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YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) held “National/Regional Development Action Plan Contest for Students” Participation of 11 teams from 19 countries including Zambia, Indonesia, and Malawi to share local community development plans through localization of “Saemaul” Foreigner students from 71 countries studied “Saemaul Studies” and returned to work as Saemaul international development experts [January 13, 2023] YU PSPS (Dean LEE Hee-wook) held “National/Regional Development Action Plan Contest for Students.” This is the 8th contest for foreigner students studying “Saemaul Studies” in Korea to apply Saemaul development in their own countries and prepare plans for local community development. In this contest, 43 foreign students from 19 countries who are enrolled at YU Park Chung-hee Graduate School of Saemaul participated in 11 teams. Last December, the final 8 teams selected through the review of action plan proposals and research reports for each team participated in the presentation contest held at Sapphire Hall, Cheonma Art Center, YU at 2:00 pm on the 12th. Foreigner students made presentations with such subjects as ▲A plan to develop rural communities through environmental protection (Myanmar), ▲An inclusive social project for people with albinism (Tanzania), ▲A sustainable community-based tourism industry project in Lombok (Indonesia), ▲A project to improve meal and guarantee healthy life (Congo), ▲ A plan for further expansion of cooperative rice value chain in Ponga and Khapro (Malawi), ▲ A plan to increase community income through degradable plastic products made from cassava husk waste (Indonesia), and ▲ A child education project in rural areas (Guinea) and shared their opinions. In the contest, Zambian Team won first place with a presentation on “Youth Saemaul Education and Fisheries Project in Kapu.” Siame Jairous (41, Department of Public Policy Leadership, Master’s 3rd term), representative of Zambian team, said, “I came to study at YU PSPS with the conviction that Saemaul Undong, which was the foundation of Korea's economic development, would also help the development of Zambia. Preparations for this event gave me an opportunity to deeply think about the strategies and plans for community development with application of Saemaul Undong. After graduation, I hope to have an opportunity to apply it in practice after returning to my home country.” Dean LEE Hee-wook of YU PSPS managed the contest and said, “Saemaul Studies” established by YU through decades of education and research has great value as a practical study. This is why it is most important for foreigner students majoring in Saemaul Studies and International Development to think about establishment of action plans that may be applied for development of their own countries based on their theoretical knowledge. The knowledge and experiences obtained in YU PSPS will help development of their countries and communities." YU PSPS was established in 2011 to cultivate Saemaul leaders of developing countries. Foreigner students studying in PSPS consist of public officials planning policies in respective countries, employees of public institutions, social activists, and professional workers, etc. differently from students of faculties or graduate schools. Until 808 students from 71 countries entered PSPS and 724 students from 66 countries received master’s degrees of “Saemaul Studies,” etc. and are working as main policy drafters, international development professionals, and Saemaul Undong leaders in central ministries/offices, public organizations, and international development NGO, etc. Currently, 43 international students from 19 countries are studying. Meanwhile, Rotary International District 3700 Cheongdo Rotary Club (Chairman KIM Byung-soo) sponsored scholarships to encourage foreigner students who participated in “National/Regional Development Action Plan Contest for Students” of PSPS
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Praise for suggested direction and strategy for global pharmaceutical companies Acceptance of outstanding ideas to express future pharmacies and pharmacists through webtoon [January 12, 2023] <YU Pharmacy Students won at National Contest for Pharmacy Students> (From left: SONG Hae-rin, SHIN Ji-hyeon, SOHN Sang-ah, and KIM Sang-wan) YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) Pharmacy Students won awards successively in the countrywide idea contest for pharmacy students and were recognized for their competence. In the 2022 HanAll Biopharma’s National Pharmacy Student Idea Contest held by HanAll Biopharma, a company specializing in pharmaceutical R&D and manufacture, “Han Sweat Team” consisting of SONG Hae-rin and SHIN Ji-hyeon, 5th year of YU College of Pharmacy, won the grand prize. The contest was prepared to seek for creative ideas of pharmacy students for direction of enterprises to enhance global competitiveness as professional new drug development companies through open collaboration, new drugs to be developed, and values to be possessed by global bio companies. YU students presented the direction and strategy of companies with the subjects of open collaboration by submitting “HanAll Care Proposal for Rare and Intractable Diseases” and won the grand prize. The suggestion included deep agonies to relieve difficulties of patients with rare and incurable diseases to be faced in the process of deriving integrated solution ideas in the range from diagnosis of diseases to new drug development and treatment. The two students who won the grand prize are given the right to participate in a local tour camp in the US where a global bio company is located for 6 days and 5 nights. In the 2022 2nd Daily Farm Pharmacy Student Content Contest which was held earlier, YU Pharmacy 5th year KIM Sang-wan and SOHN Sang-ah won the Excellence Prize. They expressed Sangsangyi, a pharmacy students, in a webtoon under the title of “Pharmacy Student Sangsangyi’s visit of pharmacies” to show future pharmacies and pharmacists and got good evaluation result. Their work showed the functions of future pharmacists and features of future pharmacies including counseling pharmacy, smart pharmacy, and healing pharmacy. Dean KIM Jong-oh of YU College of Pharmacy said, “Students of YU College of Pharmacy are recognized for their creativity and unique ideas. We will actively support students to grow to be pharmaceutical talents having creative and original capabilities in various fields as well as major knowledge by providing differentiated and unique education and research curriculum of YU College of Pharmacy.”
