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YU Department of Law Class of 64, Served as CEO of GE Korea and President of Incheon International Airport Corporation Currently Representative Director of CJ Korea Express and CEO of CJ Corporation [Oct 10, 2013] Lee, Chae-wook (67) who graduated from the YU Department of Law was appointed as the CEO of CJ Corporation. Lee graduated from the YU Department of Law in 1971 and joined Samsung C&T in 1972. He later became the CEO of Samsung GE Medical Equipment, president of the GE Medical Asia-Pacific, CEO of GE Korea, and the president of Incheon International Airport Corporation, and thus one of Korea's top global businessmen. While serving as the president of Incheon International Airport Corporation, he set the unprecedented record of winning the Airport Service Quality Award, which is known as the Nobel Prize for airports, for the 7th year in a row. He became the first Korean to serve as an executive of the world congress of the Airports Council International (ACI), which is an advisor to the UN. Furthermore, he became the first president of a Korean public enterprise to be invited to the Harvard Asia Business Conference to give a speech on leadership. Meanwhile, Lee was appointed as the representative director of CJ Korea Express last April and now, he will also hold the position of CEO of CJ Corporation.
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In the financial sector, following Seoul National University and Korea University, and more than Yonsei University and Sungkyunkwan University... 14 CEOs in top 500 companies, 7th in nation, 1st in non-Seoul area [Oct 4, 2013] The power of YU alumni was once again demonstrated. According to a recent report, YU alumni once again rushed to senior positions of large conglomerates and finance companies. According to a corporate management performance evaluation company, 'CEO Score' (CEO Park, Ju Geun) on the 2nd, of the 118 senior executives of 44 finance companies from the 4 major financial holding companies as of September, 9 of them were from YU, ranking third following Seoul National University (23) and Korea University (16). The highest number was in Shinhan that had 6, followed by two in Hana and one in Woori. This is more than the 7 from Yonsei university and 6 from Sungkyunkwan university. Furthermore, they account for 1/3 of all senior executives who graduated from non-Seoul universities, which is at 27. The number of YU alumni serving as CEOs from the top 500 companies in terms of sales was also considerable. According to a report by CEO Score on July 24, the 668 current CEOs (as of July 15, 2013) of the top 500 domestic companies in terms of consolidated sales of 2012 was separated into owner-managers (142) and management specialists (526). After checking all of their backgrounds such as age, years of work, place of birth and education, it was found that YU and Pusan National University alumni had 14 each, which is the largest number for non-Seoul area universities. This is seventh place following Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, Hanyang University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. The age of the executives who are YU alumni are mostly in the 50s and 60s. This is of the same period when YU offered huge benefits such as 4 year scholarships, living and textbook expenses to attract talented individuals in the 1970s. An official from the economic sector said, "Many students who could not go to Seoul National University because of their financial situation despite being very talented went to YU." and added, "YU alumni is already known as power alumni in the public sector." The power of YU alumni is also expected to manifest in the legal sector as well. According to a report on the average employment rate of graduates of 25 law schools nationwide who passed their bar exam and completed a 6 month training period by the Korean Association of Law Schools on the 30th of last month, the first batch of graduates from the YU Law School recorded an employment rate of 90.9% with 40 of 44 graduates, thus being seventh place nationwide and first place for law schools outside of the Seoul area. Upon examining the full-time job employment rate through the health insurance DB, YU exceeded the average employment rate for law schools nationwide that was at 84.04%, and YU was the only law school outside of Seoul that had 90% or higher employment rates, thus being shoulder to shoulder with the top law schools of the nation. The law schools that had full-time job employment rates of 90% or higher were Seoul National University (96.4%), Sungkyunkwan University (94.8%), Chungang University (94.3%), Yonsei University (92.9%), Ewha Womans University (92.7%), Korea University (91.8%), Yeungnam University (90.9%) and Hanyang University (90.8%) for a total of 8 schools.
