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In “LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall” equipped with advanced online video meeting systems “Metaverse Entrance Ceremony” planned and conducted by college seniors (metaverse club YUMC) [February 28, 2022] <YU 2022 freshman representative took an oath of admission> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held 2022 Entrance Ceremony on the 28th. The entrance ceremony was held online due to COVID-19 at 11:00 a.m. on 28th in “LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall” which was recently constructed by YU. “LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall” is equipped with advanced online video meeting systems for online live relay of multinational conferences, international academic meetings, and seminars, etc. With declaration of entrance permission by CHOI Oe-chool, President of YU, 4,861 freshmen having Student ID 22 became the students of YU. In the ceremony, such alumni as YOON Dong-han (Chairman of the Alumni Association), LEE Cheol-woo (Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor, LIM Seong-hun (Chairman of Daegu Bank), and Singer LEE Chan-won, etc. congratulated their entrance with video messages. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU, said, “We welcome the freshmen of YU that is the best private university in Korea. YU is a real global campus for foreign students from more than 70 countries of the world to study together. I hope that you will develop the ability to realize your grand dreams with challenging spirits. Also, I respect and thank your parents for their dedicated efforts until now. Now, YU staff will do their best for education with the mind of parents. YU will guide you and provide you with sufficient support so that you may grow to be talents to contribute to human society as well as individual self-actualization. I hope parents’ large interest and cheering.” <Metaverse club YUMC and President CHOI Oe-chool prepared 2022 Mwtaverse Entrance Ceremony of YU> The entrance ceremony collected attention because it was held with the metaverse entrance ceremony together. The metaverse club YUMC (Yeungnam Univ. Minecraft Server) consisting of YU students planned the entrance ceremony and the ceremony was held from 2:00 p.m. Last year, the students voluntarily constructed “YU Metaverse Campus” and collected attention. They constructed YU Campus with use of Minecraft which is the representative platform to construct metaverse and held “YU Minecraft Open Campus” ceremony with invitation of high school students to YU Metaverse Campus in December last year <YU Metaverse Entrance Festival>
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Joint operation of “Azerbaijan infectious disease prevention and management course” Education and training for Azerbaijan local medicine management HQ until 2024 Leading “global public cooperation system activation” to meet international societies’ crisis including dispersion of infectious diseases [March 03, 2022] <Scene of YU> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) and YU Medical Center (President & CEO, KIM Jong-yeon) were selected as the agencies to implement 2002 Global Training Project by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). KOICA Global Training project is a human resource development (HRD) project to support self-development of developing countries by transferring the experiences in Korean economic/social development to cultivate future core talents to lead national development of developing countries. As YU and YUMC were selected for this project, they will jointly conduct Azerbaijan infectious disease prevention and management course for three years from this year to 2024 for frontline heal staff and high-level staff taking in charge of infectious diseases in The Administration of Regional Medical Divisions (TABİB). They will help managers and frontline staff to take active measures to meet environmental changes in the times of global infectious diseases by enhancing their capabilities to manage infectious diseases through the training and will support construction of an effective crisis management system through infectious disease management governance and innovation of policy coordination. Especially, it is expected to make contributions in deducing infectious disease management action plans and seeking for both countries’ cooperative project models to be applied in the country by sharing D-Quarantine (Daegu Quarantine) model, which was the precedent of K-Quarantine. <Scene of YU Mwdical Center (YUMC)> KIM Ki-soo (Chairman of YU Educational Development Cooperation Network) and LEE Gyeong-soo (Chairman of Industry-University Research Office) who take in charge of the training course said, “We will continuously have discussions on the measures to connect Korean ODA (Official Development Assistance) project with Azerbaijan infectious disease management policy and to maintain and expand exchange & cooperation network between YU and trainees.” This is not the first time that international development education/training program of YU was accepted by KOICA. “Ethiopian SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region) Saemaul Undong Policy Training” program was selected as the best example in “Excellent 2018 KOICA Global Education/Training Case Contest.” At that time, KOICA selected Global Saemaul Education of YU as the most excellent case in 120 countries’ global education/training programs provided for three years and six months since 2015. In July last year, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) upgraded Korea from a developing country to a developed country. As Korea was accepted as a developed country in international society, international demand for development experiences of Korea is expected to increase. Korea jumped to a developed country through a developing country with international societies’ support and the role of Korea as a developed country is asked now. Therefore, the role of YU in international development and cooperation area is more expected. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU commented, “The fact that YU was selected for KOICA project means that the performances of YU in education and training in international development and cooperation area were accepted by a publicly credible external agency. YU has academic assets and educational/training experts as well as medicine and health. We will continuously expand international development and cooperation area cultivate talents to contribute in human society in order to open diverse ways for future generations to make activities in international society. Meanwhile, YU has been cultivating core talents of developing countries for Asia, Africa, and Middle/South America, etc., has been dispersing academic Korean wave of YU focused in Saemaul, and has been implementing various international exchange programs since inauguration of President CHOI Oe-chool in February 2021.Also, YU has active discussions with Royal University of Phnom Penh and Western University, etc. of Cambodia on establishment of Department of Saemaul Economic Development, plural degree courses, and implementation of student exchange programs and YU Medical Center have a discussion with St. Augustine University of Tanzania on development of regional societies and installation of Department of International Health.
