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Developed 'high performance flexible/transparent patch-type optical sensor' using carbon nano-materials and organic matter Published as cover paper for the latest issue of 'Small', a global academic journal in the nano-material sector Expected to be used as an 'advanced electronic device for the health and cosmetic sector' that can be attached to the human body [August 7, 2017] YU School of Mechanical Engineering Professor Choi Jung-wook (33, photo) is receiving attention from the academic circles for developing a high performance patch-type optical sensor. Optical sensors are elements that convert light into electric signals. It is used for measuring physical quantity such as the wavelengths and intensity of light, but also in a variety of other fields such as information processing, optical communication, and the medical field. There has recently been many studies being conducted to develop flexible optical sensors with the development of flexible electronic devices. However, electrodes, which are major elements that comprise sensors, are comprised of opaque or easily broken materials such as metals or indium oxides and therefore have limitations in being used for actual flexible sensors. The research team used carbon nano-materials and organic materials that react sensitively to light to develop patch-type optical sensors with excellent flexibility, elasticity and transparency. The results of this study, which was carried out as a joint research with the Yonsei University Professor Kim Jong-baek's team was published as the cover paper (see cover below) of the latest issue (Jul 19, 2017) of the world-acclaimed academic journal <Small> (impact factor (IF) 8.643). Professor Choi said, "As a substance in charge of photosynthesis for plants and 'carbon nano-materials', which is a new material that has recently received huge attention, this is the first case to develop highly sensitive optical sensors that are transparent and elastic by creating an integrated structure of porphyrin that generates electric signals by reacting to light." The research team created a transparent and elastic optical sensor that uses graphene as the electrodes in carbon nanotube channels that can act as semiconductors. Carbon nanotubes and graphene are substances made up only of carbon. In addition to the very small size at nano-meter units and its excellent intensity, it has outstanding physical and chemical properties, and therefore, research on developing highly flexible electronic devices using these are actively under way. However, carbon nano-materials have extremely low light reaction, making it difficult for use as an optical sensor. Professor Choi said, "Porphyrin was functionally treated on the carbon nanotube to overcome the low light reactivity of carbon nano-materials. Accordingly, it was possible to change the electric characteristics of carbon nanotubes and detect the intensity of light. The sensors developed here are comprised of only elements that are transparent and has very small changes in properties due to mechanical changes, and it was thus confirmed that it was possible to measure light without reduced performance even after repeated bending." Professor Choi said, "It is expected that the development of patch-type wearable devices that are attached on the human body will become more active in the near future. The optical sensor developed by us is very thin and transparent. The weight and volume was reduced greatly and so it is easy to attach on the skin." He added, "It can not only be used as an advanced electronic device in the health and cosmetic sector, but will also be able to bring forward the distribution of practical elements based on carbon nano materials." Professor Choi earned his PhD in mechanical engineering at Yonsei University and completed his post-doctorates at Purdue University in the United States and began serving as a professor at YU from 2016. His main field of research is the micro electro-mechanical systems and he mainly focuses on research in ultra-small energy conversion elements and wearable electronic devices using nano-materials, as well as sensors and nano-compound materials.
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56 in first basic training for the summer of 2017, 3rd place in the 110 ROTCs nationwide Since the establishment of the YU ROTC in 1968, a total of 5,147 officers from 56 classes Opened Department of Military Studies through an MOU with the Army in 2011, offering four year scholarship and guarantee to become officer [August 1, 2017] <YU ROTC cadets participating in the 1st summer basic training of 2017> The YU ROTC (Director Colonel Lee Joo-hwan) is exhibiting outstanding capacities in the ROTC cadet summer basic training that began during the summer break. Basic training is a military education received for a total of 12 weeks (2 weeks in the winter and 2 weeks in the summer for juniors and seniors) where ROTC cadets enter the ROTC school during summer and winter breaks based on the knowledge they learned in school. In the 1st summer basic training of 2017 conducted at the ROTC School located in Gwesan, Chungbuk with the start of summer break on June 26, a total of 56 ROTC cadets including Cadet Song Geun-seong (22, Business Administration, senior) joined. At the first training up until July 21, the YU ROTC was selected as the 'overall best ROTC'. 'Best overall ROTC' is given to the top three corps among the 110 ROTCs around the nation (52 colonel-level ROTC). Together with YU, Seoul National University and Ulsan National University were also selected as overall best ROTCs. YU President Sur Gil-soo said, "I believe that their diligence in their studies during the semester led to such great outcomes at the basic training. I am proud as the president of the university." He added, "I trust that as the cadets did not rest during vacation and worked harder than everyone else, they will become excellent officers who lead by example and exhibit patriotism after they are commissioned." The YU ROTC also had award winners in basic military education courses per service sector such as the Infantry School among the cadets that were commissioned this year. Among the 62 cadets of the 55th YU class commissioned in 2017, seven won awards at the Infantry School, Armor School and Field Artillery School, thus exhibiting their exceptional combat readiness. In 1968, YU integrated and launched the '121st ROTC'. A total of 5,147 from 56 classes were commissioned as officers, and there are currently 114 people (including six female cadets) enrolled as ROTC cadets. In 2010, it was selected as the pilot school for female ROTC and has up until now graduated 27 female officers. In March 2011, it opened the first Department of Military Studies in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region through an MOU with the Army. The quota per grade is 40 and all students are given military scholarships from the Army and are exempted for four years of tuition. They are guaranteed to be commissioned as officers upon graduation.