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In culture sector, 8th nationwide and 1st for four-year universities outside of Seoul 15th in overall evaluation for competitiveness in intellectual production, outstanding for student venture sector Selected for 3 sectors such as Green Energy Convergence Technology of '2013 Special District Technology Business Project' Create profits of annual 800 million won through technology transfer [Oct 1, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) was assessed to be in the top 8 in terms of IP (Intellectual property) culture sector for the IP competitiveness evaluation. This is first place among non-Seoul universities. Recently, the Electronic Times announced the results of the '2013 University IP Competitiveness Evaluation'. The Electronic Times Emerging Technology Research Center, together with the Korea Patent Attorneys Association, WIPS and Neo RNS conducted a survey based on 57 indices in the 4 areas of IP culture, IP capability, global competitiveness and industry contribution for 113 four-year universities nationwide possessing more than 10 intellectual properties (patents). The IP competitiveness evaluation that was made for the first time in Korea was executed with the belief that universities are the forward bases of the IP creation, protection and utilization ecology in the creative economy of today, and thus necessary to measure it and strengthen the national IP competitiveness. They examined the disclosure information of Higher Education in Korea, conducted on-site inspections of universities, and utilized statistical data from the Korean Intellectual Property Office for this evaluation. They organized an independent university evaluation committee and carefully assessed the universities for six months from March to September. Results showed that in IP culture, YU was in the top 8 following Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Hanyang University, Kyunghee University, Sogang University, Ewha Womans University and POSTECH. It was the top for four-year universities outside of Seoul. IP capability was also 'above average' and was the only university in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk region to be placed in the top 22. For industry contribution, YU was placed in the top 8 by recording high scores in the student venture sector. In particular, YU has made considerable efforts to increase intellectual property related programs and to promote business ventures by students, receiving high scores for organizing systematic curricula. In the overall evaluations including IP culture, IP capability, global competitiveness and industry contribution, YU ranked 15th among four-year universities. This is first place among universities in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk region. From first to 20th in overall ranking is Hanyang University, Korea University, POSTECH, Sungkyunkwan University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Sogang University, Seoul National University, Kyunghee University, Ewha Womans University, University of Seoul, Kwangwoon University, Cha University, Dong-A University, Korea University of Technology and Education, and Hoseo University. Meanwhile, YU's IP competitiveness is resulting in economic profits as well. In particular, in the 4 specialized areas (smart IT convergence industry, medical device and material convergence industry, green energy convergence industry, mechatronics convergence industry) of the '2013 Special District Technology Business Project', technologies possessed by the YU Technology Licensing & Business Center (director Choi, In Ho) were selected for the 3 specialized sectors. Accordingly, YU signed technology transfer contracts worth a total of 790 million won for 2 years with companies to carry out commercialization R&D, as well as a 240 million won service contracts, thus catching two birds with one stone in terms of profits from technology fees and research fees. There are currently 3 research projects that pursue technology transfer to participating companies in the Daegu R&D special district such as the 'Development of Highly Functional Square nano-sized Titanium Dioxide Manufacturing Process' of Professor Kang, Mi Sook (46) in the Department of Chemistry (green energy convergence industry), 'Development of Multi-target Angiogenesis Inhibitor including Propenone Compounds as Active Ingredients' by Professor Kim, Jung Ae (51) of the School of Pharmacy (medical device and material convergence industry), and 'Multi-band Smart Transmitter-Receiver' by Professor Kim, Young Tak (53) of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering (smart IT convergence industry). Professor Kim, Jung Ae's (School of Pharmacy) technology was disclosed for the first time through the 'Health Industry IP Incubating Support Project in the first half of 2012' (hosted by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute). It received funding for patent consulting through the 'basic research performance utilization support project' of the National Research Foundation of Korea so that companies can procure their desired IP (intellectual property). Through the above, YU recorded a total of 680 million won in technology transfer earnings from January to September 2013, and it is expected that they will record a total of about 800 million won by the end of the year. YU is planning to engage in more active technology transfer projects with the goal of posting more than 1 billion won in annual profits.
