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Volunteer service and cultural exchange activities with Uzbekistan and Vietnam Opportunity to develop basic knowledge as global citizens by carrying out global social contribution activities Local governments and universities collaborate to develop local youth’s global capabilities [July 28, 2023] <YU Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps’ Activities in Uzbekistan> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) students embarked on global social contribution activities during their vacation.They were dispatched to Uzbekistan and Vietnam to engage in volunteer work and cultural exchange activities. Twenty students from YU Global Leaders College went to Uzbekistan volunteer work from the 3rd to the 13th. YU Global Leaders College was established this year to respond to Korea's global status and the needs of the international community. <Starting Ceremony for Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps> Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps visited kindergartens, welfare facilities for the disabled, and nursing homes in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and provided educational volunteer activities such as making fans and painting. During the dispatch period, they visited National University of Samarakant and engaged in cultural exchange activities with local students through Korean language classes, making Korean food, and learning traditional dances. Students from both universities also held an environmental cleanup campaign near the campus. <YU Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps’ Activities in Uzbekistan> Park Ye-ji (3rd year Saemaul International Development Department) who went to Uzbekistan volunteer work said, “It was my second overseas volunteer activity following Vietnam volunteer work in my sophomore year. In Uzbekistan, local kindergarten children and teachers liked it and I was, therefore, able to do volunteer work happily. I think it's good that I could develop my major's competencies and gained various experiences through overseas volunteer activities.” From the 10th to the 18th, YU Social Contribution Group dispatched students to Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province in Vietnam to carry out volunteer activities. Last year, YU launched a social contribution group consisting of students and faculty members as part of achieving a new vision of 'a creative innovation university that contributes to the prosperity of human society' and has been continuously carrying out volunteer activities both inside and outside the campus. <Students from Gyeongsan-si and 7 local universities, including YU, carried out social contribution activities in Vietnam> Especially, these volunteer activities in Vietnam are meaningful in the respect that the local government and local youth planned and promoted the volunteer activity together. Local governments and universities held hands to expand opportunities for global contribution activities for local youth and to improve their global mindset. Thirty students from Gyeongsan City and 7 local universities, including YU, joined together. They carried out educational volunteer activities and local meal support activities at a local orphanage in Vietnam and also conducted cultural exchanges and workshops with students from Lak Hong University in Dong Nai Province. In addition, various programs were carried out to strengthen global capabilities, such as visiting Korean companies in Ho Chi Minh, Gyeongsangbuk-do Ho Chi Minh Office, and Saemaul Foundation Ho Chi Minh Office, etc. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “Through overseas volunteer activities, students can broaden their view of the world and develop basic knowledge as global citizens. Especially, It will be an opportunity to have various experiences in developing countries and think about the challenges that the people of the world must solve together. Korea's young generation should be grateful for enjoying the fruits of their parents' dedicated efforts. Now, our young generation must play a role as global citizens. The university will actively support students so that they can gain a variety of experiences, from small volunteer activities that can be started from the surroundings to global social contribution activities around the world.” <Disbanding ceremony for YU Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps>
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Hosted by YU Department of Global Education, “Learning Korea” for 7 days, participated by the youth from 3 countries including China and Japan Equipped with systematic programs related to Korean language and culture education Annual exchanges with overseas friendship sister cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do [July 31, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) started “Global Youth Culture Experience Camp” for overseas youth to “Promoting Korea.” This camp was held from July 17th to 23rd with invitation of university students and high school students from overseas friendship sister cities by Gyeongsangbuk-do and was supervised by YU Department of Global Education, which has a systematic program for Korean language and culture education. <2023 Global Youth Culture Experience Camp hosted by YU Department of Global Education (Korean traditional coming-of-age ceremony experience)> About 50 teenagers from Ningxia, Shaanxi, Jilin, Henan, and Hunan Provinces in China, Hiroshima in Japan, and West Java in Indonesia participated in the camp. While living in the YU dormitory, they learned Korean history in Gyeongju and Andong, and experienced Korean modern culture by visiting Gumi Samsung Electronics Smart City, Cheongdo Wine Tunnel, and Pohang Homigot. In addition, they participated in various cultural experiences held at YU, such as Korean language project classes, K-pop dance learning, traditional coming-of-age ceremonies, and Korean traditional music performances, showing great response. Bintang Achmad Qhaissan (17), who visited Korea for the first time from West Java, Indonesia for this project, said, “The whole experience of traveling to Gyeongsangbuk-do with YU was new. I was very happy to meet foreign friends at the global camp.” Meng Jingyue (20), from Hunan, China said, “The experience of being able to directly participate in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony wearing a hanbok was truly special. This camp is not the end, I will take this memory with me for a better start and future.” Professor LEE Mi-hyang, head of the Department of Global Education at YU, who oversaw this camp, said, “Words and life are one. When you experience someone's life firsthand, you want to know what they say and how they live. I believe that this camp will serve as a priming water to introduce Korea and YU to young people who are still unfamiliar with Korea.”
