable mincer Came up with ideas to improve new products and applied in new products 5 Freshville Kim Geun-hwa Vegetable and fruit and oriental herbs beverage for children Developed new product and successfully supplied PB products for 150% increase in sales 6 MR Industries Kim Tae-gyo Light-weight concrete using recycled aggregate Improved product leading to 15% increase in sales 7 Gennolab Kim Young-hoon Functional cosmetics Procured sales channel for foreign markets 8 Dreams and Pine Trees Jang Yeon-hee Adult diapers Developed new core client base leading to 4% increase in sales Insightors CEO Hwang Hyun-cheol said, “Through tests, we were able to procure the actual behavior data of customers such as number of clicks compared to advertisement exposures and purchasing ratio after reviewing advertisements.” He added, “Participating companies were able to reflect information obtained through ‘YU-VPT’ such as ‘Who is interested in this product’, ‘What is the motive for purchasing this product’, ‘Is the price appropriate’, etc. to be effective in the market.” Unlike conglomerates that can utilize various marketing tools before launching their product, most start-ups launch their products without verification procedures due to money, time and personnel issues. ‘YU-VPT’ is anticipated to be a program that will enhance success possibilities for new companies. This has become a representative success case of industry-academic cooperation that supports start-ups by college students and fostering of venture companies. S.Melin, a women’s hair-roll manufacturing company started up by YU students participated in the YU-VPT and recently launched a new product to expand their customer base. S.Melin CEO Shin Ah-young (24, YU Department of International Trade, senior, photo on right) said, “The biggest concern of our company was that our clients were limited to teenagers. We wanted to know the answer to the question on who in their 20s are our customers and what product do they want.” She added, “We tested a number of variables such as size of the hair roll, materials and commercial model through YU-VPT. In result we made various attempts for change such as thickness of the hair roll, improving the image, changing materials, and changing the age of the model, which led to the successful launching of a new product.” ‘Freshville (CEO Kim Geun-hwa)’, a baby juice manufacturing company located in Gyeongbuk, developed a functional beverage and after the ‘YU-VPT’, it signed a contract with a supermarket and began delivering its products. ‘YU-VPT’ was also successfully applied in the industrial materials market as well. The precision parts production technology start-up ‘Nuri T&P (CEO Kim Dong-woo, Yeo Hang-hyun)’ checked the difficulties and purchase intent of small precision parts companies, which are its main clients, and has successfully began pursuing the commercialization of the ‘metal powder jettison technology’, which is a new parts production technology. YU Industry-Academic Cooperation Team Director Park Yong-wan said, “A systematic and scientific approach is needed for the success of start-ups. However, small start-ups lacking expertise has limitations in gaining confidence on what products customers want and whether they would purchase the product even if they run around interviewing customers.” He added, “From the perspective of start-ups, YU-VPT will be a program that tests customer reactions in actual market environments to make products that customers truly want.”
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Over 300 people including faculty, students and alumni enjoy concert on the 21st at the Cheonma Art Center ‘Mangiare, Cantare, Amore’ Overseen by Vocal Music Professor Lee Hyun [December 21, 2017] YU (President Sur Gil-soo) held the ‘2017 Year-end Concert’ and received huge responses by students and faculty members. At the ‘2107 Year-end Concert’ held at the YU Cheonma Art Center Chamber Hall at 2 p.m. on the 21st, a total of more than 300 people including YU president Sur Gil-soo and faculty and students came to enjoy the recital. This concert was planned out to end the year with YU professors, employees and students to communicate and spend a good time together. This concert was made even more special with the attendance of not only YU members, but also alumni including YU General Alumni Association Senior Vice-president Jung Tae-il. This year-end concert overseen by YU Vocal Music Professor Lee Hyun was held under the theme ‘Mangiare (Eat), Cantare (Sing), and Amore (Love)’. The curtains were raised with Professor Lee Hyun singing ‘Hamangyeon’. Vocalist Kwon Sung-joon who gained fame by appearing on JTBC Phantom Singer 2, Soprano Lee Joo-hee and Clarinetist Kwon So-min performed together with the piano, contra bass and drum to offer a simple, yet elegant year-end concert. Together with the vocal songs, dance sport players presented a tango performance to make a good concert even better. YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “Rather than hold a regular closing ceremony, we organized a small concert so that the members of YU could finish off the year in a comfortable fashion.” He added, “I would like to thank the alumni association who helped YU enjoy such a great concert. I ask that all of the members of YU work together next year too for the development of our school.”
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‘College Job Center Alliance Employment Camp’ held by the Lotte HR Development Center from the 19th to 21st 90 students preparing for jobs from YU, Konkuk University and Myungji University participates in the employment camp 2 night/3 days training on filling out applications and resumes and holding mock interviews [December 21, 2017] YU and major universities of Seoul teamed up to improve the chance of obtaining desired jobs for students and those preparing for jobs. YU, Konkuk University and Myungji University held the ‘2017 2nd College Job Center Alliance Employment Camp’. At this alliance employment camp held at the Lotte HR Development Center in Osan, Gyeonggi-do for two nights and three days from the 19th to 21st, a total of 90 participants, 30 from each university, participated. This is the second alliance employment camp since the first camp joined by 120 students from YU, Konkuk University, Myungji University and Chosun University at the Daewoong Management Development Institute in June. This employment camp supervised by the YU College Job Center was organized to strengthen the employment capacities of university students in preparation for the employment season in the first half of 2018. Current corporate HR personnel and employment experts participated in the event to contribute to the job capacity school, writing applications and resumes, and holding mock interviews. Training on employment strategies for blind hiring, team-building and work analysis were held on the first day. On the second day, students learned about writing applications, practiced speech and voice, and held mock interviews. On the last day of the camp, the participants held mock interviews in detailed stages to strengthen their capacities to gain employment. Kim Ho-hyeon (26, graduated from the YU School of International Economics and Business) said, “After participating in the employment camp with schools from other universities, I was able to learn about the different strengths and weaknesses, and it was an opportunity for me to gain an objective view on how prepared I am to search for jobs.” He added, “I have become more motivated through this camp and I will do all I can to join the company I want early next year.” YU College Job Center Director Kang Seok-bok said, “I hope that the students of the three universities that will compete fairly during their course of gaining employment will be able to check each other’s strengths and weaknesses through this alliance employment camp and benchmark each other to upgrade their job capacities.” He added, “The College Job Center will also develop various employment capacity strengthening programs to provide full support to help students gain employment as they desire.” Meanwhile, YU was selected for the College Job Center supported by the central and local governments of YU and thus founded the YU College Job Center organized directly under the university president in April of this year. The College Job Center is co-operated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, universities and local governments so that current students, graduated students and youths in the area can easily receive career guidance and employment support services. There are currently 12 full-time consultants in the YU College Job Center who provide customized career and employment counseling to students, while also offering various employment capacity strengthening programs.