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Designated as first international accredited testing lab in the LED Lamp testing sector in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region Local companies expected to raise competitiveness by cutting time and expenses and through technical support Expected to promote LED related industries in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region [Sep 30, 2013] The 'YU LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center' (director Jang, Ja Soon, hereinafter called 'LED-IT Center') was recognized as the first international accredited testing lab in the LED Lamp testing sector in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. On the 10th, the YU LED-IT Center was designated as an international accredited testing laboratory by KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme), which is under the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The international accredited testing lab certification program accredits international level testing capacities through comprehensive evaluations of the testing lab's testing equipment, the tester's testing abilities, and facilities and environments. Accordingly, the YU LED-IT Center will be issued accredited test reports for a total of 18 specifications made up of 9 specifications for LED Lamp testing in the lighting equipment sector and 9 specifications for LED Lamp testing in the energy efficiency sector among the LED Lamp related electric tests. In addition, they will be accepted by over 80 countries under the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation and the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation. Local companies that had to use international accredited testing labs overseas or in other cities such as Seoul, Gyeonggi or Gwangju to receive official test reports in the LED sector are expected to enhance their competitiveness by cutting down on time and cost, as well as through high quality technical support for malfunction analysis and reliability evaluations. YU LED-IT Center Director Jang, Ja Soon (42, Department of Electronic Engineering) said, "The center will expand testing areas and receive accreditation as a highly efficient energy materials testing lab and international accredited testing lab to become a hub for the LED fusion industry to contribute to regional and national economic development." The YU LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center was established jointly by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Daegu, Gyeongsan and YU in 2009 for the purpose of fostering the LED industry through the quick execution as a creative industry by combining LED in the automobile and IT industries. It is leading the LED-IT fusion industry development through construction of LED infrastructure, development of source technologies, corporate technology evaluation support, and fostering of expert personnel.
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The power of Research Capabilities per scholar in humanities was displayed Professors Lee, Hwan Beom, Kim, Soon Yang, Jung, Byung Kee, Cha, Myung Soo, Park, Chu Hwan, Kim, Jeong Sook [Sep 23, 2013] Professors who were ranked in the top 50 for research capabilities in their majors (from top left: Lee, Hwan Beom, Kim, Soon Yang, Jung, Byung Kee; from bottom left: Cha, Myung Soo, Park, Chu Hwan, Kim Jung-sook) In the scholar research capability evaluation in humanities that was conducted for the first time in the nation, 6 YU professors were ranked in the Top 50. Donga Ilbo (Sep 23 issue) analyzed the thesis database (131,589 theses and 2,507,629 references) in seven humanities fields (economics, public administration, sociology, political science and diplomacy, Korean language and literature, history) registered in the Korea Citation Index (KCI) for ten years since 2004 together with the National Research Foundation of Korea and Treum, a social media analysis company. In order to find who provided high quality results, the analysis team checked both the number of direct and indirect citations of the theses. It is basically an index that shows the impact of the thesis in academia. In result, Professor Lee, Hwan Beom (51, photo) in the Department of Public Administration was ranked as the 9th most influential scholar in the public administration sector, while Professor Kim, Soon Yang (55) was judged to be 25th in impact. Professor Jung, Byung Kee (47) of the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy was ranked 31st in the political science and diplomacy sector, while Professors Cha, Myung Soo (58) and Park, Chu Hwan (49) of the School of Economics and Finance were ranked 32nd and 39th, respectively, in the economics sector. Professor Kim, Jeong Sookin the Department of Korean History was also ranked 41st in research capabilities for the history sector, and thus 6 YU professors were ranked as the top 50 influential scholars.
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YU hosts 'Chuseok Festival' for international students at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Experiencing Korean culture through traditional games such as Yutnori and arm wrestling [Sep 17, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) held a Chuseok Festival for international students. In commemoration of Korea's biggest holidays, Chuseok, YU held the 'Global Saemauler Chuseok Festival' for international students studying at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS, director Park, Seung Woo) on the 17th. In his opening address, YU President Noh, Seok Kyun stated, "This Festival that combines the Saemaul Undong and Chuseok festivals will be a meaningful memory for international students." He added, "I have 3 tips to spend Chuseok wisely: To eat well in this season where grains ripen and fruits are in abundance, to make a wish looking at the full moon in this great weather, and to make new plans for the remaining year." Park, Seung Woo, director of the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, also said in his greeting address, "This Festival aims at providing the opportunity to experience and understand traditional Korean culture." He added, "Since you guys studied hard so far, take this opportunity to enjoy some leisure. I hope that you create a new community and make happy memories at your new home, Korea." At the 'Global Saemauler Chuseok Festival' that was held at the YU Folk Village Kugae-Seowon at 10 A.M., students in the master's degree program of the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul to study the Saemaul Undong, Korea's economic development, and reforestation experience of Korea enjoyed various traditional games such as yutnori (teams), arm wrestling (individual), treasure-hunt game, samulnori performance, saxophone performance, singing contest, and traditional fashion show from different countries to further their understanding of Korean culture and to have a good time. Yutnori was played on a specially made board made with the Saemaul spirit of diligence, self-help and cooperation, and the values of sharing, serving and creativity needed for the global Saemaul Undong, as well as the flags of various nations to uplift the status of Korea and Saemaul Undong in the world. A total of over 70 people participated in this Festival including the 40 plus students at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, YU President Noh, Seok Kyun, and professors and faculty. YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool (director of Institute for International Cooperation and Development) who planned the 'Global Saemauler Chuseok Festival' said, "I hope that this Festival was an opportunity for international students studying at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul to observe the traditional cultures of Korea, spend the holidays, and take a look at the spirit of Koreans. I also hope that they will once again think about the values of diligence, self-help and cooperation through individual and group games, while also experiencing the unique and warm hospitality of Korea." On the 18th during the Chuseok holidays, international students at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul watched the '2013 Chuseok Ssireum Tournament' held at the Gyeongsan Gymnasium.
