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Contributions to the development of education and culture in Vietnam After volunteering in Vietnam in 2002, attracted Vietnamese students and led academic exchange between the two nations Used money out of his own pocket to hold international student meetings and also acted as a tourist guide [November 28, 2014] <Administrative chief Kim Mun-jae (first on right) received the Ho Chi Minh People's Committee 'Order' of Vietnam> "All I did was have a meal with YU students from Vietnam. I'm quite embarrassed to receive such an award from the Ho Cho Minh government. As faculty, it's my job to help international students at our school to settle in!" A faculty member of YU received an 'Order' from the Ho Chi Minh People's Committee of Vietnam for his contributions to the development of education and culture for Vietnamese people. Administrative Chief Kim Mun-jae (57) of the YU Health Management Center received the award. Kim received the Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh People's Committee Order from Thu Duc College of Technology. The Ho Chi Minh government of Vietnam recognized his efforts for development and exchange between the two nations for the past 12 years. Mr. Kim Mun-jae first made ties with Vietnam during a 20 day volunteer program at Thu Duc College of Technology as the director of the YU Winter Overseas Volunteer Corps in January 2002. Kim said that he held in-depth discussions about academic exchange and recruiting international students with the then-dean of Thu Duc College of Technology, Toan Nguyen (61), and stated, "At that time there was almost no exchange between our university and Vietnam so I thought that interacting with Vietnamese colleges such as Thu Duc College of Technology would contribute to the development of our colleges in different countries." Mr. Kim who came back to school after the volunteer activities discussed matters with YU departments in charge of international exchange and began full-fledged efforts to begin academic exchanges with Vietnamese universities and to attract international students. In 2003, he went to Vietnam to visit universities in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss academic exchange and to attract Vietnamese students to come to YU. In result, the first eight international students from Vietnam enrolled at the YU Graduate School (master's degree program) in August 2003. At the time, Mr. Kim used money from his pocket to hold meetings with international students to help them adapt to their new environment as soon as possible and listened to their hardships. He also created a community so that international students may help and depend upon each other. Furthermore, he sponsored students with fall and winter clothing and tried to help them with any discomforts that they might feel while studying abroad. The school also did its part to provide support to their first Vietnamese students such as giving them used computers. In December 2005, he invited Le Van Vhung, Minister of Society and Culture of the Ho Chi Minh People's Committee, and Toan Nguyen, dean of Thu Duc College of Technology were invited to YU to talk about exchange and cooperation with domestic universities. In result, the YU College of Engineering began operating the 'Ho Chi Minh faculty training program', and it is now celebrating its ninth year since 2006. Mr. Kim has also shown his affection for the training team. He took the initiative to show the Korean culture by becoming a guide for them on the weekends to traditional markets and tourist attractions. In January 2009, Mr. Kim once again used his own money to visit Vietnam in order to suggest the establishment of an alumni association for international students from Vietnam who studied at YU. His efforts led to the founding of the YU alumni association at Ho Chi Minh City in 2011, which is still active. Mr. Kim, who first made ties with Vietnam 12 years ago through volunteer activities, said, "There are so many more professors and employees who work even harder than I do to help international students, so it embarrassing that I am the only being picked out." He added, "Regardless of receiving this Order, I would like to continue to help international students as I have done until now if I can." Meanwhile, since the first eight Vietnamese students enrolling at YU in 2003, 88 international students from YU graduated from the YU undergraduate or graduate school, with 44 students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and Korean language schools.
