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Rose to Grade 1 of National Tax Service without taking civil service examinations [April 11, 2013] Lee, Seung Ho (57, photo) from the YU Department of Economics class of '81 was appointed as Commissioner of the Busan Regional Tax Office. He set a record by rising to one of the four grade 1 positions of the National Tax Service (Deputy Commissioner of National Tax Service, Commissioners of Seoul, Jungbu and Busan Regional Tax Office), without beginning his career by taking a civil service examination. Commissioner Lee, whose hometown is Cheongdo, Gyeongbuk, graduated from YU in February 1986 and served at the Director 3 for Investigation I of Seoul Regional Tax Office Investigation, Director of General Affairs, Investigation I Director of National Tax Office, Assistant Commissioner for Investigation I of Busan Regional Tax Office, and Assistant Commissioner for Investigation IV of Seoul Regional Tax Office. He served at all major positions in frontline tax offices, the National Tax Service, and Regional Tax Offices. He is known at the National Tax Service for his ability to handle work in a logical manner with a strong conviction. While working as Assistant Commissioner for Investigation IV of Seoul Regional Tax Office, he carefully selected targets for investigation through up-close analysis of information on sources of taxation and utilized investigation specialists in major businesses to maximize investigation achievements. By doing so, he was evaluated to have effectively administered the investigative organization.
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Venture Start-up Club 'IT's Outdoor' registered the patent for the new technology and prepares to start up new venture Developed 'Phone-Plus-Phone' that integrates smart technologies in intercoms, begin spread of intelligent security system After beginning as academic club, now reaching out to the real world [April 8, 2013] "If you're going to play and sleep like everyone else, just get a job!" This is written in large letters on a white board on a wall in room 206 of the YU Center for LINC Project Venture Start-up Education Center. This shows the strong will of the venture start-up club, 'IT's Outdoor' that moved in here in July of last year. IT's Outdoor preparing for starting up a venture within the first half of this year (from left to right: Woo, Sang Beom, Shin, Hyeon Taek, Kim, Man Seok, Kim, Ryeong Gyun) 'IT's Outdoor' initially started as an academic club of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering and was named 'IT's' (Advisor, Park, Yong Wan). Seniors Woo, Sang Beom (25) and Kim, Man Seok (24) and a junior Kim, Ryeong Gyun (23) of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering added smart phone technologies to intercoms to develop an intelligent security system called 'Phone-Plus-Phone'. In order to introduce this to the world, they made a business start-up club called 'IT's Outdoor'. 'Phone-Plus-Phone' that completed patent registration on February 18 is a new technology that completely controls home intercoms with a smart phone. It can control entrance of visitors using a smart phone whenever and wherever the user is, and it can also prevent crimes committed by fake deliverymen using a delivery billing number query application. It not only automatically captures images of the visitor, but it can also change the voice of women or children to that of adult men as it uses advanced technologies to prevent crimes. It is expected that with more people using Phone-Plus-Phone, crime rate of breaking and entering of homes will be reduced. To live up to its team name to reach out to the outer world, IT's Outdoor recruited Jung, Si Hoon (27), a senior majoring in the School of Mechanical Engineering(major of Mechanical System Engineering) and Shin, Hyeon Taek (25), a senior in the School of International Economics and Business. This was for improving the market competitiveness of the product by upgrading marketing and design. In November of last year, they participated in the 'Start-up Business Contest' hosted by the YU Business Incubation Center and took a cash prize of 5 million won. In December of last year, they also participated in the '2012 Daegu-Gyeongbuk Student Business Start-up Contest' hosted by the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Small and Medium Business Administration and won the grand prize for university students. The potential for 'Phone-Plus-Phone' was also recognized 'outdoors'. In February of this year, they also participated in the 'University Student Business Start-up Club Camp' hosted by the Small and Medium Business Administration and sponsored by the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development. Over 200 business start-up clubs around the nation joined and after preliminaries in a total of six regions, only 38 teams including IT's Outdoor were given the opportunity to compete in the national competition. On February 19, IT's Outdoor was ranked fourth overall and placed its name on the list of 8 'top clubs'. Venture investors and business start-up experts who were judges in the contest judged that there was high potential for success as a start-up business. As a prize, they were given the opportunity to go overseas for venture start-up training. IT's Outdoor