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YU Social Contribution Group held an event for “Sharing Rice-Cake Soup of Love.” More than 70 students and faculty volunteers participated preparation of rice-cake meal kits for 900 servings. Connection of Gyeongsan-si Volunteer Center & Red Cross Volunteer Corps to practice sharing with local community [January 18, 2023] “Eat rice-cake soup fulfilled with love, Happy New Year!” YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held an event for “Sharing Rice-Cake Soup of Love” on the 18th. The purpose was to expand contribution in local community by sharing warmth through the service activity for sharing rice-cake soup in order to ensure that no neighbors are left out during the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins on January 21st. <YU students are packing rice-cake soup meal kits> In the event, rice-cake soup meal kits for 900 servings were prepared by more than 70 persons consisting of students, staffs, and volunteers from the YU Social Contribution Group and students from Club Association. TheKN Co., Ltd which is operating the University Student Restaurant Sympathized with the purpose of the event and participated in the event. Rice-cake soup meal kits prepared on this day were delivered to corresponding places in the local community through cooperation by Gyeongsan-si Volunteer Center and the Red Cross Volunteer Corps. Manager KIM Jeong-hun of YU Social Contribution Group prepared the event for sharing rice-cake soup and said, "I hope that students may have an opportunity to feel the value of sharing with the start of the new year by practicing loving neighbors. The Social Contribution Group will do its best to develop more diverse programs that can foster a sense of community as a member of the society and basic knowledge as a global citizen, by providing opportunities for all local residents as well as university members to participate.” Meanwhile, the YU Social Contribution Group, which was launched in November last year, provides university members with regular volunteer opportunities every month, such as campus cleaning activities and kindergarten education volunteer activities. Various social contribution talent training programs, such as dispatching students to Cambodia, are being promoted.
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YU Social Contribution Group Global Volunteer Team launching ceremony - Start of Post-COVID-19 global activity Dispatch of 44 volunteers to Cambodia twice in January for voluntary services and cultural exchange Aiming at the cultivation of talents to contribute to the common prosperity of human society... Development of basic refinement as global citizens [December 27, 2022] <Launching ceremony of YU Social Contribution Group Global Volunteer Team> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) Social Contribution Group started an activity for global volunteer work. YU held the launching ceremony of the 39th Global Volunteer Team at the Student Support Center on the 21st. YU Global Volunteer Team is a representative volunteer service team for the overseas dispatch of students of YU. Since 2001, they have been dispatched to many places around the world and making volunteer activities and about 2,800 people have been dispatched until now. YU Global Volunteer Team has a special meaning. Due to the spread of COVID-19, this is the first volunteer tram dispatched overseas in three years after the 38th Global Volunteer Team dispatched in the 2019 winter vacation and this is the first overseas dispatch activity of YU Global Volunteer Team organized by YU this year. Last November, YU held the launching ceremony of the YU Social Contribution Group with the attendance of President CHOI Oe-chool, students, professors, and staff, and started regular social contribution activity. In order to realize “'Creative Innovation University” to contribute in prosperities of human society with a new vision declared by YU in celebration of the 75th anniversary, a social contribution group was launched with the will of the whole university members. YU Global Volunteer Team consisting of 44 volunteers is dispatched to Cambodia in January 2023. The volunteer team will be