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“Honorary Doctor of International Development” for contributing to overcome poverty in developing countries and develop public health and medical care around the world Congratulatory message from President YOON Seok-yeol, “I hope that the education and research will be conducted in the field of international development with YU that has academically studied Korea’s experiences in development” Former UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon and National Assembly member PARK Jin delivered congratulatory messages. National leaders received degrees from YU one after another following UN WFP Secretary-General and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister. “Cultivating talents to contribute in the prosperity of human society”… to meet YU’s educational goals and ideal talents [July 24, 2023] <YU conferred an honorary doctorate in international development studies on KIM Yong, Former President of World Bank> (From left, Former President KIM Yong of World Bank and President CHOI Oe-chool of YU) YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) conferred an honorary doctorate in international development studies on Former President KIM Yong of World Bank (63). For his contribution in common prosperity of human society by overcoming poverty in developing countries and by developing world public health and medicine.YU is the first case that Former President KIM Yong received an honorary doctorate from a country other than USA. Former President KIM Yong served as the 12th President of World Bank.He led World Bank Group for 6 years and 7 months, from July 2012 to February 2019, and took the lead in ending global poverty, including development of developing countries and improvement of healthcare environment. World Bank was established in 1945 with the goal of eradicating global poverty and developing economies. It is one of the three major international economic organizations such as International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organization (WTO). Former President KIM Yong attended the conferment ceremony for an honorary doctorate on the 24th and said, “I hope that today’s conferment ceremony will be the first step towards achieving the goal of eradicating global poverty and achieving prosperity together with YU. I hope to do more for human society with YU in the future.” After conferring the honorary doctorate, Former President KIM Yong gave a special lecture to foreign students and faculty members at YU Park Chung-hee Graduate School of Saemaul on the subject of “Faith in Things Unseen.” In his special lecture, Former President KIM Yong gently told about his childhood, his growth process, and his 40-year global health activities. He shared his experiences in a wide range of global health activities, such as the process of promoting health project in Haiti and Peru Health Project in "Partners In Health” established by him, HIV eradication activities in Africa, and mental health problems in modern society, shared learned lessons, and got a lot of sympathy. <Special Lecture by Former President KIM Yong> Especially, President YOON Seok-yeol sent a congratulatory message to Former President KIM Yong for the honorary doctorate conferment ceremony. President YOON Seok-yeol said in a congratulatory message read by Chairman HAN Jae-sook of Yeongnam School Corporation, “I congratulate Former President KIM Yong, who devoted himself in development of developing countries and overcoming global poverty as the head of World Bank, on the conferment of an honorary doctorate in international development studies at YU. I hope that more in-depth education and research will be conducted together in the field of international development cooperation with YU, which is supporting the development and leap of developing countries by developing Korea's growth experience into academics.” <Chairman HAN Jae-sook of Yeongnam School Corporation is reading the congratulatory message of President YOON Seok-yeol> Former UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon and National Assembly member PARK Jin also congratulated Former President KIM Yong through videos. Former UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon said, "Dr. KIM, as the president of World Bank, has lived a life of contribution in the global village by sharing his competence and wisdom to overcome poverty, to develop society, and to reduce inequality in developing countries. I believe that today's honorary doctorate is a precious reward given by YU and the people of Korea for the achievements and footsteps of Dr. KIM Yong. I believe that Dr. KIM Yong will make more passionate and broad contributions in solving the challenging tasks facing the global village today.” Park Jin, a member of the National Assembly, said, “It means a lot that Former President KIM Yong, who has contributed in overcoming poverty in developing countries and sustainable development of the global village, is receiving an honorary doctorate in international development from YU, which inherits the spirit of the Saemaul Undong and realizes the vision of a creative innovation university that contributes to the prosperity of human society. I hope that the honorary doctorate that Former President KIM Yong received today will serve as a great foundation for fostering global talent as well as individual glory.” <Commemorative tree planting for conferment of an honorary doctorate by Former President KIM Yong of World Bank> Former President KIM is evaluated to have prepared an innovative financial system to combat hunger in developing countries, built social infrastructure, and prevented global epidemics, as well as respond to global challenges such as climate change and refugee issues during his tenure. He greatly expanded the activities of the International Development Association (IDA), a development fund for developing countries under World Bank Group and dramatically increased the capital of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). The "Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility (PEF)” prepared during his tenure contributed greatly in prevention of the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2018 and he implemented the ‘Famine Action Mechanism’, a hunger detection and prevention system using artificial intelligence. Former President KIM has been at the forefront of solving the problems of developing countries, such as poverty, disease, and social systems, not only during his tenure at World Bank but throughout his entire life. Former President KIM also directly established an international NGO (non-governmental organization) to support health and medical care in developing countries. He established “Partners in Health” in 1987 and worked for developing countries such as Haiti, Peru, and Rwanda. Especially, PIH has made a great achievements in fighting tuberculosis in poor countries. World Health Organization (WHO) has also applied the PIH model to create community-based health care programs. Since leaving from World Bank in 2019, Former President KIM has served as Vice-Chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners and has been constantly carrying out global social contribution activities, such as leading the development of social infrastructure in developing countries. Former President KIM was also active as a scholar and educator. He received his Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Anthropology degrees from Harvard University, served as a professor at Harvard University, and held positions such as Chairman of the Department of International Health and Society at the School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Health and Human Rights at the Graduate School of Health. In 2009, he became the first Asian-American president of Dartmouth College, one of the Ivy League universities. The conferment of an honorary doctorate on Former President KIM Yong is noteworthy because his degree is awarded by YU. In recent one year, three national leaders at YU have received honorary doctorates in international development studies one after another. Prior to Former President KIM Yong, David M. Beasley, Secretary General of the United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP) and Yim Chhay Ly, Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia, received honorary doctorates in international development from YU. Their common point is that they have taken the lead in overcoming poverty in developing countries and ending hunger worldwide as the leaders of international organizations or countries. It is in line with the educational goal of cultivating talented people to contribute in prosperity of human society pursued by YU. The fact that YU is the birthplace of “Saemaul Studies,” which is internationally recognized as a native Korean study, is also the reason why they receive degrees from YU. This is because “Saemaul Studies” systematizes Saemaul Undong, which was Korea’s poverty alleviation policy, into an academic discipline and Saemaul Undong is currently being introduced as a poverty alleviation model in developing countries around the world. YU, World Bank, and UN WFP, etc. have been working in their respective fields with the common goal of overcoming global poverty and co-prosperity of human society. 