members, excluding the team leader Woo, Sang Beom, went to Silicon Valley in the US from March 26 to April 3. They said, "It was an opportunity to once again check our will for venture start-ups at the exact place where ventures had first sprung up. We will succeed and do our best to create a company that can also branch out to Silicon Valley." Woo, Sang Beom, who is also the chairperson of the Daegu-Gyeongbu chapter of the collegiate venture start-up club 'N.E.S.T', participated in the '2013 MIT Global Startup Workshop' (MIT-GSW) held in Tallin, Estonia from March 25 to March 27. MIT-GSW is an annual event hosted by MIT with the goal of sharing information on corporate mindsets and start-up businesses among instructors, investors and students. It was first held in Cambridge, USA in 1998 and has been held in a total of 15 countries until now. IT's Outdoor also received awards at the '2013 MIT-GSW'. They received the popularity award at the 'Elevator Pitch Contest' that introduces start-up business items by over 60 people. They were also exempted from admission fees for the world's largest start-up business contest that will be held in the US and also received a cash prize. A day at IT's Outdoor begins with a meeting for coming up with success strategies for venture start-ups and new items. The members of IT's Outdoor once again gathered together. They frequently stay up the night to conduct market trend analyses, idea meetings, and production and tests of prototypes in order to start up their business in the first half of this year. For this, they rented a studio apartment and are working together day and night near school from this semester. While they raised a bit of start-up capital with 15 million won that they won in various competitions, they are also working hard to attract investments from venture capitals and government support projects. While doing all this, they are continuing to come up with new items for their next venture, and 24 hours in a day is just too short. Woo, Sang Beom, the leader of 'IT's Outdoor' that is ready to navigate into the outdoor world, said, "I am well aware that unimaginably difficult courses must be overcome in order to successfully start up a business. I would have given up long ago if I started with the notion to start up a business since finding employment is difficult. But, we chose this path because it is exciting to come up with our own creative ideas to start a business, so we will continue to overcome challenges until we are successful. I am not afraid of failure. I believe that since we are still young, the experiences that we gain from failure will be a basis for other challenges in the future. We will find the best answer for the creative economy."
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YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, the place of academics, globalization and fostering of human resources 32 students from 15 countries in 2012, 35 students from 23 countries in 2013 First 'Master of Saemaul Studies' in August [April 2, 2013] New student orientation for the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul held on March 6 There are currently 52 international students studying at the 'Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul' (hereinafter referred to as 'Park Chung Hee School') that had its first class on March 19, 2012. Students from 26 different countries are currently working on their master's degree majoring in 'Saemaul Undong Theory and Practice', 'Public Policy and Leadership', and 'Forest Resources and Ecological Restoration' at YU. New students for the class of '13 that began their course on March 4 are from even more diverse countries. 35 students from 23 different countries such as Burundi, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iraq, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, USA and Korea have come to YU to learn the Saemaul Undong(Saemaul Movement) and the Policy Leadership. The 15 students who began their master's degree program as the first new students in March 2012 have all completed three terms in one year and have returned their hometowns where they are working on their theses. Once their theses are accepted, they will be the first group of 'Master of Saemaul Studies' of the Park Chung Hee School in August. Some will receive master's degrees in public administration. Students and faculty of the Park Chung Hee School participating in the Saemaul Campaign in the early morning of the first Monday of the month. (YU President Noh, Seok Kyun and the faculty attended the campaign on April 1 and are cherring together) A week for students at the Park Chung Hee School is very different from other graduate school students. On the first Monday of the month, students start the Saemaul Campaign early in the morning and clean the campus. YU President Noh, Seok Kyun and professors also came to support the students practicing the Saemaul Undong spirit during the Saemaul Campaign on the 1st of the month. Students learn Korean every weekday from 8 to 9 A.M. and have a tight schedule of classes late into the afternoon. Most students are from emerging or underdeveloped countries, but they all have secure jobs and social status. So why did they come to the YU Park Chung Hee School? We met with these students living a new life for a month at YU, leaving everything they