divided into two teams and each of the teams will dispatch to Phnom Penh and Kampong Cham in Cambodia, respectively, to make service activities and cultural exchanges with local students and residents in order to let them know about Korea. YU students dispatched to Cambodia plan to visit educational institutions including local orphanages and make educational services and to visit Western University and make cultural exchanges including mutual traditional plays with the students. On January 9th, HAN Hee-soo (3rd grade of Department of Mechanical Engineering) in charge of the leader of the 2nd dispatched volunteer team said, “I felt that I had grown by myself when learning and gaining unexpected things in the process of educational volunteer activity at night schools. I decided to participate in the Global Volunteer Team to prepare for an opportunity to grow one step further over sharing in a wider world. I prepared hard with my teammates and will enhance the prestige of YU and Korea by making fruitful volunteer activity in Cambodia.” Especially, YU Medical Center will support this global volunteer activity. A medical team consisting of physicians, nurses, and nutritionists will make medical volunteer activity at local hospitals in Cambodia with health authority personnel and medical staff. The medical team also plans to provide local residents with health education on disease control and prevention. <President CHOI Oe-chool makes a special lecture at the Global Volunteer Team launching ceremony> President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “I think that it is the basic refinement of global citizens and the role and responsibility of advanced countries’ peoples to aggressively lead global social contribution activity. YU will provide all support to cultivate the elegant talents to lead Korea to an advanced country and the talents to contribute to the common prosperity of human society. I hope that YU students go to a wider world, develop global minds, and grow to be the talent to contribute in human society.”
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5,517 people applied for 926 people, the highest competition rate of 13.7:1 for the Department of Cultural Anthropology High competition rates for new departments, such as the Faculty of Global Translation & Interpretation and the Department of Global Business [January 2, 2023] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) closed 2023 Regular Recruit at 6:00 pm on the 2nd and the highest competition rate, 5.96:1, was recorded. 5,517 people applied for the recruitment of 926 people (within the quota). This year, YU renewed the highest competition rate for consecutive two years next to 5.13:1 of the regular recruit competition rate (1,146 for 5,880) last year. Department of Cultural Anthropology showed the highest competition rate (13.7:1) and was followed by Department of Global Translation & Interpretation (12.3:1), the Department of Urban Engineering (12.1:1), the Department of Environmental Engineering (11.8:1), the Department of Global Business (11.4:1), the Department of Chinese Language & Culture (10.8:1), and Faculty of Free Major Selection (10.8:1). Especially, most of newly established departments such as the Department of Software Convergence (9.8:1) and the Department of Global Education (7.5:1) including the Department of Global Translation & Interpretation, the Department of Global Business, and the Faculty of Free Major Selection recorded high competition rates. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “Applicants’ YU preference was clearly identified with the highest competition rate in this recruitment next to the 1st place in Daegu-Gyeongbuk in registration rate of applicants for regular recruitment in 2023. Such a high registration rate and competition rate show that all departments are competitive, regardless of specific departments. In particular, this is the result of Yu’s endeavors to get the sympathy of students and their parents to meet social changes and educational demands. We will continue to promote innovation in order to be equipped with differentiated educational competitiveness preferred by students and their parents who are the consumers of education.