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College members including President and student council performed morning cleaning and met freshmen on the first day of a new semester. Foreign students of Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) also participated in campus purification activities. “Fresh environment is the start of healthy campus life … participation of many students is required.” [March 02, 2022] At 7:30 a.m. On March 2, college members including President and student council gathered early in the morning of the first day of a new semester. They made campus cleaning activities to greet students coming to the campus with 2022 freshmen after a long time. In the service activities managed by YU student council, more than 100 college members including major professors such as CHOI Oe-chool (Professor) and SEO Bo-geon (Dean of Students) and representative students of student council, club association, Central Audit Committee, and college student councils, etc. participated. KANG Tae-wook (Chairman of YU Student Council, 4th grade of Department of New Materials) said, “I planned this campus purification activity to cheer freshmen who come to the university campus for the first time the students who come to the university after a long time since COVID-19 event. I think it is the start of healthy campus life to make our living surroundings to fresh environment. I thank President, college staff, and foreign students for their active participation.” Especially, more than 30 foreign students of YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) participated in the activity and executives/employees of Daegu Bank YU Branch also participated.” More than 100 YU members were divided into two groups and made campus purification activity starting at Cheonmajimun, the gate of YU. They made purification activity for one hour in International Exchange Center, Student Hall, surroundings of integrated lecture building, and Cheonma Art Center frequently visited by students. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “I am proud of the students who are voluntarily making the valuable our living campus to clean spaces. It is more meaningful because the door of new 2022 semester is opened with students’ campus purification activity. This is the 75th anniversary of YU. YU intends to make a new start to cultivate talents to contribute to human society starting this year. Leading example for happiness and safety of others starts with minor practice such as campus cleaning service. The college will provide every support so that they may become talents to achieve large dreams starting at minor practice and actions.”
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High-ranking persons of Cambodian parliament and governments visited YU and had discussions on the measures for cooperation in Saemaul international development. Discussions on exchange expansion for cooperation in international development such as joint degree courses among colleges “We will play the roles of colleges to make the foundation for joint prosperity of global village.” [February 15, 2022] <High-ranking persons of Cambodian parliament and governments visited YU and had discussions on the measures for cooperation in Saemaul international development.> High-ranking persons of Cambodian parliament and governments visited YU (President CHOI Oe-chool).It is intended to have discussions on the measures for cooperation in Saemaul international development with YU that has the expert with construction of an academic system in Saemaul development area and to strengthen exchange relation between Cambodia and YU. In the afternoon on the 15th, 12 persons of main governmental ministries and offices including Suos Yara (Cambodian Parliament Member, Chairman of Foreign Affairs of Parliament) and Cheunboran Chanborey (Adviser of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) visited YU again. Parliament Member Suos Yara takes in charge of Chairman of Foreign Affairs of Parliament and is evaluated as a next-generation leader of Cambodia. Especially, Parliament Member Suos Yara is known to be a close associate of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and to have strong influences in Cambodia. On that day, Parliament Member Suos Yara met CHOI Oe-chool (President of YU) and said, “It’s an honor for me to visit YU that concluded MOU with a local college of Cambodia and is leading educational Korean wave in Cambodia through activation of Saemaul international development education and establishment of Korean Studies Research Center. I hope expansion of exchange to various areas to help national development over the exchange relation in educational area which has been connected until now. I want YU to play a role to expand practical relations between both countries.” <From the left, Cambodian Parliament Member Suos Yara and YU President CHOI Oe-chool> As a reply, President CHOI Oe-chool commented, “We will support in full for operation of joint degree courses with Cambodial local colleges and more active exchange and cooperation. Furthermore, we will play a role to improve friendly relationship and to expand exchange and cooperation area between both countries. This year is a meaningful year, 75th Anniversary of YU. YU intends to take a new leap to cultivate talents for contributions in human society. We will play the role of a university to make a foundation for joint prosperity of global village.” President CHOI Oe-chool was commissioned as an advisor of Cambodian Prime Minister since 2014 and takes in charge of governmental policy advisor on various projects implemented in Cambodian farm development area.As main persons of Cambodian governments and parliament visited YU and had direct discussions with President CHOI, it is expected that practical exchange will be rapidly expanded at the levels of governments and parliament as well as Cambodian local colleges. Meanwhile, it is the second time that Cambodian governmental high-ranking team visited YU. In 2014, deputy minister level persons of Cambodian main governmental ministries and offices including Ministry of Agricultural Development, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Public Projects and Transportation, etc. as well as Yim Chhayly (Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Agriculture and Agricultural Village Development Committee) visited YU and asked advises on transfer of Saemaul Undong and establishment and operation of Saemaul College in Cambodia. Since that time, YU is having active discussions on establishment of Department of Saemaul Economical Development and implementation of plural degree system, student exchange program, and international joint researches with Royal Phnom Penh University and Western University of Cambodia.