have back at home. Their answers were all the same. "The people of Korea who experienced the Saemaul Undong are very lucky. I'm envious." They also added, "I opted to study in a foreign country, despite being lonely and hard, in order to give hope and courage to the people who are suffering from utter poverty and under-development." Jonathan CHANDAENGERWA from Zimbabwe has the same dream. In Korean age, he is forty this year and the oldest of the class of '13. Prior to coming to YU, he was a senior manager in the transportation industry for fifteen years. But now, he lives in a dormitory at YU and is majoring in Public Policy and Leadership. His determination is rock solid. He said, "The ultimate goal in my life is to improve the lives of disadvantaged people and to eradicate poverty not only for Zimbabwe, but the entire world." He added, "Zimbabwe is rich in natural resources and has the world's second largest diamond deposit, but we don't know how to use it for the people. This is because there is no appropriate public policy and leadership." He also stated, "By becoming the first person from Zimbabwe to graduate from the Park Chung Hee School, I want to become a bridge that connects the government and the people, and Zimbabwe and Korea, and I will do my best so that the Saemaul spirit and leadership can settle down in all parts of Zimbabwe." D. Gebremarian CHICHE (38) from Ethiopia has a 'national mission' while studying at the YU Park Chung Hee School. He worked as a social mobilization director and as an educational support director at the EPRDF (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) headquarters. He stated, "Currently, Ethiopia is copying Korea in terms of economic development policies and strategies. My given mission is to learn all about Korea. I will make sure to complete my mission for my country and people." Once he completes the three semester 'Public Policy and Leadership' master's degree program after one year and returns to his home country, he said that the Ethiopian government will newly establish a 'Job education center' and the three graduates of the YU Park Chung Hee School will become trainers there. He said with an air of hope in his eyes, "With the motto of 'Act locally, Think globally!' I will practice and apply what I learned at Park Chung Hee School." Uno KONISIMO (29), who is the first from the Oceania region experiencing the Saemaul Undong, is from Papua New Guinea. He taught biology in college and is currently a Saemaul Undong leader in his hometown Kafana since 2011. He received a two week Saemaul Undong education program in Korea last December and is currently majoring in Saemaul Undong Theory and Practice. He said, "When I first encountered the Saemaul spirit of diligence, self help, and cooperation, it was a complete shock. I am convinced that the concept of 'self help' will bring about great changes to the people of my country, who normally blame the government for everything that goes bad." He said that by working with NGOs back home a year later, he wants to spark the Saemaul Undong of 'we can do it' not only in Oceania, but throughout the world. N. Beatrice NDAMUTSWA (28, female) is from Congo and worked in the local council and is now majoring in the Saemaul Undong Theory and Practice. Arkhawan Jawhar SHARIF (34, female) was a public officer in Iraq Ministry of Water. Resources and is currently majoring in Forest Resources and Ecological Restoration. Mirwals AMINI (27) is from Afghanistan and also majors in Forest Resources and Ecological Restoration, while Hamida LAFITI (28, female), who is also from Afghanistan, majors in Public Policy and Leadership. They said, "Our next year at the YU Park Chung Hee School will be a turning point for me and my country." They added, "Once we return home, we will apply what we learned at the Park Chung Hee School and spend the rest of our lives practicing a Saemaul Undong suitable for our homes and fostering Saemaul leaders." International students who left their secured lives and came to the YU Park Chung Hee School for their countries (from left on front row, counter-clockwise: NDAMUTSWA, CHICHE, LAFITI, KONISIMO, SHARIF, AMINI, CHANDAENGERWA) Meanwhile, the Park Chung Hee School is the first graduate school in Korea named after a president and it focuses on the academics, globalization and fostering human resources of the Saemaul Undong that provided the cornerstone for economic development in Korea. It is a one year, three semester, program and students must earn a minimum of 36 credits, while scoring B or above in all classes. Students must also be able to speak both Korean and English to a certain degree, and once the thesis is accepted, students are given a master of saemaul studies degree or a master of public administration degree. Park, Seung Woo, Dean of the YU Park Chung Hee School stated, "For helping emerging countries, human-ware support through the fostering of human resources is more effective than hardware support." He also added, "We are currently selecting international students through foreign embassies in Korea and Korean embassies in foreign countries. We will continue to attract international students with great potentials and continue our efforts to make the Korean economic development model contribute to the development of underdeveloped or emerging countries."