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90 people including public employees and experts in tourism development policies from 20 different countries participated Various education such as community development experiences and field trips at YU for 8 days from the 15th to 22nd [November 25, 2014] YU, which is actively making efforts to share Korea's Saemaul Undong and compressed growth experience with emerging countries, conducted education on community development and tourism development policy experiences to public employees and experts on tourism policy legislations for 20 countries. The 90 policy legislators and staff in the tourism sector from 20 countries from Asia, South America and Europe such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Laos, Bolivia, Columbia, Paraguay, Peru, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan came to YU on the 15th and took part in 'Education for Tourism Partner Country Tourism Policy Workers' for a total of 8 days that ended on the 22nd. The reason why they came to YU was to learn the community development including the Saemaul Undong that was the core driving force for Korea's explosive growth, as well as tourism, culture and economic development experiences to establish tourism development policies for the development of their home country and to search for ways to develop communities by promoting the tourism industry. This education program sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Kim Jong-deok) and hosted by the YU International Development and Cooperation Center (Director Choi Oe Chool) and the Korean Tourism Corporation (President Byeon Chu-seok) was designed share the knowledge, technologies and experiences accumulated during Korea's community development and tourism industry development. It also aimed at providing support to help policy-makers of emerging countries to establish master plans for tourism development and the tourism industry. Columbian Vice-minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sandra Howard who attended said, "I am taking part in this training to examine the various cultures of Asian countries and to find new growth engines for national development by promoting the tourism industry of Columbia," and added, "I hope that we will be able to establish effective tourism policies to preserve and share Columbian culture through case studies on Korea's development experience, Saemaul Undong and various tourism industries." At the opening ceremony for this training held at the YU Cheonma Art Center Sapphire Hall at 2 p.m. on the 15th, the training team was given an introduction on Korean culture while heading towards the training center together with traditional Korean musicians playing the traditional wind instrument called the gayageum wearing gracious traditional costumes. Following the orientation for introducing the participating countries and main programs, YU International Development and Cooperation Center (Vice President) gave a keynote speech on 'Global Community and Saemaul Undong for Living Together' to kick off the eight-day long lectures and field exercises until the 22nd. The training session was comprised of reports by country to share the tourism industry status and pending problems of participating nations, understanding of the Saemaul Undong, development of regional economy through the tourism industry, Korea's tourism development policy experience, lectures by experts on the Busan tourism resource development policy case and the Gyeongju Bomun Complex development case, as well as small group discussions and field trips. During the training, participants discussed the actual application of tourism, regional development, tourism development policy, and tourism industry models, and visited the Busan Haeundae Dongbaek Island and Cinema Center, and the Gyeongju Tourism Complex to actually take a look at what they studied through lectures. On the 18th they visited the YU medical Center and Daegu Haany University Oriental Medicine Hospital as a field trip on medical tourism that combines medical services with tourism products. They ended up this program with presentations and discussions on the execution plans of each of the participating countries. International Development and Cooperation Center Director Choi Oe Chool who prepared this program said, "Countries around the world are coming up with policy plans to expand the market and increase value of the tourism industry as the new growth engine of their countries." He added, "I hope that this training allowed us to share our experiences in community development such as the Saemaul Undong that was offset by Korea's rapid growth process, as well as our experience in industrialization and tourism/culture policies in order to help strengthen the capacities of policy makers of emerging countries to establish regional development and tourism policies, and to enhance the qualitative growth capacities of the global tourism industry." Meanwhile, YU signed an MOU for the exchange and cooperation with the Korean Tourism Corporation for the development of tourism of emerging countries at the Seoul Westin Chosun Hotel during the '2014 Culture/Tourism Creative Brand Construction Forum' that was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and sponsored by the Korea Tourism Corporation on the 11th prior to this training. With this MOU, the two institutes agreed to work together to ▲ link the Korea Tourism Corporation's 'Development and Cooperation Project in the Tourism Sector of Emerging Countries' and YU's 'Research and Education Project for Sharing the Economical Development and Saemaul Undong Experience, ▲ global social contribution activities, and ▲ fostering of global tourism human resources.