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Khan Mohd Shariq, an international student at YU Graduate School from India won 1st place Another achievement since winning the bronze medal at the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineering [Sep 12, 2013] The YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) Graduate School of Chemical Engineering and Technology once again performed superbly in the global arena. In the 'Asia Pacific UniSim Design Challenge' hosted by Honeywell Company, research by Khan Mohd Shariq (28, 4th term in PhD program) of the YU Graduate School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Process System Design and Control Research Lab (Advisor Lee, Moon Yong) took first place. Honeywell is a global electronic system total solution company in the Fortune 100 companies and it is famous for the licenser of the UniSim simulator, which is a commercial computing tool for designing chemical processes in the chemical engineering sector. This competition is separated into the 3 regions of America, EMEA(Europe, Middle East and Africa), and Asia Pacific, and it is a global design competition held annually. The 2013 Asia Pacific Design Challenge was held with the participation of 103 universities in the Asia Pacific region such as Australia, New Zealand, Korea, India, Japan, China and countries of South East Asia. 10 teams that passed the preliminaries underwent final reviews. In result, the YU team took first place with the 'Optimization of Natural Gas Liquefaction Plant with Particle Swarm Paradigm', thus demonstrating the process design research capacities of YU. Khan Mohd Shariq was invited to the 'Honeywell User Group Symposium' held in Perth, Australia from August 25-29 to attend the symposium and awards ceremony. Khan Mohd Shariq, who came to study at the YU graduate school from India, began his master's degree program in 2009 and is currently in his PhD program on advanced process design technologies at the Department of Chemical Engineering Process System Design and Control Research Lab. Meanwhile, earlier in April, Yus Donarld Chaniago (32, 4th term in PhD program) and Riezqa Andika (24, 2nd term in Combined Master's & PhD program) also from the YU Department of Chemical Engineering Process System Design and Control Research Lab won the bronze medal at the 'Huntsman Design Contest' held as part of the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineers in the Hague, Netherlands. Thus, YU is becoming globally recognized in the chemical engineering sector.