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Jeju Olle Trail for 7 days and 6 nights from the 17th, 100km including Hallasan Yeongsil Trekking Course Improvement of leadership and self-confidence and accumulation of valuable experiences in school days Personality education, such as special lectures on “challenging spirit” by celebrities and team building programs, etc. [July 20, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) students embarked on National Territorial Trekking of 100km on Jeju Island. <YU held an opening ceremony for “Walking into Jeju,” National Territorial Trekking> On the 17th, 50 YU students boarded a plane from Daegu Airport to Jeju Island. They arrived at Pyoseon Beach in Jeju Island and had an opening ceremony for National Territorial Trekking on Jeju Island. <National Territorial Trekking “Walking into Jeju” by YU (YU students are doing beach cleanup activities)> They walk a total of 100km, including a 95km section from Jeju Olle Trail Course 4 to Course 10 and a 5km trekking course in Hallasan Yeongsil, for 7 days and 6 nights.Excluding the travel itinerary from Daegu to Jeju Island, they walk an average of about 20 km per day. In the evening during the National Territorial Campaign, character education such as a special lecture on the spirit of challenge and a team building program will be conducted. Student NA Seung-hun (4th grade of Faculty of Physical Education), a participant of the National Territorial Trekking, said, “I participated in this National Territorial Trekking to develop confidence in myself and to gain valuable experiences from my school days. I overlap with the summer rainy season and the weather is very hot but I hope everyone will safely finish the race by cheering and encouraging one another.” President CHOI Oe-chool of YU visited Daegu Airport and encouraged the students right before the departure of the national trek. He (below photo) said, “I hope that it will be an opportunity for students to participate in the National Territorial Trekking, develop leadership, develop self-confidence, and plan their future. There may be times when it is difficult and exhausting in the middle of the hot weather, but with the spirit of Cheonma, let's finish the race without giving up and return to school healthy.”
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President CHOI Oe-chool, special meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea at the K-Ricebelt Ministerial Meeting Proposal of “Studying at YU for Guinea Civil Servants” to cultivate local “Saemaul experts” The Minister from Guinea, “Expectation of establishment and execution of national development policy with enhancement of capability of civil servants for Saemaul” [July 14, 2023] <President CHOI Oe-chool of YU (left) and Guinea Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Berry of Agriculture and Livestock are having a special meeting to cultivate Saemaul experts> A high-ranking official in Guinea, Africa, asked YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) for help in fostering “Saemaul experts.” On the 10th, Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea met President CHOI Oe-chool of YU and held a special meeting to cultivate Saemaul experts in Guinea. Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry visited Korea to attend the Africa K-Rice Belt Agriculture Ministers' Meeting held at the JW Marriott Hotel for three days from July 9th.Ministerial-level figures from eight African countries (Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya), the World Food Program (WFP) Secretary-General, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) vice-president attended the meeting to have discussions on global food security and cooperation in agriculture, etc. During this important short visit to Korea for 2 nights and 3 days, Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea met President CHOI Oe-chool of YU. It indicates how important it is to nurture Saemaul experts at the national level in Guinea. At the meeting with President Choi, Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry said, “Cooperation between the two countries is necessary in various fields for the development of Guinea.Above all, it is urgent to share the ways to overcome famine in Guinea and Korea's economic development experience. Especially, I hope that YU will play a role in cultivation of Saemaul experts who will be active in Guinea.”On the request by Minister Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry, President