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"Director for Global Village Coexistence Human Resource Training Center" donates talents in wall paintings as part of the "University Specialization for Creative Korea Project" sponsored by the Ministry of Education 20 students from the Department of Saemaul Studies and International Development(formerly Department of Regional Development and Welfare Administration) joined in "Town Tending" to improve the environment of local senior centers [November 24, 2014] "I think that anyone can change the world by starting small and close!" YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) students took part in wall painting volunteer activities with the Suseong-gu Volunteer Center of Daegu. The volunteer activities overseen by the 'Global Community Coexistence Human Resources Project Team' (Director Han Dong-geun) was planned to provide students the opportunity to experience the true meaning of sharing talents and volunteering, while giving residents a more pleasant living environment. The volunteer activity for painting the Siji Senior Citizen Center in Daegu from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 21st was joined by 20 international students from the 'Saemaul and International Development Department' (formerly 'Regional and Welfare Administration Department', department name change from the 2015 academic year) that is in charge of the global community coexistence human resources fostering team and the 'Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul'. The students busily and carefully painted, regardless of their painting skills. The grandmothers and grandfathers who just watched in the beginning started to also take part in painting as they watched their walls become brighter, and the alley ways where the wall paintings were being painted transformed into a cultural space for both students and residents. Jang Ye-jin (20), a sophomore who participated in the volunteer activity, said, "I was busy painting, but I suddenly noticed the grandmothers and grandfathers starting to paint the walls together. I had so much fun working and talking with them that I did not even notice the time go by." She added, "Watching people walking by and enjoying and smiling at our work, I realized that despite the short time, it was I who learned from this experience." This volunteer activity was carried out as part of the 'college specialization project'. The global community coexistence human resources fostering team was selected as a nationally funded project for the first time this year by the Ministry of Education's 'college specialization project'. It will receive national funding of 5.3 billion won for the next five years to foster experts in regional and international development. Global community coexistence human resources fostering project team director Han Dong-geun, who prepared for this volunteer activity, said, "One aspect of the Saemaul Undong is to maintain towns based on the spirit of hard work, self dependence and cooperation. The wall painting volunteer activity can also be said to be a town maintenance project that can renew the old town walls and improve the living environment." He added, "I hope that through these volunteer activities, it can not only improve the community environment, but also teach students a community spirit in which the college and community live together while also learning the spirit of hard work, self dependency and cooperation."
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Alumni association of College of Business and Economics in Seoul holds welcoming ceremony for juniors who found jobs in the Metropolitan area for the third straight year Over 500 alumni participate and vow life-long support as mentors for the juniors [November 21, 2014] Leaders of Korea who graduated from YU gathered at the Namsan J-Gran House Zexy Garden at 7 p.m. on the 20th. They wanted to encourage their junior alumni who just began their professional careers in the Seoul area. The YU Finance and Economy Alumni Association (Chairman Yoon Sang-hyeon) held the third Finance and Economy Alumni Welcoming Ceremony since 2012. This was designed to congratulate junior alumni who just took their first step into society and to show the love and interest that seniors have for juniors. YU Finance and Economy Alumni Association Chairman Yoon Sang-hyeon (Commerce '69, CEO of Ilshin Electronic Industry Trade), Korea Kolmar CEO Yoon Dong-hyeon (Business '66), Former Minister of Health and Welfare Jeon Jae-hee (Public Administration '68), National Assemblyman Kim Jang-shil (Public Administration '75), Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation President Kim Hwa-dong (Law '76), Small & Medium Business Corporation President Park Cheol-gyu (Law '76), National Assemblyman Joo Ho-young (Law '78), Senior Coach of the Korean National Football Team Shin Tae-yong (Physical Education '88), and others