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Senior in Department of Life Sciences Won, Ha Ri Wins 'Best Thesis Award' from the Korean Association of Biological Sciences First time for an undergraduate to win the award from the top academic society in the life sciences sector [August 26, 2013] Won, Ha Ri wins best thesis award for the first time in the history of the Korean Association of Biological Sciences as an undergraduate "A typical reaction to claims for preserving endangered species is that there just a luxury for investments in this. However, I believe for the overall balance of the eco-system, it is very necessary." Won, Ha Ri (22), a senior at the YU Department of Life Sciences that suggested a new method for preserving genetic resources that are now disappearing, won the 'best thesis award' at the annual academic conference of the Korean Association of Biological Sciences (KAOBS), which is the top academic society in the life sciences sector. This is the first time for an undergraduate to win the award. The Korean Association of Biological Sciences is a large academic society that combined 9 societies in the bio science fields such as the Ecological Society of Korea, Korean Society of Systematic Zoology, Korean Society of Biology Education, Genetics Society of Korea, and the Korean Society for Integrative Biology. It hosts an annual academic conference since its organization in 1957. Usually, professors, PhD researchers, and graduate school students participated to contribute to the development of life sciences in Korea. A total of about 300 theses were submitted in the 5 sectors of ecology, integrative biology, systematic zoology, biology education, and genetics in this year's academic conference held at Seogang University on the 12th and 13th. The top thesis in each sector is given the 'best thesis award'. The only undergraduate student among the 5 winners, Won, was chosen as the best paper in the systematic zoology sector with her thesis titled 'Complementary consideration of genetic uniqueness and variation in conservation strategy : a case study of Rhodeus notatus'. It criticized the existing genetic resource preservation method that emphasized only uniqueness, while suggesting a progressive preservation strategy. The object of the experiment was the Rhodeus notatus (Acheilognathinae species of the Cypriniformes family), which is a freshwater fish that is on a rapid decline in numbers. Won carried out genetic studies on 104 Rhodeus notatus collected in rivers around the nation such Hangang, Geumgang, Yeongsangang, Tamjingang and Geumhogang. The result showed that even though they had the same genes of the species, there were various transformations depending on the region, and also found that this was the result of reflecting the ecological characteristics of the region in which they lived. This result means that the regional and ecological diversity must be taken into consideration for the preservation of species. Professor Suk, Ho Young (44) of the YU Department of Life Sciences, who was the advisor to Won, Ha Ri, said, "This shows that it is very important to identify not only the genetic features, but also its environmental features to properly preserve biological resources." He added, "Through the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the world is in a 'war of species'. There is a need for more research and efforts to not only preserve species in Korea, but also to prove that the original source of species overseas is Korea." Won, who is planning to enroll in a combined integrated master's-doctoral program after completing her undergraduate program, said, "I accept this award as an encouragement and I hope to become a scientist who shows the general public how important it is to preserve species by working harder in my research."
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The United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon met YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool. Discussions on ways of cooperation between the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, and production of Saemaul experts [Aug 28, 2013] YU and the UN will search for globalization plans of Saemaul Studies together. On the 25th, the UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon (right) and YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool (director of Institute for International Cooperation and Development) met at the Seoul Lotte Hotel and held in-depth discussions on the globalization of 'Saemaul Studies'. They talked about the UN initiated cooperation plans such as sharing and use of the Saemaul Studies with emerging and developing countries to overcome global poverty, and development of Saemaul Undong models fitting to the reality of emerging countries, and production of experts on Saemaul Undong theories and practical techniques customized to the local situation of the emerging nations. The UN Secretary-general Ban and YU Executive Vice President Choi also discussed cooperation plans with the UN organizations for the promotion of the educational programs of the 'YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul'. YU became the first in Korea in November 2011 to establish the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul and is carrying out new attempts for Korean-type Official Development Assistance (ODA) to foster human resources for emerging countries. During their meeting, the two held in-depth discussions to promote the educational program of the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul through the cooperation with the UN organizations in order to nurture experts in the Saemaul policy sector and develop in the regions of countries that helped Korea during the Korean War but are still emerging nations or are still under the poverty line. Furthermore, they exchanged opinions on mutual cooperation plans with the UN and other international organizations for fostering human resources in order to resolve the common problems of the global community in the future. The UN Secretary-general Ban and YU Executive Vice President Choi shared the common interest of 'eradicating global poverty'. Their meeting is a point of interest as it is expected that the Saemaul Undong will be one of the core models in relations with the 'Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)' that the UN is pursuing to overcome global poverty issues. YU Executive Vice President Choi said, "At this point of time where it is anticipated that Korea will have a more leading role in the 'post MDGs' that the international community will discuss after 2015, which is when the MDGs ends, the Saemaul Undong approach method that pursues improved quality of life and better residential environments based on the local society development of rural villages can be connected naturally with the poverty eradication programs of the international society." Meanwhile, YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool has worked on establishing the spirit, idea and value system of the 'global Saemaul Studies ' that adds the spirit of sharing, serving and creativity based on the basic principles of diligence, self-help and cooperation, as well as research on the Saemaul Undong. As part of these efforts, he founded the 'Association for Saemaul Undong Studies' and the 'Global Saemaul Forum', while also paving the academic foundation for 'Saemaul Studies ' by hosting the 'Saemaul International Academic Conference'. Furthermore, he opened a new chapter for export of Korean academic sciences through the export of Saemaul Studies to foreign universities, while also playing a leading role in the establishment of the 'YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul', which is a new model for Korean-type official development assistance that graduated its first masters in Saemaul Studies on the 22nd.