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Student ID 66 of Business Administration, the 42nd Chairman of General Alumni Association to lead 270,000 alumni “I will do my best for development of alma mater and alumni association with heavy responsibility.” [February 17, 2022] YOON Dong-han (75, Chairman of Kolmar Korea) was elected as the 42nd Chairman of YU General Alumni Association on February 15 in 2022 Regular Board Meeting and Regular General Meeting of YU General Alumni Association held in Daegu Grand Hotel. His term is two years from February 16. Chairman YOON Dong-han of General Alumni Association said, “I feel heavy responsibility for the position to represent the proud 270,000 alumni who make activities in every places of the world over Korea. I will do my best to enhance the prestige accumulated YU alumni until now and to develop alma mater and alumni association. Executives of General Alumni Association as well as me will take the initiative. We hope continuous interest of 270,000 alumni.” Chairman YOON Dong-han of General Alumni Association participated in the regular general meeting and said, “I thank Chairman YOON Dong-han for leading development of General Alumni Association in terms of both material and morale support for development of alma mater. This year is a meaningful year, 75th Anniversary of YU. We intend to take a new leap to cultivate talents for contributions in human society. I want 270,000 alumni and Chairman YOON Dong-han of General Alumni Association to cheer with all their might. Alma mater will also make support for union and development of the alumni association.” Chairman YOON Dong-han of General Alumni Association has Student ID 66 of Department of Business Administration of YU, served as a vice-president of Daewoong Co., Ltd, established Kolmar Korea in 1990, and leads it until now. His excellent capability for management was proved through Korean 100 CEOs in 2019 (Maekyung ECONOMY), EY Best Businessman Prize Master Prize (EI Global) in 2018, 2018 Korean Manager Award (KMAC), 2015 100 Excellent Employment Generation Enterprises (Ministry of Employment and Labor), 2014 Order of Civil Merit, Camellia Medal, This Year’s CEO Grand Prize in 2010 (Korea Economic Daily), 2005 Scientific/Technical Medal of Merit (Innovation Award), etc. He was selected as YU 69th Anniversary Proud YU Person in May 2016 with acceptance of such contributions. Meanwhile, Chairman JEONG Tae-il of OSG Korea Corporation (former Chairman of YU General Alumni Association) took the position of 40th and 41st Chairman of General Alumni Association for four years (from March 2018 to February 2022). Chairman JEONG Tae-il received a plaque of merit for his contributions in development of alumni association.