for a total of 200 YU alumni in politics, government, finance, law and cultural sectors did not hesitate to take time out for their juniors despite their busy schedules. At this event, about 150 of over 1,000 YU graduates who moved to the Seoul area in the past three years for their jobs attended to fill up the venue with a total of about 500 YU alumni. They greeted each other happily and talked about many different things. <Clock wise from top left: Former Minister of Health and Welfare Jeon Jae-hee, Korea Kolmar CEO Yoon Dong-hyeon, National Assemblyman Joo Ho-young, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation President Kim Hwa-dong> Senior Coach of the Korean National Football Team Shin Tae-yong (Physical Education '88) who came straight to the venue from the airport after a friendly match in the Middle East to meet his juniors said, "I always had a dream since I first started soccer. My efforts to go to college, become a professional, and then become a member of the national team helped me to make so many achievements at a young age. At one point, together with another YU alumni, the baseball player Yang Joon-hyuk (Economics '88), we were at the top of our games in soccer and baseball. I challenge all of our juniors who are just starting their professional careers to have dreams and continuously work to reach them. I will also continue to work hard to be able to stand before you again in the near future as the head coach of our national football team." YU Finance and Economy Alumni Association Chairman Yoon Sang-hyeon (65) who has planned and prepared for the event for the past three years said in his welcoming speech, "My hope in preparing for this event was to have the senior alumni act as mentors for our junior alumni just beginning their professional careers and with the hopes that our junior alumni will follow the lead of their seniors and become a pillar in the development of our society." He added, "I ask that in the next 20 or 30 years, you also host such welcoming events for your juniors who will also be just beginning their professional careers." Jung Jin-guk (25, School of Economics and Finance, '08), who graduated in August and landed a job in the sales department of Samsung Securities headquarters, replied on behalf of the young alumni, "When I attended this event last year as a student, I felt proud to be from YU and vowed that I would get a job and be able to attend this event. It is very meaningful that I can make this address on behalf of my fellow alumni." He added, "I will take the love given to me from our senior alumni and repay it by passing on an even greater love for my juniors." <Yeungnam School Foundation President Lee Cheon-soo (left) and YU President Noh Seok-kyun giving their words of encouragement> At the welcoming ceremony, Yeungnam School President Lee Cheon-soo (71) and YU President Noh Seok-kyun (58) also attended on behalf of the school to express their gratitude for the efforts of senior alumni for their juniors. Mr. Lee Cheon-soo said in his words of encouragement, "I understand that this was event was prepared by senior alumni for their pure passion and love for their juniors and alma mater. I am sure that the junior alumni now taking their first steps into the real world will feel very proud to be YU alumni and will feel the high status of their alma mater." He added, "I hope the junior alumni will never lose their pride as YU alumni and work even harder to become leaders of Korea." During YU President Noh Seok-kyun's words of encouragement, he said, "The senior alumni attending today also came to Seoul 30 or 40 years ago and are now leaders in their fields as ministers, Assemblymen, and CEOs." He added, "Our new alumni here are the future of YU and will be the future of Korea." At the welcoming ceremony, the seniors also gave short lectures for juniors. Korea Kolmar CEO Yoon Dong-han said, "I always made challenges hoping to become a successful businessman and I have come all the way here now. I ask that our juniors also have dreams for the next 10, 20 and 30 years and continue to work hard to achieve those dreams." Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation President Kim Hwa-dong gave advice to his juniors saying, "If you overcome hard times, you will surely find opportunities for growth," and added, "I ask that you make the hard and difficult times the footstone for growth." At this three-hour event, participants made mentor and mentee pledges and promised to continue their ties. Rice wine that they made and brought from YU that was used to make a toast by Former Minister of Health and Welfare Jeon Jae-hee and celebrated their new relationships and promised to meet again in 2015. The new alumni who just landed jobs and attended this welcoming ceremony handed over donations that they gathered by taking parts from their monthly paycheck asking that it be used for the development of the school.