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First Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for the Park Geun-hye Administration, Lee, Dong Phil (Livestock Management) First Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, Lee, Yang Ho (Public Administration) [March 30, 2013] YU alumni have become the top leaders of the two organizations that are responsible for the development of Korea's agricultural industry. Both the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration are graduates of YU. First, alumni Lee, Dong Phil (58, left on photo) who is from the YU Department of Livestock Management, class of '74 was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs at the appointment ceremony held at the Government Complex Sejong. At this ceremony, Minister Lee stated, "I feel a heavy responsibility taking this important position amidst difficult farming conditions due to the opening up of the market. I will do my best to create happy agricultural industries and agricultural towns." After graduating from the YU Department of Livestock Management in 1978, Minister Lee joined the Korea Rural Economic Institute in 1980 and conducted researches on the development of the farming industry and farming towns for over 30 years. In 1994, he began serving as a member of the Prime Minister's Office agricultural policy council committee and since then served as a special full-time member of the Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee, chairperson of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Regulation Review committee, director of the mid-term financial task force in the agriculture and food sector under the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and a special member of the Presidential Committee on Regional Development. From 2011, he worked as the director of the Korea Rural Economic Institute where he designed a brighter future for Korea's farming industry and farming villages. He received the Civil Merit Medal in 1999 and received the Dongbaeg Medal of the Order of Civil Merit in 2011. Afterwards on the 18th, Lee, Yang Ho (54), an alumni of the YU Department of Public Administration of the class of '78, was appointed as the 25th Administrator of the Rural Development Administration. Administrator Lee stated in his inaugural address, "We will develop the agricultural industry as a new-growth engine industry for the future through R&D and systemized technology transfers to farms." Administrator Lee was born in Gyeongbuk in 1959 and graduated from Yeungnam High School and the YU Department of Public Administration in 1982. After beginning his career as a public official through the 26th public adminstration examination in 1982, Administrator Lee served as a manager for promoting trade for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, secretary of agriculture affairs for the OECD summit, secretary for public administration, secretary for investment reviews, manager of cooperatives, secretary of planning and budgeting, and secretary of innovative human resource management. In 2011, while working as the director of the agricultural policy bureau for the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, he closed the deal on the credit and economic divisions of Nonghyup together with former Administrator of the Rural Development Administration, Park Hyun Chul. Furthermore, as he served as the agricultural policy bureau director of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, director of the food industry policy office and the director of planning and coordination office, he became reputed for his leadership that always listened carefully to subordinates.