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‘2017 PRIME Baja SAE Korea' Ends in Huge Success From 13th to 15 at the YU Gyeongsan Campus, 34 teams from 24 universities of Korea and abroad competed YU's 'YUSAE 16' team takes home overall best, first place for second straight year [Jul 15, 2017] <'2017 PRIME Baja SAE Korea' Car Parade> The PRIME Baja SAE KOREA at Yeungnam University 2017 completed a passionate three day schedule and closed its curtains on the 15th. This year marks the 22nd anniversary and was joined by three universities from abroad including Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi and Chulalongkorn University of Thailand, and Singapore Polytechnic, as well as Chungnam National University Korea University of Technology and Education, Korea Aerospace University, and Hongik University for a total of 34 teams from 24 universities from Korea and other parts of the world to take part in a passion-filled race. <'YUSAE 16' team that won best overall> Lee Gyu-ik (21), a sophomore at Keimyung University Department of Mechanics and Automobile Engineering, who participated in this event as the driver for the 'Speeding' team, said, "This is the third time I am participating in this event following 2014 and 2015. I've taken part in various self-made automobile competitions not only at YU, but also in the US and in Gunsan. However, Baja SAE Korea held at YU has the best off-road track. It is a shame that compared to the excellent infrastructure, there are not that many participating teams. I hope that next year more students will participate and create a festival for everyone." He added, "I've finished my military service so I am now starting to study my major in earnest as a sophomore and I am highly interested in the automobile design field. My experience participating in self-made automobile contests for several years will help me greatly in studying my major." At this year's competition, the YU 'YUSAE 16' team took the overall best award and received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award, a trophy, winner's flag and a cash prize of 3 million won. 'YUSAE 16', which is a team comprised of students in the YU self-made automobile club 'YUSAE', won the event for two straight years now once again demonstrating that it is the top in self-made automobile competitions. Second place overall went to the ‘S.E.C-TU’ team of Tongmyung University, and third place went to the 'Dynamics' team of Hannam University. <Participants preparing for the static test> At 9 a.m. on the 13th, which was the first day of the event, the participants completed their registrations and then proceeded with the static test to check the creativity of the automobile design, structural safety, driver convenience, ease of maintenance, and potential for mass production, and also held basic braking tests and rule meetings late into the evening. <Dynamic test> In the morning of the 14th, with the attendance of all of the participating teams, volunteers, sponsors, etc., the official opening ceremony was held and the participating teams held a car parade at the main field and roads near the school. In the afternoon, dynamic tests on acceleration, top speed, and rock climbing were held. On the last day of the 15th, the durability test, which is the highlight of the event, was held at a 3.5km long off-road track at the mountain behind the YU water purification center. <'Durability test', the highlight of the competition> YU Department of Automotive Engineering Professor Hwang Pyeong, who was the chairperson of the event, said, "I am convinced that the students will have experienced and felt many things while running around in the hot weather and taking part in the automobile design, production and operation." He added, "Regardless of the results and rankings, the theories they learned in the classroom and the on-site experience through this contest will be valuable assets to students." The 'Baja SAE Korea' is a contest in which college students demonstrate automobiles that they made and first began in 1996. In 2001, it received approval from the US SAE for the first time in Korea and has become an international event and is being held annually at YU. The results are announced to the entire world through the official homepage of SAE (www.sae.org) and publications.