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Ms. Roka from Nepal who was one of the first students enrolled for the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul earns diploma in 1 year and 6 months Husband, Subedi also earns master's degree in pharmacy at YU We will change our hometown with 'We can do it!' spirit..." [August 22, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) graduated its world first Master in Saemaul Studies. Praktisha Roka (26, female, photo) from Nepal was the first to receive her master's at the YU graduation ceremony on the 22nd. Her small figure, dark skin, large eyes, and shy smile gives her a slightly delicate first impression. However, when she talked about her purpose for coming to learn about Saemaul, she appeared to be like 'Joan of Arc'. She said, "Above all else, I am happy that I am now ready to work for my hometown and my home country." Since enrolling at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) in March 2011, she never skipped a class in Korean offered everyday from 8 to 9 in the morning, and she had a very rigorous schedule with lectures every day. On the first day of every month, she also practiced the Saemaul Undong by working with the 'Saemaul Campaign' that cleans up the YU campus early in the morning. Of the 15 that she enrolled with and completed three terms in one year, most returned to their home countries for the fourth term to prepare for their theses. However, she remained in Korea to writer her master's degree thesis. This is because her husband Amit Subedi (27) was also working on his master's degree course in pharmacy at the YU Graduate School. She finally earned her master's degree at the same time as her husband with her thesis titled 'Study on the Effects of the Demographic Features of Nepalese Women for Discrimination, Sexual Abuse, and Work-Life Balance', and thus achieved her goal for studying in Korea. She was born in a small rural village 12 to 14 hours by car east of Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, but thanks to her parents who were educators, she went to high school in Katmandu. She was shocked at the differences of the city and rural areas, particularly the differences in health and hygiene. Thus, she majored in nursing at the university to go back to her hometown to help per people. After graduating, she worked at her hometown as a nurse. She then taught nursing at university and worked on fostering juniors in her major. Her first introduction to the Saemaul Undong was in 2009. She read in a newspaper that a person from Nepal studied the Saemaul Undong in Korea and made changes in the city of Chitwan. The article said, 'life has become more convenient by working on the social infrastructure such as widening roads and digging wells' and 'foreign languages such as English and Korean, which are only offered in expensive private schools, are being taught to children of common households, and the quality of life for the Nepalese improved greatly by giving the opportunity to learn about Korean culture such as Taekwondo and Korean dance'. Through this article she said that she wanted to learn more about the Republic of Korea and the Saemaul Undong. Since then, she decided to learn about the Saemaul Undong and said, "Korea's Saemaul Undong is a successful case that can give emerging countries like Nepal the courage that 'We can do it' and 'Let's do it'." The next work for her is to combine her undergraduate major of nursing and her graduate school major of Saemaul Studies and spread the 'We can do it!' spirit to the people around her and her hometown and carry on with the Saemaul Undong. She said, "I want to give the opportunity for change and development of Nepalese, and particularly Nepalese women, who are suffering in poor environments." She added, "I learned that the Saemaul Undong and Saemaul Spirit not only developed Korea economically in the 60s and 70s, but also began to tap into the potential of Korean women and to improve women's rights. Nepalese women, who account for half the nation, will also be able to live independent lives through the Saemaul Undong. She said that she is happy because she has the best supporter in the world. Her husband came to study at YU 6 months before her and recommended that she enroll in the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, and completed her admissions procedure. Amit Subedi (27) said, "My wife and I are both from rural areas and we always thought that the key factor for the development of Nepal is to overcome the disparities between rural and urban areas. My wife is especially saddened by the extreme prejudices against women in Nepal and always thought of ways to change this. I am happy that she has finally found that way." He explained that he would help his wife spread the Saemaul Undong in Nepal. Meanwhile, there are 3 who received their master's degrees in Saemaul Studies for the first time in the world at the YU graduation ceremony on the 22nd, aside from Roka such as Men Kung (35), a public official for education in Cambodia, and Orpha Arce Morauda Ⅱ (37), who is a public official of the congress of the Philippines. Roka and Subedi pose together at YU prior to their graduation.