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College of Natural Resources, 10 Year Friendship with Iowa State University Active Student Exchange including Double diplomas and Overseas Field Training [March 19, 2013] The YU College of Natural Resources (dean, Lee, Heon Ho) is transforming into the cradle of global human resources in agriculture for the Era of FTA. Through active exchange with prestigious universities in advanced agrarian countries, it is cultivating agricultural human resources equipped with a globalized outlook and technological skills. In particular, YU College of Natural Resources has been continuing a global partnership with ISU (Iowa State University) of the US for a decade. Since signing an exchange agreement in 2003, the two universities are operating an overseas field training exchange program to send students to each other's universities for two weeks, with each university taking turns every year, and recognizes 3 credits each. Up until now 150 students took part in this program. Students from ISU are listening to Professor Yeo, Jung Sou's lecture. On the 18th, 20 students and 4 professors from the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences visited the YU College of Natural Resources. Last summer, 50 YU students received education for 2 weeks at ISU. ISU students who listened to the 'Hanwoo (Korean Native Cattle) Doctor' Professor Yeo, Jung Sou's (School of Biotechnology) lecture on the self-developed 'Hanwoo beef production history tracking system' expressed their anticipation that Hanwoo beef will one day capture the global tastes. Afterwards, ISU students experienced making traditional Korean foods such as Bibimbap and Bindaetteok, and were surprised at the ensemble of tastes that harmonize vegetables and beef it offered. Heidi Reynolds (22), a senior at the ISU Department of Animal Science, who visited Korea for the first time, said, "The efforts of livestock breeders and the academic circles to protect Hanwoo was very impressive. Also, it was possible to see the way for sustainable farming development in the traditional farming methods of Korea such as the use of natural fertilizers such as compost. In addition, I was able to see the beauty of harmony and unity of Koreans as I made and tasted Bibimbap." She said that this was very valuable experience. Professor Jodi Sterle (41) of ISU who visited YU with the students stated, "The overseas field training exchange program is very effective as an opportunity for students to have a broader outlook on the world and to understand the need for global cooperation for the future of humanity," while adding, "I hope that more students will come and go between YU and ISU to develop into global agricultural experts." "Does the colorful Bibimbap look good?" (ISU students taste the Bibimbap that they made) ISU students also visted the museum, experienced samulnori, visited Hanwoo farms, the Gumi Nongshim plant and the beef processing plants, visited the Andong Hahoe Folk Village and visited Insa-dong in Seoul together with students from the YU College of Natural Resources to deepen their understanding of Korea and broaden their perspective of the world. Lee, Do Hyung, chairman of the YU Department of Forest Resources, stated with anticipation, "This will contribute in motivating the academic aspirations of participating students," while adding, "In addition to undergraduate students, we will work on fostering global agricultural experts who will work for the future of humanity by strengthening exchange and cooperation for the graduate schools." On this, Dean of the College of Natural Resources Lee, Heon Ho (Department of Forest Resources) stated, "Even farming requires global competitiveness in the Era of FTA. We can no longer survive by merely claiming that domestic farm products are the best." He added, "We will spare no efforts to foster talented specialists to be the foundation for this by training more students overseas to gain not only advanced technologies and theoretical knowledge, but also confidence and a global mindset." "What a perfectly grilled Bindaetteok!" "I play the janggu well?"
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“Korea is the gateway to the Asia market and we want to begin exchange and cooperation through YU…” Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone Authority-Israeli Delegation Visits YU Search for the exchange and the cooperation and joint research in the medical, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors [March 22, 2013] The Israeli delegation visiting YU on the 21st pose for a photo. (from third in front row left to right, YU President Noh, Seok Kyun, chairperson of IATI Dr. Zeevi, Ambassador of Commerce Fohrer) YU (president Noh, Seok Kyun) opened up possibilities for exchange in medical, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors with Israel. The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone Authority(DGFEZ)-Israeli Delegation visited YU at 3 P.M. on the 21st to search for possibilities for academic exchange and joint research in the medical, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Chairperson of the IATI (Israel Advanced Technology Industries) Dr. Benny Zeevi, as well as commercial ambassador Ofer Fohrer of the Israeli Embassy, Ahn, Jung Gon, the director of the DGFEZ Investment Policy and Simon Bruce Hoggett, the officer of the DGFEZ Investment Strategy Team met with YU President Noh, Seok Kyun and discussed hopes for cooperation with YU in the medical, pharmaceutical and life sciences fields. Dr. Zeevi stated, "There are over 900 companies in the life sciences sector in Israel, but most are new companies with only about 10 years of experience. However, due to its high future growth potential, the government is actively fostering this sector investing about 4.7% of the GDP in R&D," as he introduced the Israeli government's pro-innovation policies. He also explained, "Because Israel does not have a local market, all companies are enhancing their global competitiveness for the global market," and added, "We hope to place YU as our starting point to increase exchange and cooperation with Korea as the important gateway to the Asia market. We have high hopes since YU is playing a crucial role in constructing the Daegu High-tech Medical Complex." President Noh said in reply, "YU has a long tradition and the potential in the medical and pharmaceutical sector, and it has also procured outstanding personnel in the life sciences sector recently, and is achieving much in research." He also added, "We hope that today's visit will lead the cooperation and exchange with each other." Following President Noh, director of the YU Clinical Trial Center for Medical Devices of Yeungnam University Hospital Ahn, Sang Ho (Department of Rehabilitation medicine), dean of the College of Pharmacy Kim, Jung Ae, Director of Funded Research Lee, Hee Young (Director of Research Cooperation Foundation, School of Materials Science and Engineering), Associate Vice-President of Funded Research Choi, In Ho (Deputy Director of Research Cooperation Foundation, School of Biotechnology) introduced their research personnel and the superiority and achievements of their research infrastructure as they asserted their intent for cooperation. YU is planning to pursue exchange with Israeli universities through this visit by the Israeli delegation.