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'International Capstone Design Project Camp 2017' hosted by the YU Engineering Education Hub Center Engineering students from three countries such as Singapore, Thailand and Korea work together for creative comprehensive design for international cooperation [Jul 14, 2017] <Participants of the International Capstone Design Project Camp 2017> The 'International Capstone Design Project Camp 2017' in which college students from Korea, Singapore and Thailand gathered to make an actual self-driving electric vehicle was held at YU. YU hosted the 'International Capstone Design Project Camp' in 2013 for the first time in Korea and has been hosting the event ever since celebrating the fifth year this time around. 'Capstone design', which means 'creative comprehensive design' aims at fostering engineers with practical abilities and creativity. This is an engineering education program that allows students to design, produce and evaluate products needed in industries based on the knowledge they acquired in their respective fields in order to enhance their creativity, practical abilities, teamwork, and leadership. This camp, which was held from the 10th by the YU Engineering Education Hub Center (Director Song Dong-joo) will be held for six days until the 15th. At this camp, 64 students from 16 universities including three foreign universities such as Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi and Chulalongkorn University of Thailand, and Singapore Polytechnic participated. The participants were mixed by university and major into four teams to complete their assignment. The theme of this camp was 'self-driving electric automobiles'. Self-driving electric automobiles use existing electric motors and combine it with a self-driving system using Arduino sensors, etc. Each team will listen to lectures related to self-driving electric automobiles and then design and produce an actual vehicle. The teams were made up in advance before the camp started to share opinions and decide on their concept in order to perfect their work during the short period of the camp. Kim Jin-woo (23, Halla University) who was the team leader of C Team comprised of students from Thailand, Singapore, Halla University, Hongik University and Keimyung University said, "This was a valuable experience as we were able to apply the theories that we learned in class and utilize our teamwork to produce a self-driving electric vehicle, which has become one of the biggest issues in the automobile industry." He added, "I believe that the opportunity of joining teams with students from different countries and regions and who have different majors to approach the task from various viewpoints will be very helpful in my future studies. I really hope to be able to participate in this camp again next year." Participating students listened to theoretical lectures every morning at 9 a.m. and then went on to the workshop, while also building their own vehicle in a very tight schedule. On the morning of the 14th, which is the fifth day of the camp, the students held a car parade with their self-made self-driving electric vehicles at the 'Baja SAE Korea 2017' opening ceremony. YU Engineering Education Hub Center Director Song Dong-joo (Professor of mechanical engineering) who supervised this camp said, "This is the fifth year of hosting this camp and the student's levels and abilities are continuously rising. Staying up all night during the camp and working hard on their project will be a great experience for the future of the students." He also stated, "This year, the project integrated self-driving and electric vehicles. I hope that through this camp, the university will be able to cooperate in industry-academic projects with the automobile and IOT industries, which is the main industries of this region."
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Held workshop on 'environment-friendly material soil meets advanced technology' Architecture workshop during summer vacation held for the 10th straight year since 2008 Alumni architects working abroad and domestic and foreign college students participate to take part in architectural tests and discussions for 6 days [Jul 14, 2017] <The 'architecture workshop' is being held for the 10th straight year to help improve the capacities of students in the School of Architecture> The YU School of Architecture is working hard to improve the capacities of students in their majors by holding architecture workshops regularly for the 10th consecutive year. In order to offer special experiences and knowledge that are hard to deal with in the regular curriculum, the School of Architecture has been holding architecture workshops every summer vacation since 2008. The workshop was carried out by inviting alumni architects working abroad to serve as tutors. As time passed, it developed into an 'architecture workshop' joined by experts and college students from Korea and abroad. <Architecture Workshop Group Practice and Presentations> At this workshop, which marks its 10th year, students from the YU School of Architecture and 36 students who applied around the nation participated. At the workshop held at the Architecture Hall for six days from July 3 to 8, professors in different areas of architecture and architecture students who will be responsible for the future of architecture gathered to conduct experiments and hold discussions on various topics related to architecture, and also took the time to present their group's final output from the workshop. Kang Kyu-won (YU School of Architecture, junior), who participated in this workshop, said, "It was a short time, but it was a valuable opportunity to be able to experience the new trends of architecture." <Final presentation of outcomes from the architecture workshop> In particular, Professor Park Dae-gwon was invited for this workshop. Professor Park joined the YU School of Architecture in 1998 and earned his degree at Harvard University, and is currently working at a prestigious private university of America, Syracuse University. Professor Park used soil, which is an environment-friendly material, for the theme of 'Future of Traditional Soil Architecture' and attempted various procedures to realize nonlinear architectural spaces and formats using digital architecture methods. The participating students grouped up into six teams and set their locations in and outside of the architecture hall to devise nonlinear devices, and made their own models using a 3D printer. Professor Park Sang-min of the School of Architecture who planned and supervised this workshop said, "Nonlinear architecture is an important topic for future architecture and it has unlimited growth potential by combining with 3D printing technologies. This workshop themed on soil should have been very helpful to students." He added, "I hope that the architecture workshop, which is the pride of the YU School of Architecture, will be able to develop even further next year."