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Development of an AI model for possible analysis of students’ concentration and understanding levels in online lectures for the students of faculty and graduate school of Department of Education Proposal of AI utilization method was praised in descriptive evaluation. Received gold award and excellence award in “AI leaning data hackathon” [February 15, 2022] <From the left, JOO Jeong-hun (Department of Education) and PARK Kang-yoon and KIM Kil-jae (master course of graduate school)> “What role will AI be able to play in smart education environment?” “AI utilization method” in the area of teaching/learning method proposed by YU students (President CHOI Oe-chool) attracts attention. PARK Kang-yoon (3rd grade of master course, Department of Education, graduate school), JOO Jeong-hun (3rd grade of Department of Education), and KIM Kyu-ri (3rd grade of Department of Visual Design) developed an AI model to identify understanding and concentration levels of students in online lectures. They developed an AI eye-tracing model based on eyeball data and developed indexes of fixation point data collecting, understanding, and concentrating levels. JOO Jeong-hun said, “The developed model may help teachers to identify concentration and understanding levels of students in the lessons using online lectures. It may be used as a solution for learning deficiency issues that occur in online education.” Recently, online education has become a topic due to prolonged expansion of COVID-19. With rapidly increased demand for intact online education, various types of learning deficiency occurs and it attracts attention as a supplementary measure for students who are demanders of education. The idea received gold award in “2021 Eyeball movement video AI learning data hackathon” held by Ministry of Information & Communication and National Information Society Agency. Also, PARK Kang-yoon and KIM Kil-jae (1st grade of master curse of graduate school) accessed to AI utilization method in the viewpoint of education evaluation. They took attention in recent situation that expansion of descriptive and essay-type evaluation systems have become an issue, developed AI similar with the level of human graders, and proposed an AI model to reduce burden of work of teachers in case of descriptive evaluation. KIM Kil-jae said, “It is inefficient to evaluate the essays of all students through human due to consumption of huge costs and time. The constructed AI evaluation model will help teachers to enhance efficiency of education.” The AI model constructed by them received excellence award in “essay data AI lessening data hackathon” held last year. PARK Kang-yoon who was included in the winner lists of two contests due to creative ideas commented, “I think that diverse challenges to use AI will make a foundation for construction of smart education environment and virtuous cycle of data in future. I am conducting in-depth researches on the method to enhance quality of education using diverse deep learning and machine running algorithms.”
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Support with 70,000 Euro by international automobile illumination expert group under UN - International acceptance of research power Research on evaluation of safety of automobile direction projection lamps Will head international research on vehicle illumination performance evaluation and provide empirical basis for establishment of international legislation [February 18, 2022] Professor LEE Chan-soo of Department of Electronic Engineering of YU will conduct an international research with the support by GTB (Groupe de Travail Bruxelles, The International Automotive Lighting and Light Signalling Expert Group) which is international automobile illumination expert group under UN Especially, Professor LEE Chan-soo attracted more attention because his world-level research power was accepted with a GTB research project for the first time in Asia. In past, GTB research services were mostly conducted by colleges or institutions in Europe or North America. The professor’s research team will conduct a research on “Signal light projections with direction indicator.” The research project will be conducted by July this year with 70,000 Euro (about KRW 95 million) of research budget. Professor Lee described his research plan, “As floor guide lamps linked with automobile direction indicators provide additional information on direction in various dynamic environments where automobiles are operated, it will be verified whether such guide lamps distributed on the floors of various automobiles will help the traffic weak such as walkers and bicycle riders or cause issues.” The research team plans to construct virtual environment such as crossroads and T-shape intersections and to conduct virtual environment tests using HMD (Head Mounted Display), to perform detailed verification through road running simulators of Korea Expressway Corporation, and to perform verification based on actual vehicles in K-city (a self-driving test city) of Korea Automobile Testing&Research Institute (KATRI) of Korea Transportation Safety Authority. Professor Lee expected, “The result of this research will provide empirical basis for Automobile sub-committee under the European Economic Commission of the United Nations (UNECE/WP29) to establish legislation on projection base lamps such as turn signal guide lamps. It will be the base for development of communication lamps and scenarios related with not only lamp performance evaluation but also self-driving vehicles in future.” The GTB research project is the result of international acceptance of government-supported projects and industry-academy cooperative researches conducted by him until now. Professor Lee operated Automobile illumination fusion expert cultivation team with the support by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from 2015 to 2020 and is leading a world level research team specified in automobile illumination. The research team has conducted basic and applied researches on automobile illumination to enhance visibility and safety of drivers in bad weather environment and on night roads using weather environment test beds. He attracts attention with presentation of research results in famous international academic meetings and GTB expert meetings including International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL) and International Congress: SIA VISION, etc. Also, he is continuously conducting industry-academy cooperative researches including evaluation of safety of guide lamps and evaluation of visibility in climate/environment with professional automobile component enterprises including SL Corporation.