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Hosted by the YU Dokdo Institute, YU Humanities Hall Auditorium on the 9th at 2 P.M. Invite world-renowned scholars 1 - 2times per year, scheduling regular Dokdo Concerts [March 7, 2013] The YU Dokdo Institute (director Choi, Jae Mok), a research institute of policies by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, invited Park, No Ja (40, photo) a professor of East Asian Studies at University of Oslo in Norway, to hold the 'Dokdo, Life, Peace Concert' (hereinafter referred to as 'Dokdo Concert'). The Dokdo Concert that will be held on the 9th at 2 P.M. at the YU Humanities Hall Auditorium is being opened amidst worsened Korea-Japan diplomatic relations over the Dokdo issue since the launching of the Abe regime in Japan. Through the voice of a world-renowned intellectuals, East Asian peace and a new order and direction that supercedes territory and boundaries will be searched for. Professor Park, No Ja who was invited as a speaker will hold a special, two-hour long lecture on 'Talking about the potential for Korea-Japan alliance and peace beyond territorial perspectives'. YU Professor Park, Hong Kyu (School Of General Education) will also participate as a debater. As evident in the subtitle of his lecture 'Development outlook on Korea-Japan relations based on conscience and common struggle', Professor Park uses the historical example of Korea-Japan solidarity that aimed to overcome the contradictions of colonizers/colonized, and claimed that "a 'society without categorization of nationality and prejudice of races' is the only future-oriented alternative for capitalism that is on its way to utter destruction." Director of the YU Dokdo Institute, Choi, Jae Mok (Department of Philosophy) who planned the event stated, "The Dokdo issue should be seen not as a territorial issue of East Asia, but from the perspective of future-oriented relations," and added, "We provided this as an opportunity for mutual communication of East Asia not for the 'solution' of the Dokdo issue, but for its 'alleviation'." In accordance to such goal, the YU Dokdo Institute is planning to hold Dokdo Concerts inviting prominent foreign scholars regularly once or twice a year. Furthermore, on Mary 23, they are planning to invite 13 scholars from Russia, China and Japan and hold an international academic conference under the title 'Integration and Understanding of Culture through Marine Hubs of East Asia'. ※ Professor Park, No Ja was born in Russia and is a progressive historian and an author and contributor who focuses on the themes of social change and social development represents anti-fascism. After graduating in the Department of Korean Studies at St. Petersburg State University of Russia, he earned his PhD at the Moscow State University Graduate School of Korean Studies. From 2000, he has been serving as a professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Oslo in Norway where teaches Korean studies. He was nationalized as a South Korean citizen in 2001.
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First Secretary to the President for Education for the Park Geun-hye Administration [February 26, 2013] Professor Gim, Chae Chun (50, Department of Education, photo) was nominated as the first Secretary to the President for Education of the Cheong Wa Dae of the Park Geun-hye Government. Secretary Gim served as a member of the Happiness Education Task Force of the People's Happiness Committee, which was the election campaign camp for President Park during her presidential campaign. He also served as an expert advisor of the presidential transition committee. Secretary Gim earned his bachelor's degree in education at the Seoul National University College of Education (1986), master's in education at the Seoul National University Graduate School of Education (1988), and PhD in education at the UCLA Graduate School (1996). He has been serving as a professor at the YU Department of Education since March 2000. In the school, he has served as a vice-dean of the College of Education, director of the Teaching & Learning Support Center, and the vice-dean of the Graduate School of Education. He also served as a researcher for the Korean Educational Development Institute and the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, director of the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice educational policy committee, and as various policy advisors for the Ministry of Education. He is also the president of the Asia IARTEM(International Assosiation for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media).