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Second Korean to win this award Contributions by presenting new research direction for the aerosol sector, published over 70 papers in international journals Selected as 'young scientist' who achieved excellent research performance [Jul 20, 2017] YU School of Mechanical Engineering Professor Byun Jung-hoon (38) won the 'AYASA (Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award)’ award. This is the second time in history for a Korean to receive this award. AYASA is an award given to young scientists (under 40 years of age) who made extraordinary research achievements in the field of aerosol (small solid or liquid particles suspended in the air, normally around 0.001 to 1.0 ㎛ and recently it has been called 'fine dusts'). Winners of the award are selected once every two years by the AARA (Asian Aerosol Research Assembly). At the '2017 Asian Aerosol Conference' held at the Jeju International Convention Center on the 5th, Professor Byun received the AYASA award. Professor Byun said, "It is an honor to be recognized for my research. This was possible due to the various professors who encouraged me and contributed to my research." Professor Byun published over 70 papers as the main author regarding research on aerosol in the world's best international journals and also made extraordinary research achievements in the aerosol sector such as registering dozens of patents. In particular, he was recognized for his contributions by suggesting new research directions in the aerosol field such as the 'aerosol organic-inorganic particle production technology' for the first time in the world, 'aerosol-hydrozol phase change technology', 'aerosol photoinduction synthesis technology', and 'aerosol catalyst activation technology'. Professor Byun said, "I received offers for various activities by 'Aerosol and Air Quality Research', which is the world leading journal of the aerosol field. I am planning to stay active in various fields for the development of research in aerosol, while preparing for my invitational thesis." He added, "I am currently researching the positive value creation of aerosol such as the biomedical and eco-energy application of aerosol. I will make more valuable research achievements through not only joint research, but also by creating a proprietary field of research in the aerosol sector."
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Over 400 students go abroad for overseas volunteer corps, overseas internships, backpacking, etc. Overseas field trip related to majors, advanced industry field trips, and other diverse programs [July 6, 2017] <33rd YU Overseas Volunteer Corps launching ceremony> During summer vacation, YU students will be even busier during the school semester. YU students will be travelling all around the world through various global capacity strengthen programs during the summer break. YU offers various overseas programs during the vacation periods every year. Over 400 YU students will be travelling around the world during this summer break as well. The 'overseas volunteer corps' in which 2,490 students participated in over a total of 32 sessions since 2001 is one of YU's most representative overseas dispatch programs. This summer as well, YU will dispatch 40 people in the 33rd overseas volunteer corps to Mongolia and Laos. They held the launching ceremony at the YU College of Education at 3 p.m. on the 5th, and will be dispatched to their respective nations in July and offer volunteer services for two weeks. <Volunteer activities in India by the 32nd overseas volunteer corps> The volunteer corps dispatched this time will visit local elementary schools and offer volunteer services for education and environmental improvement. During the volunteer period, in addition to repairing old facilities, painting the walls, etc. at the elementary school, they will also engage in educational volunteer activities by organizing various teams such as arts and physical education. In particular, they will also spread Korean culture through taekwondo lessons and traditional games such as yutnori. Kim Yeo-won (23, Department of Psychology, junior), who is the team leader of the Mongolia team of the 33rd overseas volunteer corps, said, "I traveled Inner Mongolia in China in 2014 for about a week. I had a great experience there so I applied to volunteer at Mongolia, which shares a similar culture." She added, "This will be an opportunity to interact with locals more, learn new cultures, and broaden my horizons compared to when simply traveling." One of the most popular programs among students among the overseas dispatch programs offered by YU is 'Window To the World'. 'Window To the World' is a popular backpacking program where students make teams and set a theme. The selected students are offered round-trip airfare by the school. Since beginning first in 2002, approximately 2,300 students traveled the world. This summer break, 99 students will make up teams of twos and threes to go backpacking around the world such in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and China. 'OPP' (Outbound Pilot Program) is another overseas dispatch program funded and boasted by YU. This is a preliminary short-term language program for students who are interested in studying abroad or to go to foreign sister schools as exchange students. OPP, which first started in 2009, was joined by a total of 1,640 students up until now. This summer, 68 students will go to Guam for four weeks through the OPP. The overseas internship program where students work at a foreign company overseas for six months to one year will also have about 20 students go to the US and Hong Kong this summer. The overseas internship is a program that is also linked to school credits, so students will be able to kill three birds with one stone through this such as experiencing global cultures, gaining hands-on experience at companies, and earning school credits. In addition, over 180 students will be dispatched abroad to England, Canada, China Japan, etc. through programs such as exploring advanced industries, short-term overseas internships, overseas field trips related to majors, short-term language programs, and exchange programs with overseas universities, and thus a total of over 400 YU students will be travelling around the world this summer break.