CHOI suggested that Guinean civil servants study at YU in order to share Korea's development experience and transfer Saemaul Studies. President CHOI said, “South Korea is the only country that has been changed from the poorest country to an advanced country. One of the driving forces is the Saemaul Undong and Saemaul development.We will actively help Guinean public officials to study “Saemaul Studies” at YU. If public officials who formulate and promote national policies deepen their understanding of Saemaul Undong, they will be able to greatly contribute to the development of Guinea. We hope that Saemaul experts who studied at YU will be able to carry out global social contribution activities along with the development of Guinea.” Minister Mamudu Nanyangren Berry was also pleased with President CHOI’s proposal. Minister Berry said, “If Guinean civil servants with patriotism study at YU and build their competencies as Saemaul experts, they will be able to play a major role in Guinea's development. When I return to my home country, I will report the YU’s proposal to the President's Office. I will promptly take follow-up measures for mutual cooperation.” Following the meeting between President CHOI and the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Guinea, Guinea and YU plan to discuss specific details, such as the timing and scale of the training program to nurture Saemaul experts, soon.
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Leading advancement of local university entrepreneurship education as a central university in the Daegyeong/Gangwon region Implementation of the project by receiving government subsidy of KRW 750 million every year for 5 years from this year Enhancement of local university start-up capacity by leading the start-up education base university project for last 3 years [July 05, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected as a leading university for STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu (SCOUT) by the Ministry of Education. “STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu” is a project supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea to cultivate universities as the center of community entrepreneurship education by expanding existing entrepreneurship education bases, establishing a regional entrepreneurship education foundation, and establishing a collaboration system with local governments. The total project period is 5 years and the selected university receives KRW 750 million in support each year. For three years from 2020 to 2022, YU successfully led the Southern Region (Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Jeju Regions) Entrepreneurship Education Base University Project.YU, as the university in charge of the project, is being evaluated for raising the startup capabilities of local universities to the next level through the introduction of a startup-friendly system for local startups, improvement of startup support infrastructure, development of high-quality startup education contents, and educational support activities. As the result of this selection, YU is expected to play a pivotal role in ▲strengthening and advancing local university entrepreneurship education capabilities, ▲spreading entrepreneurship education culture, and ▲bridging the gap in entrepreneurship education, s the central university of the Daegyeong-Gangwon region consortium (YU, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Keimyung University, Andong National University, and POSTECH). YU is also expected to contribute to the creation of a local startup ecosystem and regional development through linkage and cooperation with regional governments such as Gyeongsangbuk-do, Daegu City, and Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “This is the result of YU's excellent entrepreneurship education system and achievements recognized by the government. YU, as a base institution for entrepreneurship education, will provide generous support so that young people can cultivate creative and challenging entrepreneurship.” Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and National Research Foundation of Korea recently announced the results of regional consortium selection for the project of “STARTUP Co-Op University for Transition of edu.” For the general university consortium, a total of five consortiums were selected: the Daegyeong/Gangwon consortium centered on YU, the metropolitan area, the Chungcheong area, the Honam/Jeju area, and the Southeast area.