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YU President Noh, Seok Kyun makes surprise visit to the new student orientation Unprecedented visit by YU President, the orientation mood up! Stated challenge for the next 4 years [February 25, 2013] 11:55 a.m., February 25, Seongdeok Training Institute auditorium in Yeongcheon. On the second day of 'Saeteo' (the new student orientation), the freshmen class of 2013 in the YU College of Liberal Arts had an unexpected visit from the special guest. The surprise visitor was YU President Noh, Seok Kyun. Since his appointed to YU president on February 1, he wanted to meet his first new freshmen as soon as possible. President Noh took the podium in front of over 600 freshmen in the College of Liberal Arts and said, "2013 will be remembered as a very special year to both you and me. This is the year that I start as the president of YU and for you, as students of YU. Here and today is where we first met and for the next four years, we will work together for a better future. This is truly a valuable relationship. I will always remember this overwhelming feeling that I am experiencing as I meet you." President Noh also stated, "Literature, History and Philosophy that you will major in is the most fundamental starting point of all academic disciplines. I hope that you make the most out of your university life in this day of age where character and culture has become more important than ever, as you find the path you want to take for your life, while establishing your own set of values." He also added with promise, "I hope that you work hard to make your 4 years in YU the happiest and most enjoyable time of your life, and I will also do my best as the president of the university." Lunch time passed when President Noh arrived, but the students did not care and continued to listen intently. They also responded their surprise and welcome for his visit with cheers. Lim, Hyo Jin (19, female), who has officially become a 2013 freshman at the YU Department of English Language and Literature after enrolling on the 28th said, "I finally feel like I've become a university student coming here to Saeteo. I am really happy that the president of the university came to visit us. University presidents are not someone who students can easily meet. But it doesn't feel like that for us." She added, "Like he said, I renewed my will to spend a meaningful 4 years." Choi, Jeung Young (Department of Korean Language and Literature, 24, male), who is the student president of the College of Liberal Arts and the supervisor of the Saeteo, said, "I've never even heard of a university president coming to meet freshmen at Saeteo before school even started. I hope that his visit will be the start of a new tradition." He added, "I hope that our students will have more pride in their university life thanks to the special interest and encouragement that the university president expressed." Meanwhile, 16 professors including Lee, Jeong Hi, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, visited the Saeteo to give advice and encourage the new freshmen. The College of Liberal Arts Saeteo was held for 3 days from the 24th to the 26th.
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Graduation ceremony for 2012 - 3,736 earns bachelor's, 578 master's and 89 doctorate's degrees. Unique signs congratulating graduations [February 22, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) held a graduation ceremony for the graduate school at the Chunma Art Center Chamber Hall at 11 A.M. on the 22nd, as well as undergraduate and special graduate schools held the ceremonies, and gave degrees to 3,726 bachelors', 578 masters' and 89 PhDs. In particular, Kim, Hye Na (25), who is a philosophy major, received diplomas for a total of 3 majors including her main major of philosophy and in business and ethical education. A total of 402 students received bachelor's degrees with dual majors. The oldest graduate was Mr. Na, Jung Gi at the age of 68, while Park, Joo Won was the youngest graduate at the age of 20. In the graduation ceremony of the graduate school, the American Thomas Duvernay received his PhD in Korean studies A total of 167 foreign students (102 bachelor's, 53 master's, 12 PhDs) from 14 different countries, including Shafir Kalathil (27) from India who received a PhD in chemical engineering. Meanwhile, there were many unique signs that stood out to congratulate the graduation all around the YU campus. Graduating students, friends and families had a great time taking photos in front of signs decorated with witty comments and pictures. One graduate who took photos after being tossed in the air by friends said, "I made great memories thanks to my friends," and added, "I will upload the photos today on my blog and Facebook to share these memories with my friends."