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Establishment of Wolsan Scholarship with accumulated 4 million USD donated with “A heart to repay the kindness of parents” Active U.S.A Inc. standing in LA clothing and fashion industry as a Korean immigration success story Led established YU American Federation Alumni Association as the former first chairman [January 12, 2022] “I will send 2 million USD as soon as I return to the USA. Parents of our times lived dedicated life for their children for their whole life. I’d like to support juniors’ learning with a heart to repay the kindness of parents. YU should lead cultivation of talents based on good characters!” YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) received a large gift from a US alumnus on the 75th anniversary at beginning of 2022. Chairman LEE Don of Active U.S.A. Inc., a large clothing company in LA, expressed to donate 2 million USD. Chairman LEE called on YU President CHOI Oe-chool on his way to return to the USA after visiting his mother in Korea during the year-end and new year holidays. He was returning with a heavy heart after a short pleasure to see his 96-year mother. Especially, he had to follow his tight schedule to return to the USA on the next day of completion of self-quarantine after entry into Korea due to COVID-19. Chairman LEE donated 1 million USD to YU, his alma mater, in 2012 and Wolsan Scholarship is being operated. Scholarship fund donated by him reaches 4 million USD including 1 million USD additionally donated in 2018. Wolsan Scholarship is the largest one in the private scholarship being operated by YU. Wolsan Scholarship was established with the nom de plume (Wolsan) of his deceased[late] father (LEE Dong-ho) under joint names with his mother, LEE Hong-sik Wolsan LEE Dong-ho (1923-2011) is the 15th generation of LEE Eon-jeok (1491-1553), one of Five Oriental Sages in Joseon Dynasty, and has Chairman LEE (eldest son), LEE Seung-yeon, LEE Jeong-hyeon, and LEE Hyeong (Professor of Department of Neurology and Management Strategy Manager, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center). LEE Dong-ho was the owner of Daeseongheon, Gyeongsangbukdo Tangible Cultural Property No. 34 in Yangdongmaeul registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Chairman LEE has been leading cultural heritage preservation including restoration of a 300-year old house through historical investigation with Gyeongsangbukdo since his father’s decease. Chairman LEE donated 1 million USD of scholarship fund to YU, his alma mater, in 2012 to repay the kindness of his father and mother died in 2011 and has been supporting juniors with establishment of Wolsan Scholarship. The scholarship students work in various areas of society as lawyers, architectures, and teachers, etc. after graduation. Chairman LEE has been continuing donations for University Development Fund and General Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, etc. as well as Wolsan Scholarship and made large contributions in development of the university and alumni association. Chairman LEE is a successful US businessman and leads strengthening of global capability of the youth in Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas as well as YU juniors as a foreign adviser of Gyeongsangbukdo. He invited more than 100 college students as intern workers of Active U.S.A. and made sufficient support to enhance practical capability. Chairman LEE has student ID 73 of Department of Architectural Engineering, YU, went to the USA in 1986, established Active U.S.A. Inc. in the next year, and continued success. He experienced a hardship to lose his whole property due to LA riots occurred in 1992 but is a positional person who succeeded in comeback based on his credibility and excellent leadership accumulated as a businessman. He works as a director of Pacific City Bank (a USA Korean-person bank), leading CEO of World Korean Business Convention, director of Hoejae LEE Eon-jeok Commemorative Business Association, foreign adviser of Gyeongsangbukdo, and chairman of Daegu & Gyeongbuk Fraternity Scholarship in Southern California. He continued donation activities in spite of residing in the USA and was selected as the 3rd foreign Honor Society of Community Chest of Korea for “Fruit of Love.” Chairman LEE has been leading development of his alma mater and alumni as well as donation of scholarship. Chairman LEE led establishment of American Federation Alumni Association for the first time in the universities in the south of the Hangang River which is one of foreign base alumni associations of YU. At that time, Chairman LEE took charge of preparatory chairperson and persuaded alumni and encouraged their participation in visiting major cities in the USA. Chairman LEE served in the post of the first Chairman of American Federation Alumni Association after Chairman of YU LA Alumni Association. in the meaningful year of 75th anniversary. I respect the sharing life of Chairman LEE who passed the love received from his parents to juniors as a whole. Juniors will also feel the heart of grace felt by Chairman LEE from his parents. This year of 75th anniversary will be a new starting point to cultivate talents to make contributions in human society. I will do my best so that the scholarship fund donated by Chairman LEE is used as an important foundation to cultivate talents to make contributions in human society.” Meanwhile, YU granted Proud YU Person Prize in 2006 and Honorary Doctor of Business Administration in 2014 to commend the accomplishment of Chairman LEE.
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