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Students of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering propose a helper service to achieve financial goals using banking apps. Enhancement of major and practical skills at the same time during participation in the project for 10 months [July 05, 2023] <Students of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering receiving grand prize in “The 1st Korea Digital Talent Nurturing Project” and Deputy Director Kim Byung-chil of Financial Supervisory Service> (Photo provided by DGB Financial Group) YU students received grand prize in “The 1st Korea Digital Talent Nurturing Project - IT’s DGB, IM Challenger” hosted by DGB Financial Group. This is a project conducted to foster local digital talent and is a contest for financial-related services and product ideas applied with digital technology. It was hosted by DGB Financial Group and sponsored by the Financial Supervisory Service, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).Beginning with the application process in September of last year, the teams that advanced to the final round were selected through preliminary evaluation of the proposal and evaluation of the presentation of the final round.The team advancing to the final round went through 4 weeks of AWS intensive training and 4 months of research projects in February of this year and held the final round on June 27 last year to announce the final research results. As the result, K2PSL team, composed of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering students KIM Jae-beom, KANG Hyeon-joo, SOHN Hee-jung, PARK Si-hyeon, and LEE Su-yeon, won the grand prize.The winners of the grand prize are YU Information and Communication Engineering studentsreceive a prize of KRW 10 million and an opportunity to visit the AWS headquarters in the US. The idea proposed by YU students is “Sohwakhang,” a helper service for achieving financial goals using DGB Financial Group’s own app, IM Bank.In this service, when financial consumers set their own financial goals through a smartphone app, artificial intelligence creates a personalized quest (a task that users must perform in an online game) based on the consumer's financial information, “My Data.”It embodied the idea that consumers can fulfill this quest and eventually achieve their personal financial goals.It received good reviews for being able to achieve financial goals while enjoying it like a game through detailed quests created by artificial intelligence based on My Data. Student KIM Jae-beom of YU Department of Information and Communication Engineering said, I came up with the idea of how to use My Data to achieve my vague financial goals, and proposed “Sohwakhang.” During the research period of the project, technical advice from field experts of DGB Financial Group, who participated as mentors, was very helpful.We were able to set up and materialize the overall flow of ideas.We were able to develop not only our major skills but also our practical skills while working on the project for about 10 months. Meanwhile, “The 2nd Korea Digital Talent Nurturing Project - IT’s DGB, IM Challenger” will accept applications from August 1st.The application deadline is October 13 and the participants are university (graduate) students and young people (excluding the metropolitan area) nationwide.The award-winning team receives benefits such as tours to global corporate headquarters and preferential treatment when applying for jobs at DGB Financial Group.
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Consistently good ratings in World University Rankings ... Acceptance of world-class research capability No. 1 in Mathematics & Computer Science in Korea for 9 consecutive years ... Solid global status with No. 44 in the world and No. 12 in Asia Uniformly good rankings with No. 9 in Life & Earth Science and No. 17 in Physical Sciences & Engineering [June 27, 2023] 2023 Overall Leiden Ranking 2023 Leiden Ranking in Mathematics & Computer Science Korea ranking University Korea ranking University 1 Sejong University 1 YU 2 UNIST 2 Sejong University 3 POSTECH 3 Kyunghee University 4 KAIST 4 Yonsei University 5 DGIST 5 Gyeongsang National University 6 Yonsei University 6 Ewha Womans University 7 Seoul National University 7 UNIST 8 YU 8 Korea University 9 Korea University 9 Sungkyunkwan University 10 Sungkyunkwan University 10 Sogang University 11 Ewha Womans University 11 Catholic University 12 Hanyang University 12 Inje University 13 Ulsan University 13 KAIST 14 Ajou University 14 Kyungpook National University 15 Dongguk University 15 POSTECH 16 Sogang University 16 Ajou University 17 GIST 17 Hanyang University 18 Kyunghee University 18 Ulsan University 19 University of Seoul 19 Chung-Ang University 20 Inha Univesity 20 DGIST YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) ranked No. 8 in Korea in the overall ranking of “2023 Leiden Ranking”, World University Rankings. YU showed its potential with consistent inclusion in the top 10 in Korea in World University Rankings. Especially, YU shows world-class research capability in the field of Mathematics & Computer Science.YU surprised the academic world by ranking No. 44 in the world and No. 12 in Asia in the fields of Mathematics & Computer Science. YU has been unrivaled in Korea by ranking No. 1 for 9 consecutive years.In addition, YU ranked No. 9 in Life and Earth Sciences and No. 17 in Physical Sciences & Engineering in Korea and was recognized for its excellence in research. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “In the global university evaluation, YU has been receiving good evaluation results year after year. Especially, YU has consistently received good reviews in comprehensive evaluations covering all fields of study including Mathematics & Computer Science in which YU ranked No. 1 in Korea and is solidifying its status as a prestigious private university. In this way, YU's excellent education and research capabilities will serve as the basis for fostering global talent.We will cultivate not only the talents having global competitiveness in the academic field but also the talents to contribute in human society based on true character.” “Leiden Ranking” is the ranking of universities in the world based on qualitative levels of theses of universities’ research capabilities evaluated by Leiden University in Netherlands.As the ranking is calculated based on the number of papers and the ratio of paper citations excluding subjective qualitative evaluation factors such as university reputation, this is evaluated as an important indicator to measure the research performance and quality of research by universities.This year, 1,411 universities in 72 countries around the world that published more than 800 papers in international journals for four years from 2018 to 2021 were evaluated.In case of Korea, 51 universities were included in the evaluation. The Leiden ranking, along with the overall rankings, consists of five fields including Mathematics & Computer Science, Biomedical & Health Science, Life & Earth Science, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social sciences, and Social Science & Humanities.