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Received 5 awards including the grand prize in a contest hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea International Trade Association Operation of Youth Trade Expert Training Project for 21 years … Accumulation of professionalism and know-how for practical capability education [January 6, 2023] <Students of YU GTEP Project Team who won awards in major academic conferences and contests related to trade> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) is recognized as the birthplace of young trade experts. The Students of “the Regional Specialized Youth Trade Expert Training Project Team (GTEP Project Team)” were recognized for their expertise and practical capabilities by sweeping top prizes in major trade-related academic conferences and contests held in 2022. They won a total of 5 awards including 2 grand prizes in “the University Student FTA Utilization Conference,” “Undergraduate (Graduate) Student FTA Utilization Promotional Content Contest,” and “16th GTEP E-Commerce Contest” held by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea International Trade Association this year. First of all, in “2022 University Student FTA Utilization Conference” held last November, BAEK So-min (4th grade of the Department of Trade), PARK Soo-hyun (3rd grader of the Department of Trade), and BAE Su-jin (4th grade of the Department of Chinese Language and Culture) of YU GTEP Project Team participated in the video section and won the top prize. This contest is a competition for thesis and video content production on policy measures to support the use of FTA (Free Trade Agreement) and on business models to use FTA. In “2022 Undergraduate (Graduate) Student FTA Utilization Promotional Content Contest” held the same month, PARK Da-eun, KIM Seong-min, and KIM Jae-won (4th grade of Faculty of International Trade) and LEE Tae-ho (4th grade of Department of English Language and Literature) from YU GTEP Project Team won the grand prize in the utilization idea category. The contest is a competition to produce promotional content in all areas of FTA agreements such as tariffs, services, investments, intellectual property rights, and non-tariff barriers in order to publicize the importance of the use of FTA. In particular, the students of YU GTEP Project Team won the grand prize in this competition in 2021 and this is the honor of the award for consecutive two years. In addition, in the 16th GTEP E-Commerce Contest for the students of GTEP Project Teams from countrywide universities, the students of YU GTEP Project Team won three prizes including Excellence Award, Special Selection, and Honorable Mention. The students of YU GTEP Project Team are improving their capabilities through theories of foreign trade including market analysis, foreign marketing, buyer counseling education, etc. as well as education for languages and foreign trade practice and through visits to foreign EXPO with staff of small and medium enterprises. YU implemented TI (Trade Incubator) Project of the Ministry of Industrial Resources in 2002 as the start and has been operating GTEP Project for 21 years now; it is now operating Class 16 of GTEP Project Team. LEE Hee-yong, the head of YU GTEP Project Team, said, “Students of YU GTEP Project Team are building not only trade-related expertise but also a wealth of practical capabilities and field experiences required by companies through dispatch to various overseas fairs. They stand out in various competitions based on strong basic skills and practical capabilities.. I hope that students may evaluate their own skills by participating in various competitions and realize their dreams as trade experts step by step.”
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Selection as the best in civil engineering area (Department of Construction System Engineering) in “2022 Industrial-Perspective University Evaluation” Continuous production of the best industrial-perspective departments since 2009 Biopharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, electronic semiconductors, IT, machinery (vehicles), architecture (construction), and environment, etc. [December 13, 2022] YU Department of Construction System Engineering was selected as the best department by companies. According to the results of “2022 Industrial-Perspective University Evaluation” announced by the Korea Engineering Education Accreditation Institute, YU Department of Civil Engineering was the best department in the field of civil engineering. YU Department of Construction System Engineering was selected as the best department for the second time after 2012 and the excellence of its curriculum was recognized once again. Industrial-Perspective University Evaluation is done by companies. It has been held since 2008 to expand communication between industry and universities and to cultivate manpower to meet industrial demands. In particular, new industries were added to cultivate future talent and endeavors to vitalize universities’ own industry-university cooperation models such as on-the-job training in connection with companies, the establishment of employment-linked training courses, and business agreements with industries were reflected in the indexes. This year, 26 universities and 42 departments were evaluated in four areas including IT, civil engineering, artificial intelligence, and smart factory. The evaluation was conducted by an evaluation committee consisting of industry and university officials, including 22 companies such as LG U+, LG Chem, SK Telecom, Kakao Enterprise, and Hyundai Engineering. The evaluation committee evaluated three areas: industry-based curriculum design, curriculum operation, and performance. The university that received the best evaluation result is awarded a certification plaque jointly named by the Ministry of Education, 5 economic organizations, and the Accreditation Board of Engineering Education of Korea. In the Industrial-Perspective University Evaluation, YU has been continuously producing the most excellent departments since 2019 in various academic areas such as metal steel, new materials, architecture (construction), general machinery, machinery-automobiles, electronic engineering-semiconductors, IT, computer software, petrochemicals, environment, biopharmaceuticals, and food, etc.