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 Graduate School of Saemaul, 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, Park Chung-hee Graduate School of Saemaul, established in 2011 to nurture Saemaul leaders in developing countries, has enrolled 853 students from 73 countries around the world and, among them, 725 persons received a master's degree in Saemaul Studies and are active as major policy makers, international development experts, and Saemaul Undong leaders in central government agencies, public institutions, and international development NGOs. In a congratulatory speech, Chairman HAN Jae-sook of Yeongnam School Corporation (second from the right in the photo above), who attended the commencement ceremony, said, “I would like to express my sincere gratitude and thank as a citizen of the Republic of Korea and as a citizen of the world to former President KIM Yong, who has devoted himself to serving humanity. I look forward to sharing the academic achievements of international development in connection with Saemaul at YU with the world and contributing to co-prosperity of the global village through today’s graduation ceremony.” President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “Today’s honorary doctorate conferment ceremony is also a place to evaluate Former President KIM Yong’s achievements and honor individual achievements, but the world will be happier and safer as more global leaders like Former President KIM Yong were produced. Today's graduation ceremony was held with the hope that the world will become a happier and safer world. This is because the traces of world-class achievements and life trajectory by Former President KIM Yong are the ideal talents and role model that YU and next generations have to pursue. I hope that students studying at YU will become talented people who contribute to the prosperity of human society.”
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Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Innovation Platform secures an additional KRW 4.8 billion from the government… 2nd year KRW 75.1 billion project promotion Substantial collaboration between the government, academia, and industry has been achieved to participate in key areas such as future car conversion parts YU leads “future car conversion parts business” as a central university [July 25, 2023] <Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Innovation Platform Future Car Conversion Parts Project Group Performance Sharing Festa (March 2023 Daegu Inter-Burgo Hotel)> The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Innovation Platform, which is promoting “Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project” (hereinafter referred to as the “RIS Project”), received the highest grade of “Excellent (A)” in the first year annual evaluation. YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) is leading the project as a central university in the RIS project promoted by the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Innovation Platform. The RIS project is a project that supports local governments, universities, and regional innovation institutions to establish a regional innovation platform to establish a mid- to long-term development plan tailored to industrial demand, select key fields according to development goals, and promote university education and regional industry innovation in connection with this. Daegu-si, Gyeongbuk-do, 23 universities including Kyungpook National University and YU, 14 regional innovation agencies and research institutions, and more than 200 regional companies participate in the project. Reorganization of education system and cooperation with regional innovation agencies will be done focused in core areas with investment of KRW 331.2 billion for five years in maximum. As the result of evaluating the performance of the first year (2022) implementation performance and achievement indexes and of the implementation plan for next year, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Innovation Platform was evaluated to have classified the types of regional innovative talents, to have provided and operated various non-curricular programs according to convergence-major education course to meet demanders, and to have successfully implemented projects with substantial collaboration among participating universities, local governments, and enterprises in two major areas consisting of electronic information devices and future car conversion parts.The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Innovation Platform received an excellent grade in the first year project evaluation and secured an additional KRW 4.8 billion from the government, and in the second year of this year, it will invest KRW 75.1 billion, including government funds and subsidies from local governments, to promote the project. As a central university in the RIS project, YU is in charge of the Future Car Conversion Parts Project Group. With the goal of future car transformation innovation and local settlement of young people, YU implements university education innovation such as △ Future car R&D collaboration △ Future car ecosystem creation △ Fostering global future car parts companies, along with carrying out tasks in each core field △Future car convergence major and new track △ University education innovation including site, sharing, and metabus operation. As a result of the first year evaluation, the project composition to create a virtuous cycle ecosystem of talent cultivation-technology development-corporate support for Future Car Conversion Parts Project Group is systematic and the collaboration system centered on universities-research institutes-corporate support organizations (Gyeongbuk Technopark, etc.)-local companies. In addition, it was also evaluated to be good that a meta-campus was constructed to revitalize a shared university with 15 universities in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region so as to allow students in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region to complete their major in future car convergence in the respect that a challenging educational innovation model was developed. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “In the large-scale national support project in which major regional institutions such as government, academia, industry, and research institutes participate, excellent results have been achieved from the first year. I think it is the result of participation of all organizations in the RIS project, including YU, pooling their capabilities. The RIS project is a project that requires the entire community to come together for new leaps and innovations. Based on the achievements of the first year as a stepping stone, YU will do its best as a central university so that it can produce remarkable results year after year.
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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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