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Students of Department of Electronic Engineering stood out by participating in the artificial intelligence self-driving 1/5 racer category A part of “robot-based innovation leading expert training project” … Advancement of robotics expertise through the contest [June 29, 2023] <Students of YU Department of Electronic Engineering won the grand prize in the 2nd International University Student Self-Driving EV Contest> Students of Department of Electronic Engineering won grand prize in the 2nd International University Student Self-Driving EV Contest. The International University Student Self-Driving EV Contest was held in Jeju International Convention Center in May in connection with the International Electric Vehicle Expo to discover talents in future technologies such as electrification and self-driving and to contribute to the development of the self-driving industry. In the contest, ICAS team (advisor Professor KWON Nam-kyu), consisting of students PARK Min-jae, KIM Hyun-ji, SOHN Se-young, and HONG Jin-seok from YU Department of Electronic Engineering, participated in “AI Autonomous 1/5 Racer” category and won grand prize. “AI Autonomous 1/5 Racer” category is the one that the size of the model car is made one-fifth of the size of the actual car, missions such as lane recognition, tunnel driving, and emergency stop using sensors such as camera, GPS, and LiDAR on a 300m track are performed, and the model car arrives the destination as quickly as possible. <Students of YU Department of Electronic Engineering are repairing a model self-driving car to participate in the International University Student EV Self-Driving Contest> Team leader PARK Min-jae of YU ICAS said, “We were able to develop the ability to apply theoretical contents to practice while actually applying computer vision, image processing, and automatic control, etc. learned in major courses. In the process of preparing for the competition, the self-driving course was subdivided and roles were divided and it seems that the team members did their best in their respective duties, leading to good results. Above all, it seemed to be able to achieve good results because our advisor consulted with us whenever we encountered difficulties and helped us a lot so that we could focus on the competition. Professor KWON Nam-kyu of YU Department of Electronic Engineering, who taught ICAS, said, “I am very happy that the students achieved the good results as they prepared passionately to participate in the competition. driving has recently increased, the importance of related capabilities is also increasing.We will continue to make endeavors to help students, who will participate in the robot-based innovation-leading professional training project, grow to be the talents demanded by the times through various opportunities in the future.” The ICAS team participated in this competition with the support of the “Robot-based Innovation Leading Expert Training Project” promoted by YU and won grand prize. This project has been promoted by Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) since 2019 to cultivate master's and doctoral level professional talent in the field of robot industry and Professor LEE Jae-won of YU Department of Robot Engineering is in charge of the project.