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Honorary doctorate degree of international development for contribution in national development through exchange between Korea and Cambodia Second receipt of honorary doctorate degrees by national leaders next to UN WFP Secretary-General in this year only Graduates from Harvard University and Seoul National University also visit YU one after another to learn “Saemaul” Requests for transfer of education and research from countries and international organizations around the world to YU that academized “Saemaul” [December 20, 2022] <YU conferred an honorary doctorate degree of international development to Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly of Cambodia> (From the left, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly and President CHOI Oe-chool) YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) conferred an honorary doctorate degree of international development to Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly (72) of Cambodia. Such conferment is based on his contribution in national development with conquest of poverty and agriculture and rural development of Cambodia by leading exchange between Korea and Cambodia. Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly served as Cambodia's Minister of Health and Minister of Rural Development and is supervising Cambodian socio-economic development as Deputy Prime Minister and as the Chairman of Commission on Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD). Especially, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly has been actively leading exchange between YU and Cambodian governments, public organizations, and universities, etc. The purpose was to adopt “Saemaul International Development” as a national policy which had been academized by YU. Adoption of Saemaul Development Model as a main policy and national strategy for agricultural and rural development of Cambodia has been leading the communities and national development of Cambodia. In the honorary doctorate degree conferment ceremony held in Cheonma Art Center on the 20th, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly asserted, “I sincerely thank to President Yoon Suk-yeol for attending the 2022 ASEAN-Korea Summit hosted by Cambodia in November and to YU for conferring an honorary doctorate degree of international development. This is the result of exchange and friendship between both countries.” As said by Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly in his greeting, conferment of this honorary doctorate degree is the performance of diplomatic exchange between both countries. YU has been playing a core role in exchange between both countries and Saemaul has been standing in the center. Saemaul Development Model transferred by YU to Cambodia was reflected in the national development policy and has been leading socio-economic development. Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly is the very person who made Cambodian type Saemaul Undong take root. In 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly requested YU to learn about Saemaul Undong and, in 2014, visited YU with minister and vice-minister level personnel representing Cambodian governments and completed Saemaul Undong Training Program. Current President CHOI Oe-chool of YU made special lectures for them at that time. Such an aggressive step was based on the conviction that Saemaul Undong and Korea’s experience in development would be an important model for social changes and economic development of Cambodia. After the Cambodian governmental group completed training in YU, Cambodia implemented a self-help rural development project with participation of citizens in Saemaul Undong according to the suggestion by Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly. The project was implemented from 2014 to 2018 and Cambodian agriculture and rural development policy faced a new turning point. Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly is now playing a backbone role in drafting main national strategic development plans being implemented by Cambodia. Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly said, “Just as the world is looking at the remarkable development of Korea today, the successful footsteps of the Saemaul Undong must have been a great achievement led by former President Park Chung-hee in the 1970s. It was verified that Saemaul Undong was the most effective approaching method for improvement of people’s living and national development over the level that regional citizens developed communities with the sense of ownership. This is the reason for acceptance by numerous international organizations and countries around the world.” It is noteworthy that a national leader-level person received an honorary doctorate degree from YU for the second time in this year. Secretary General David M. Beasley of UN WFP (United Nations World Food Programme) received an honorary doctorate degree from YU in July this year. The base was his contribution in eradication of poverty and hunger of the world through food aid and improved food security conditions for developing countries. The world’s interest in Saemaul is also proved in other aspects, too. Many professionals graduated from Seoul National University as well as WFP Guinea Office Director, who graduated from Harvard University and received Doctorate Degree of Saemaul International Development from YU, received Doctorate Degree of Saemaul International Development or are pursuing their doctorate courses in YU. Why the head of UN WFP that is the largest humanitarian aid organization of the world, the leader of Cambodian economic development policies, and main personnel graduated from domestic/foreign prestigious universities rush to receive the degree from YU? The reason is that Saemaul International Development Area academized by YU is accepted around the world. YU has been accumulating educational and research performances and know-how for more than 40 years until now. YU established research institutions and professional education and training centers as well as faculty and graduate school courses such as Park Chung Hee Saemaul Institution, Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS), International Development & Cooperation Center, and Department of Saemaul International Development, academized Saemaul Undong as a sector of studies, and has been implementing various projects in Saemaul International Development area. Especially, Saemaul Undong Training Program of YU is internationally well accepted. Institute for International Development Cooperation of YU was dispatched to SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region) with support by KOICA and conducted a Saemaul Undong policy training program for 700 provincial public officials. This program was selected as the most excellent global training program of KOICA with acceptance of excellent performance of the program. The training was provided on the aggressive request by SNNPR governor of Ethiopia. Conferment of the degree to Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly is evaluated as a new start between both countries for a better global village over the performances of the exchange between both countries. In the degree conferment ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly said, “Western University of Cambodia opened Department of Saemaul Economic Development and operates 2+2 dual-degree system with conclusion of an agreement with YU. According to the agreement, the students of Western University are transferred to YU Department of Saemaul International Development and study for two years. I hope YU to implement more exchange and cooperation programs for more national universities in addition to Western University. Especially, I sincerely request to supply more students with the opportunity to study about Saemaul Development area.” President CHOI Oe-chool said, “Korea was a poorest country in the world in past but has become an advanced country accepted by international society. It is the responsibility and liability of Korea to play the role of an advanced country. Numerous countries and organizations of the world are requesting YU to share Saemaul Undong and Korea’s experience in development. YU will fulfill the role of a high educational institution in order to play a dignified role in international society. I hope that today’s place for conferment of the degree will become the place for the talents of both countries to grow to make better future and contribute in human society.”