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Only private university outside of the Seoul area to be in the top 10 Hankyung Business Weekly analyzed CEOs of top 100 companies, 3 from YU [July 5, 2017] Alma Mater of CEOs of Top 100 Companies of Korea (Bachelor's Degree) Rank University No. of CEOs 1 Seoul National University 35 2 Korea University 15 3 Yonsei University 8 4 Sungkyunkwan University 5 4 Hanyang University 5 6 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 4 7 Yeungnam University 3 7 Sogang University 3 7 Chungang University 3 10 Dongguk University 2 10 Kyunghee University 2 10 Chungnam National University 2 ※Analysis results by Hankyung Business Weekly YU (President Sur Gil-soo) was ranked seventh in the nation for universities that graduated the CEOs of the top 100 companies leading the Korean financial world. This is the only private university outside of the Seoul area that was placed in the top 100. Hankyung Business Weekly and NICE Information Service recently picked out the top 100 companies of Korea and analyzed the age and academic background of their CEOs. In result, YU was found to have graduated a total of three CEOs, placing seventh together with Sogang University and Chungang University. Seoul National University was highest with 35, followed by Korea University (15), Yonsei University (8), Sungkyunkwan University and Hanyang University (5), and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Meanwhile, YU was also placed eighth in the nation as the alma mater for CEOs of Korea's top 500 companies reported by CEO Score, a corporate management performance evaluation site, in April. Also in the '2017 KOSDAQ Listed Corporation CEO Survey' announced the KOSDAQ Association, YU was placed sixth in the nation for the alma mater of KOSDAQ CEOs, thus reconfirming the alumni power of YU.
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[Source: Kyunghyang News] Paju | Journalist Hwang Min-guk stylelomo@kyunghyang.com (July 4, 2017) Shin Tae-yong appointed as the manager for the 2018 Russia World Cup soccer team Destiny of Korean in Shin's hands <Alumnus Shin Tae-yon (Sports Education '88) appointed as the manager of Korea's national soccer team> Former manager of the U-20 national soccer team Shin Tae-yong (47, photo) has set off for a difficult journey that will determine the fate of Korean soccer and his life as a coach. He stepped up as Korea's answer for Korea to participate in its ninth consecutive World Cup. The Korean Football Association recommended Shin as the manager for the national team at the technical committee meeting held at the Paju Training Center (NFC) on the 4th, and announced that they signed a contract with the approval of KFA Chairman Chung Mong-gyu. The contract period for Shin is for one year until the World Cup finals scheduled next year in Russia. If Korea is unable to take second place in its group through the two remaining matches (Aug 31 against Iran, Sep 5 against Uzbekistan) for the final qualifiers for the World Cup and is pushed down to third place, Shin will continue to lead Team Korea until the inter-continental playoffs. Technical committee chairperson Kim Ho-gon said, "I hope that it does not happen, but we want to show that we have put the fate of Korean soccer in the hands of Shin." The reason why Shin was picked over KFA Vice Chairman Heo Jung-moo (62), who was deemed to be the top candidate, Head Coach Jung Hae-sung (59), and former manager of Seoul Choi Yong-soo (44) was because of his excellent communication abilities as a young coach. He is famous for his 'big brother leadership' that respects the individuality of young athletes, rather than having an authoritative attitude. He also helped former manager Uli Stielike as a coach from 2014 and earned the trust of key players such as Ki Sung-yong (Swansea City), Lee Chung-yong (Crystal Palace) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham). Technical committee chairman Kim Ho-gon said, "The reason why the national team did not do well despite the outstanding abilities of the players was because the manager and players could not become one." He added, "We believed that Shin can energize the team in a short period of time and raise the sense of unity that has been scattered about lately." Shin is well aware that his fate as a coach lies on the fate of the national team. If Team Korea takes second place in the group with the two remaining matches for the World Cup finals, Shin will become a hero of Korean soccer. On the other hand, if he fails to enter the Russian World Cup, he knows that he will be treated as a traitor. Korea's record in the final preliminaries is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses (13 points), for a