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Support of “Multimodal Untact Sensing Leading Research Center for Lifelog” with KRW 14.1 billion including government funding Convergence of engineering, medicine, and business experts, development of “untact lifecycle health management system platform” Leading innovative growth in regionally specialized fields in cooperation by government, academia, research institutes, industry, and the military [July 04, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected for the project of “2023 Regional Leading Research Center” by the Ministry of Information & Communication. The project of Regional Leading Research Center (RLRC) is the one to construct and support a leading research center specialized in regional innovation to drive sustainable and self-sustaining innovative growth in the region based on basic research.It is expected that, by concentrating the capabilities of regional innovation agents centered on local universities, it will be possible to nurture excellent local talent and spread research results to the region. YU will implement the project by establishing the “Leading Research Center for Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing”.The center will receive a total of KRW 14.1 billion from July this year to February 2030, including KRW 10.1 billion from the government.Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing means untact detection of various kinds of bio information including heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, body temperature, and oxygen saturation, etc. in daily life. The research center will develop an untact lifecycle health management system platform for screening, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation through research on an intelligent multi-modal untact sensor platform that combines multi-physics characteristics such as electronics, radio waves, and light waves with artificial intelligence. YU, local governments, research institutes, medical institutions, and companies participate in this project to promote technology development, professional manpower training, medical data analysis and clinical application, and commercialization by dividing their roles into specialized areas.Focused in YU Department of Electronic Engineering, YU Medical Center, Konkuk University, DGIST, and Azone Tech Co., Ltd. are put in as joint researchers and Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsan-si conduct the research on ICT-medicine convergence field with cooperation by government, academia, research institutes, industry, and the military.YU engineering expert group will conduct the research on hardware and software that senses biometric information in an untact way and a physician/scientist group will install sensors with this original technology applied in medical institutions to promote the acquisition of medical device certification through clinical research for general and expert use.Enterprises will plan to commercialize the telemedicine field by commercializing it by technology level, applying it to hospitals and nursing homes, and providing medical welfare to village halls and the elderly living alone. Professor KIM Seong-ho of YU Department of Electronic Engineering manages this project and said, “Leading Research Center for Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing is a convergence research group in which engineering, medical, and enterprise experts participate to solve the accelerating super-aging society problem and the crisis of the local intelligent digital convergence industry. We will do our best to apply source technology with global competitiveness to cultivate local talent, revitalize local businesses, and improve medical welfare of local residents for advancement of sustainable future of our society rather than just researching papers.
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Late KIM Ji-young alumnus of YU College of Pharmacy deposited scholarship fund, 1st scholarship award ceremony “I want to help my juniors,” several times during the fight against her disease, her parents donated KRW 100 million to the college, conveying their daughter's will Selection as “Proud YU Pharmacist” by YU College of Pharmacy Alumni Association [June 30, 2023] <The 1st scholarship award ceremony of “KIM Ji-young Scholarship Association” in the name of late KIM Ji-young alumnus of YU College of Pharmacy was held> “This is a scholarship that is more precious than any other money that conveys the will of seniors. We will make sure to achieve the dreams that our seniors couldn’t achieve!” A scholarship award ceremony was held for juniors to carry on their dreams on behalf of seniors who passed away early without being able to fulfill their dreams. The first scholarship award ceremony was held for “KIM Ji-young Scholarship Association” in the name of late KIM Ji-young alumnus (Student ID 02) of YU College of Pharmacy was held.Ten juniors received the scholarship certificates and pledged to carry on the will of the deceased senior. In November of last year, the parents of the late KIM Ji-young visited YU and deposited KRW 100 million to be used for their daughter's juniors.Especially, the development fund they deposited gave a big resonance because it contained the meaning that KIM Ji-young left during her lifetime.After graduating from YU College of Pharmacy, she worked as a researcher for a large and famous pharmaceutical company before passing away in October of last year while struggling with an incurable disease. She has stated several times that she wants to help her juniors realize their dreams and that, if she dies, she will dispose of her property and use it for her juniors.Her parents conveyed that will to the university. The first scholarship award ceremony for “KIM Ji-young Scholarship Association” was held in 2023 General Assembly of College of Pharmacy Alumni Association held in Hotel Laonjena, Daegu, on June 24. On this day, her parents KIM Seong-rae and PARK Soon-ja also attended the scholarship award ceremony and encouraged the scholarship students.A total of 10 students were selected as the first scholarship students and received scholarship certificates and scholarships. YU College of Pharmacy Alumni Association selected her as the thirteenth recipient of the “Proud YU Pharmacist” in order to share her noble will and convey her role model to society.
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