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Unified team of regional college students including YU wins 'Grand Prize' at the 2014 Wearable Computer Contest Check information while driving such as navigation, rear camera, etc using a screen inside the helmet "It will lower the number of accidents by allowing riders to keep their eyes on the road" [November 18, 2014] A unified team of engineering students in Daegu and Gyeongbuk including YU took first place in the '2014 Wearable Computer Contest'. The winning team was 'JARVIS' made up of Lee Gi-won (senior, 25, YU Department of Electronic Engineering), Park Seong-heum (senior, 24, Kyungpook National University Department of Commuter Software Engineering), and Lim Hyo-jeong (senior, 22, Kumon National Institute of Technology). This unified team took first place with their 'smart helmet' by participating in this contest held at KAIST in Daejeon from the 13th to 14th. Wearable computers refer to devices designed to be worm freely like clothes, watches or glasses in order to use the computer when necessary by the user even while on the move. Recently, there has been growing interest in products that could provide various internet-based services by linking up with smart phones. One of the best known wearable computers is 'Google Glass' that the world's largest internet search service company, Google, launched. The 'Wearable Computer Contest' celebrating its 10th year this year being hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and sponsored by KAIST and the Korean Institute of Next Generation Computing is a contest of ideas to check high tech wearable devices that integrate the creative ideas of college students and smart technologies. A total of 25 teams made presentations in fields such as information, entertainment and health management, and a total of 15 teams competed in the finals. In the finals, the product display, functions, practicality and design were evaluated. In result, the 'Jarvis' team took first place and was awarded with the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning as well as a cash prize of 4 million won. Their idea was a 'smart helmet' that takes into consideration the safety of motorcycle riders. It was designed so that motorcycle riders could use a screen installed in their helmet for rear camera images, mobile phone navigation images, and Kakao Talk messaging. The Jarvis Team explained that they focused on preventing accidents taking into account that while motorcycle riders are much more exposed to fatal accidents, they have very little safety devices compared to other vehicles. They said, "We confirmed through data that motor cycle accidents were commonly caused when the rider does not keep his or her eyes on the road such as when coming to crossroads or looking to the left or right." They added, "If the helmet could be used to provide information that the rider needs, we believe that it can raise the rate of riders keeping their eyes on the road and thus prevent accidents." Together with the 'smart helmet' they also developed gloves that could be used for communication with the helmet. They added a function to switch screens by tapping so that the screen in the helmet does not interfere with their field of vision. Lee Gi-won, the team leader of 'Jarvis' said, "Members majoring in computer engineering were in charge of software and I was normally in charge of hardware as I major in electronic engineering. Our roles were clear cut and we cooperated well, which led to such great results." He added, "I think we receive points because there is a high possibility for applying currently available technologies in helmets."
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Signed MOU for artificial organs development through the technological convergence of harmless polymer materials and 3D printing Creating a new industry through the convergence of university R&D capacities and the specialized technologies of companies [November 14, 2014] YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) is speeding up the development of artificial organs using polymer materials that are harmless to humans. The YU Technology Transfer Commercialization Center (Center Director Han Joo-hwan) signed an MOU with Hyvision System (CEO Choi Doo-won), a 3D printer development company, and NICE IP Partners (CEO Shin Dong-won), a technology commercialization company, at YU CRC Building 406 at 2 pm on the 13th to converge the technologies of each institute and vowed to mutually cooperate. This agreement is meaningful in that the R&D capacities of universities and the specialized technologies of companies converge to realize creative economy for next-generation technological commercialization. NICE IP Partners CEO Shin Dong-won, who initiated this MOU, said, "There is a high possibility for YU's research on artificial organ materials will be successful, and companies with the right technologies and drive to commercialize this were needed." He said, "We were looking for a 3D printer company with proprietary technologies and we judged that Hyvision System, which has the world's best technologies in visual recognition and mechatronics application technologies, would be the most ideal." Artificial organ development technologies use polymer materials harmless to the human body and print an object in the form of human organs as tight-knitted nets using 3D printers. Afterwards, individual human organ cells are injected to make a life-like organ. Because it is made using the individual's own cells, there are no side effects such as rejection by the body, and since it is made using a 3D printer, it is expected to become the mainstream method for producing artificial organs in the future. It is expected that the artificial organ market will continuously grow with the longer average lifespan of humans. YU Department of Nano, Medical and Polymer Materials Professor Han Sung-soo who conducted R&D on artificial organ materials technologies said, "I am planning to place the artificial organ materials that I have been working on in the 3D printer to make artificial organs. This will be able create a new industrial ecology and it will also contribute greatly in the competitiveness of not only companies, but the national industries as well." With this MOU, YU will provide Hyvision System with polymer materials suitable for 3D printing of artificial organs. Hyvision System is planning to develop printing technologies for artificial organs by integrating their technologies accumulated while developing their 3D printer and through this, they are planning to expand their scope of business to the bio-medical 3D printing industry.