very shaky second place just one point ahead of third place Uzbekistan (4 wins, 4 losses, 12 points). The only way for Korea to stay in second place on its own is to win both remaining matches. The most famous coaches in the past such as Cha Beom-keun, Cho Gwang-rae, Choi Gang-hee and Hong Myung-bo were also picked up in the past as the manager of the national team, but they left only with dishonor, so there is huge pressure on him. Still, Shin boldly took on the challenge. Even when there just rumors about him being talked about to be the manager of the national team, he boldly stated, "If I am needed for Korean soccer, I will do whatever I can." Shin believes in his ability that gave him the nickname 'fire fighter'. Immediately after the failure in the Brazilian World Cup in 2014, he became a coach for the national team, and helped Korean soccer regain its honor at the 2015 Asian Cup. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he took the place of the late Lee Gwang-jong who suffered acute leukemia, and was able to lead the Korean team to the top 8. Though the Korean team stopped short at the round of 16 during the U-20 World Cup held in Korea, he left a strong impression by defeating Argentina in the group rounds.
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Pursued 'Regaining Town Charms' project with residents of Dalseong-gun Highly popular among residents... "We want to make a town that everyone would want to visit" 'Urban Regeneration' idea piece reflecting the residents' opinions displayed at Dalseong-gun Office [June 28, 2017] <Display of the Department of Visual Communication Design's 'Regaining Town Charms' project (Dalseong-gun Office Chamggot Gallery)> "We gathered our strength with YU students in order to make our town a place that everyone would want to visit. The town ambience has brightened, and I think it will be full of energy of life." Recently, about 50 students of the YU Department of Visual Communication Design teamed up with the residents in the towns and villages of Dalseong-gun, Daegu for the 'Regaining Town Charms' project, and received great responses from residents. YU students cooperated with Dalseong-gun and local residents to find sustainable cultural resources for the region and integrated new designs and ideas to revive the charms of towns. This was aimed at improving the local scenery and to develop various tourism resources through the unique and creative ideas of students majoring in visual design. The students visited the local residents to communicate and interact with them in order to find the unique resources of the region. They came up with ideas by utilizing these resources. Lee Da-hoon (23), a junior at the YU Department of Visual Communication Design who participated in this project said, "I figured that the residents living in the town would know best on the characteristics and charms of their towns," and added, "We did not lead the project, but instead, we met with many residents to form a common ground, and interviewed the residents to gather their diverse opinions to come up with our ideas." Through the 'Regaining Town Charms' project, students in the Department of Visual Communication Design came up with various ideas that could revive the charms of towns and restore the cities such as the 'Okpo-myeon Cultural Map' and 'Dasa-eup Goblin Ferry'. Dalseong-gun put on display a total of 36 pieces such as videos and idea works containing the process of the project by the YU students for viewing by local residents and Dalseong-gun personnel. The exhibit will be held for one month until June 23 at the Dalseong-gun Office Chamggot Gallery. Dean of the YU Department of Visual Communication Design Kim Hae-tae who supervised this project said, "City regeneration projects need the active participation of economic communities of residents such as local companies and cooperatives, as well as the town residents in order to come up with various and unique ideas." He added, "The local residents of Dalseong-gun have a strong will to work together to make a better town, and our university also had professors and students continuously communicate with residents to come up with projects and good ideas." Meanwhile, Dalseong-gun, Daegu is pursuing various urban regeneration projects through the leadership of the private, government and academic sectors such as hosting an international forum under the theme 'local regeneration through scenic resources'. It aims at restoring cities and towns by utilizing the resources of cities and regions and the residents participating directly in rebuilding the town. 'Regaining Town Charms' was part of such effort and was a collaborative project between YU and the towns and villages of Dalseong-gun.