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Five foreigner student teams participated and swept the Grand Prize and Excellence Award, etc. Production of many winners every year due to higher understanding of Saemaul Undong compared with Koreans [December 6, 2022] <Foreigner students of PSPS swept five prizes including Grand Prize and Excellence Award in The 6th Saemaul UCC Contest> Foreigner students of PSPS of YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) (hereinafter referred to as YU PSPS) cut a fine figure and swept The 6th Saemaul UCC Contest again. YU students received five prizes including Grand Prize. Foreigner students of YU PSPS received six Excellence Awards in 4th and 5th contests in addition to this contest. As main audit standards consist of contents of works and creativity for PR of Saemaul, such results mean that their understanding level of Saemaul is such high. Saemaul UCC Contest hosted by Cheongdo Foundation for Korea’s Spiritual Culture is a UCC production contest to advertise Saemaul Undong. The subject of this year’s contest is “Pleasant changes, developing Saemaul Undong,” video works were recruited from whole people from July to 14th October, and final winners were selected on the 3rd of December. Through 1st and 2nd audits based on technical perfection, YouTube views including creativity, stories, edit, etc. of contents of works, 17 winners were selected. Among them, Pertiwi FitriI Ayu (right in the photo shown below) and Naitio Ferdinandus (left in the photo shown below) team consisting of foreigner students of YU PSPS received Grand Prize. The title of their work is “How to become Saemaul Warriors.” Graduate school students from Indonesia visited Cheongdo, the origin of Saemaul Undong, in order to study how Korea that had been a poorest country in the world could achieve today’s economic development and produced a 3-minute video to show the course to learn about Saemaul Undong with keywords of Diligence, Self-reliance, and Cooperation that are basic spirits of Saemaul Undong. Mr. Ferdinandus revealed his aspirations, “I came to YU PSPS to learn about Saemaul Undong and Korea’s development as shown in our produced video. It seems that we could get such a good evaluation result because Saemaul Undong, economic development of Korea, and core value of Saemaul Undong were put in the video in the viewpoint of foreigners. We want to contribute in development of my home country by becoming Indonesian Saemaul Worriers as the students majored in Saemaul as shown in the title of our work.” In addition to Grand Prize, foreigner students of PSPS got two Excellence Awards and two Encouragement Awards. The team of Fatrah Gusti Mohamed and Prabaningrum Alfrinia from Indonesia and the team of Pyae Phyo Maung, Kwat Thet Naing, Swe Lin Thant and Thiri Thu from Myanmar received Excellence Awards, respectively, and the team of Agaba Festus from Uganda, Mukamurenzi Marie Therese from Rwanda, and Roi Tsun from Myanmar and Sari Intan Permata from Indonesia received Encouragement Awards, respectively. <The 6th Saemaul UCC Contest Award Ceremony> The reason for foreigner students of YU PSPS to show such good performances continuously may be the systematic educational course of YU that academized Saemaul Undong. The reason is that their understanding level of Saemaul as Saemaul students is higher compared with Koreans.University-level aggressive support including video production training for foreigner students also played a part. YU has been providing professional training on video production and edit, etc. every year. Dean LEE Hee-wook of YU PSPS said, “We support foreigner students to complete various extracurricular courses such as Korean language education, Korean culture experience, and video production education in addition to major studies. I hope them to show synergy effect in utilization and application of their majors as Saemaul students by expanding understanding of Korea and enhancing capabilities in various areas.” YU PSPS was established in 2011 to cultivate Saemaul leaders of developing countries. Foreigner students studying in PSPS consist of public officials planning policies in respective countries, employees of public institutions, social activists, and professional workers, etc. differently from students of faculties or graduate schools. Now, 43 foreigner students from 19 countries are studying and, until now, 808 students from 71 countries entered PSPS and 724 students from 66 countries received master’s degrees of “Saemaul Studies,” etc. and are working as main policy drafters, international development professionals, and Saemaul Undong leaders in central ministries/offices, public organizations, and international development NGO, etc.
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