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Papers continuously published in world's most authoritative academic journal published by IEEE Research achievements in communications and network recognized internationally [November 12, 2014] Department of Information and Communication Engineering Professor Nam Seung-yeop was appointed as a senior member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the world's most acclaimed group in the electric, electronic, communication, and computer sector. The IEEE, which was established in 1884, is a non-profit organization comprised of 430,000 technology experts as members from around the world including engineers, scientists, educators, and technical executives of companies. In particular, the academic journal published by the IEEE is recognized to have the world's highest authority in the sector. Professor Nam Seung-yeob continuously published papers in not only the world's most prominent academic journal, ‘IEEE/ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Transactions on Networking’, but also ‘IEEE Transactions on Communications’, and ‘IEEE Communications Letters’, and is thus receiving international recognition for his research achievements in the communications and networks sectors. The main field of research for Professor Nam is on internet measurement and observation and mathematical analysis of communication protocols in the internet service quality control technologies and wireless communication environment. Professor Nam said, "I have been researching various issues of network security lately and I am publishing my research results that received support from the Korea Internet & Security Agency and National Research Foundation in academic journals and seminars." He added, "I am currently receiving funding from the National Research Foundation to carry out research on methods to configure reliability of messages exchanged between vehicles in a vehicle network." IEEE senior members are selected after rigid evaluations of candidates who are currently IEEE members and have at least 10 years of experience in their field of expertise and at least five years of continuously outstanding achievements. It is very difficult as one can only become a candidate by receiving recommendations from a minimum of three IEEE fellows or senior members. Currently, only 7% of all IEEE members are IEEE senior members. IEEE senior members have life-time tenures and they are given the authority to recommend new senior IEEE members and evaluate candidates. Meanwhile, Professor Nam earned his PhD in electric and electronic engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science Technology and worked on his post-doctorate program at the Carnegie Mellon University and KAIST from September 2004 to February 2007. He was appointed as a professor in information and communication engineering in March 2007 and is currently serving as its dean. He received the 'Best Paper Award' at the 2000 APCC (Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications) and 'bronze medal' at the Samsung Human Tech Paper Awards, and he is currently serving as an editing committee member of the Korea Society for Simulation journal and a member of the operating committee of various international academic conferences such as the IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference), as well as a member of the Technical Program Committee.
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YU and POSTECH joint research team investigated cause for drop in drive safety of organic thin-film transistors Published as poster paper in 'world's most authoritative academic journal' in top 1.5% of the materials science sector Expected to be used as various electronic elements such as flexible/wearable displays and smart cards [November 13, 2014] A joint research team between YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) and POSTECH (President Kim Yong-min) developed technologies that can advance the commercialization of elements used in bendable displays and folding smart devices. The Department of Nano, Medical and Polymer Materials' Professor Kim Se-hyeon's research team investigated the cause of lower drive safety of organic thin-film transistors for flexible and wearable displays together with the research team of Professor Park Chan-eon of the POSTECH Department of Chemical Engineering. Organic thin-film transistors can be produced at low temperatures and is light and can be bent or folded, so it is receiving a great deal of attention as a core element for organic electronic devices. However, its low drive safety limits long-term operation, which has been an obstacle in its commercialization. Professor Kim Se-hyeon said, "It is necessary to procure drive safety for a long time to commercialize organic thin-film transistors, but the exact cause of the drop in drive safety has not yet been revealed." He added, "This study not only investigated the drop in performance such as charge transfer and drop in drive current that occurs when activating organic thin-film transistors for long times, but also investigated the bias-stress effect that occurs during long-term operation in terms of physics and chemistry." The research team conducted research based upon the fact that the drive safety of elements drop when the fixed electric charge made by voltage placed on the transistor increases. In result, they found that there is an energy barrier on the wall of semiconductors and insulator films and that when voltage is applied to the transistor, the electric charge of semiconductors goes pass the energy barrier and moves to the insulator film to cause fixed electric charge. Based on these results, they succeeded in adjusting the energy barrier on the border by changing the surface of the insulator film. In result, they were able to block charge movement between the semiconductor and insulator caused by high energy barriers and successfully developed an organic thin-film transistor with high drive safety. Professor Kim said with anticipation, "It will be possible to utilize the results of this research in various fields such as the flexible and wearable displays that are being developed actively recently, as well as RFID (radio-frequency identification tags) and smart cards." Meanwhile, this study was conducted as a central researcher support project and rising researcher support project by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Research Foundation. The research results were published as the cover thesis (image on the left) in the latest edition (November 12) of the global academic journal <Advanced Materials (IF) 15.409>, which is in the top 1.5% of the materials science sector.
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Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul 'Saemaul Spirit Practice Day' On the first Monday of every month, about 120 international students take the initiative to clean up the campus [November 3, 2014] "It feels good waking up early in the morning to breathe in the fresh air and clean up the campus with classmates. As a student of Saemaul studies, it has a special meaning to me that I am practicing the Saemaul spirit of hard work, self-dependency and cooperation." At 6:30 in the morning on the 3d, Tufail Mahmood (41), an international student from Pakistan, had a very special morning. He is currently in his first term at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, Department of International Development Cooperation. This day, he came to school two hours earlier than usual and swept up the campus with fellow students at his graduate school. Mr. Mahmood, who worked as a public employee in the Pakistani finance ministry, enrolled at the graduate school in October. He said, "By voluntarily cleaning the school, which is a community space, like my own home, I was able to gain a sense of community and also learn the spirit of cooperation to work efficiently and effectively." This was the 'Saemaul Spirit Practice Day' of the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul. This is a monthly event to kick off the new month as part of the Saemaul campaign to clean up the entire campus. Despite the cold breeze and dark morning with winter just around the corner, international students huddled around the YU Cheonma Art Center Tower Building where the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul is located. Over 120 students from 41 countries studying Saemaul gathered early in the morning. They distributed the cleaning tools according to their duties and broke off into smaller groups to clean up the campus from the main gate of the school all the way to the main building of the university. Professors and staff who teach and instruct the Saemaul Undong and spirit also participated in this campaign to encourage the international students. Navarro Sarah Elaine (30, Department of International Development Cooperation, term 3) from the Philippines also participated in the Saemaul Campaign. She said that she has never missed a day of the 'Saemaul Spirit Practice Day' since enrolling at the school in March. She said, "We clean up the campus on the first Monday of every month as part of this campaign, but I think the 'Saemaul Spirit Practice Day' is a good way to start the day," while explaining the purpose of the campaign saying, "Instead of thinking of this just as cleaning up, if we approach everything we do with the spirit of diligence, self-reliance and cooperation, we will be able to naturally the Saemaul spirit. She added, "Once I earn my diploma and return to my home in the Philippines, I want to spread the Saemaul Undong and spirit to help develop my country." Meanwhile, YU founded the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul to foster global Saemaul leaders in emerging countries in November 2011. As of now, 63 people from 26 countries around the world including Asia, Africa, Europe and America studied 'Saemaul science' and are spreading the Saemaul Undong and Saemaul spirit back at their home. Currently, 129 next-generation leaders from around the world and different walks of life such as senior public officials, college professors, professionals, and social activists are studying Saemaul sciences.
