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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Autumn Academic Conference of Dokdo Institute of Yeungnam University, Law School Library 3rd Floor in the afternoon of 9th \'Uniqueness of natural ecosystem and Biological Diversity in Dokdo\' [2009-10-6] In commemoration of \'Dokdo Month\' which is October, Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-Soo) will announce the result of researching Dokdo in a natural ecological perspective of Dokdo on the coming 9th. From 1PM to 6PM of this day, an academic conference \'Uniqueness of natural ecosystem and Biological Diversity in Dokdo\' sponsored by the joint effort of Dokdo Institute of Yeungnam University and Daegu Regional Environmental Office will be held at the medium conference hall on the 3rd floor of Law School Library at the Yeungnam University. This academic conference is an opportunity of presenting the results on \'Research on Dokdo ecosystem preservation and ocean environment & resource management plan\' promoted as a policy designated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology since last year. The Dokdo Institute of Yeungnam University which had opened up a first research institute specialized in Dokdo among domestic universities is performing policy development research to prove that the \"Dokdo is our land\" by getting the support of government funds for a total of 9 years as it has been designated as \'Priority Research Institute\' from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology since February of last year. This upcoming academic conference which will begin with \'One year of Dokdo\' of journalist Chun, Chung-Jin(Maeil Shinmun) who is the first domestic journalist to reside in Dokdo for 1 year will have a series of presentations, general discussions and questions & responses until 6PM in the order of \'Plants of Dokdo and Preservation Plans\' by Professor Park, Sun-Ju of Yeungnam University (Department of Biology), \'Global Warming and Change of Marine Ecosystem at Dokdo Coast\' by Doctor Kim, Mi-Kyung (Marine Science Research Center of Yeungnam University), \'Basic Research of Materials for Dokdo\'s Development\' by Professor Cho, Kye-Hyun of Yeungnam University (School of Materials Science and Engineering), \'Diversity of Dokdo\'s Insects\' by Professor Lee, Jong-Wook Department of Biology of Yeungnam University and \'Ecological Value of Dokdo and Migratory Birds\' by Professor Cho, Sam-Rae of Kongju University (Department of Biological Sciences). Especially, the team of Professor Park, Sun-Ju has found the fact that the biological sovereignty of Dokdo is the Republic of Korea for the first time by researching the origin of plants in Dokdo on a cytological level. The team of professor Park has clearly proven that Dokdo is a Korean territory even in ecological aspect by finding out the fact that the Aster spathulifolius Max. growing in Ulreungdo and Dokdo have become settled and spontaneous at the west coast of Japan as a result of performing research by selecting this plant that only grows in Korea and Japan. The team of Professor Lee, Jong-Wook has found out that a total of 11 orders 65 families 123 genuses and 124 species (excluding 22 unidentified) by newly discovering additional 2 families 10 genuses and 7 species (excluding 7 unidentified) such as Odonata Ischnura asiatica, Coleoptera Harpalus jureceki, Baris borkhsenii, Stephostethus chinensis, Lepidoptera Archippus oporanus, Cochylidia richteriana, Diptera Ensina sonchi, etc to the existing 11 orders 63 families 113 genuses and 117 species (excluding 15 unidentified) as a result of monitoring inspects of Dokdo and performing investigation for checking diversity. The team of professor Lee expects the diversity of insects living in Dokdo will become even greater if additional investigation is performed and the unidentified objects are identified. On the other hand, the Dokdo Institute of Yeungnam University is planning to open up an autumn academic conference at the grand conference hall of Pohang City Hall on November 7th with a theme called \'Thorough Analysis on 10 points of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.\' This academic conference held as a part of \'Old Maps/Data Exhibition of Donghae and Dokdo\' sponsored by Pohang City is prepared to develop a precise historical evidence and complementation logics after finding out the intentional distortion of historical materials and elaborate fabrication of history for assertion of Dokdo dominion by each item by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Conclusion of Yeungnam University-Daegu FC Agreement, 6 month internship Helpful for attracting excellent students from abroad [2009-9-25] <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_018641967419737726 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-01-12_09-04-58_495.jpg\" target=_blank> president Lee, Hyo-Soo (left) is exchanging internship performance agreement for foreign exchange students with Daegu FC CEO Park, Jong-Sun. Lukkarinen MIikka Tapio of age 22 who is from Helsinki University of Finland. He who is currently enrolled in Yeungnam University\'s School of International Economics and Business in the capacity of an exchange student starting this semester can now go through an internship at Daegu FC. If he learns the practical work on the field for 12 hours or longer a week such as tournament assistance, supporter management & support and operational support of Youth Soccer Class, etc, he can also get oversea internship credits after returning to his country. Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-Soo) has prepared an internship program for exchange students who came from sister universities overseas. This is to provide an opportunity of building up various practical experiences while they study abroad at the Yeungnam University. For this, Yeungnam University has signed an agreement related to performance of internship with Daegu FC (CEO Park, Jong-Sun) at the university Main Administration Building in the afternoon of 25th. Accordingly, the foreign exchange students who come to Yeungnam University can now perform internship at Daegu FC for up to 6 months. Yeungnam University is planning to get the evaluation results of performance from Daegu FC and deliver to the exchange student\'s affiliated university. To this, the dean of International Programs Joo, Sang-Woo (50, School of Mechanical Engineering) has expressed his intentions by saying that \"let\'s invite the distinguished foreign students by providing programs for them to build up internship experience abroad while studying at the same time at the university.\" Meanwhile, the total number of foreign students currently enrolled in Yeungnam University is 1,073. The number of foreign students have increased by about 3.2 times in last 5 years such as being increased by about 70 people compared to first semester and by about 150 people compared to the same period of last year. The exchange students who came from sister universities abroad also have increased by about 1.7 times compared to 5 years ago with a total of 74 people currently as of September. The nationality of exchange students have also become diverse with a total of 11 countries including Finland, Poland, France, Netherlands, China, Japan ad Vietnam, etc at this time compared to merely being China, Japan, Russia and Vietnam five years ago. On the other hand, Yeungnam University has dispatched 209 enrolled students overseas only during this semester. Among them, 143 students were dispatched to a total of 11 countries with qualification as exchange students. Especially, the 3 people among them have been dispatched to Barshaba University of Poland, Helsinki University of Finland and Slovania Rublyana University through the exchange student and internship program by joint sponsorship of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea and EU, so called ‘SAIPEKS’(Study Abroad and Internship Programme for European and Korean Students).
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> The launch of first \'personalized medicine hi-tech convergence research group’ in the country Leading popularization of highest class medical services, presenting as strategic project of Daegu Sinseo Hi-Tech Complex [2009-9-14] Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-Soo) opens up the \"Age of Personalized Medicine\" Recently, Yeungnam University has launched the first \'personalized medicine hi-tech convergence research group’ in the country, settled the medical service of highest class standard in our country at an early stage and expressed that it would provide active support for promotion of successful project for Daegu Sinseo Hi-Tech Medical Complex. The research team with Professor Park, Yong-Ha of School of Biotechnology, consists of a large number of about 50 professors in BT, NT and IT fields such as Professor Kim, Jung-Ae of College of Pharmacy, Professor Chang, Byung-Ik of College of Medicine, Professor Ju, Sang-Woo of College of Engineering and Professor Moon, Yong-Sun of College of Natural Resources. These people will get to perform a high tech convergence research systematically to provide personalized medical services by pulling down a barrier between academics. \'Personalized Medicine\' means preventing and treating diseases according to different biological characteristics of each individual patient and expects to become a megatrend of future medical industry. Recently, a research & development enabling more precise prediction, prevention and treatment of diseases is being performed by analyzing and utilizing individual genetic information. The research of personalized medicine being performed throughout the entire field of biotechnology and medical science including molecular diagnosis, target treatment, personalized medication and precision medicine, etc enables us to manage patients in general by predicting diseases, finding out high risk categories in advance and calculating each individual disease risks. Not only that, but it is expected to bring a landmark change of paradigm where even the prediction of disease types by descendants becomes possible. For an example, Macrogen has recently signed an agreement for promoting development of genome analysis service and personalized medicines with Boryung Pharmaceutical Group to release \'G-Scanning\' as the first product of joint business. This service lets us know the information on diseases such as mental retardation, autism, epilepsy, learning disability and various forms of rare diseases from genome abnormality using the screening test method of scanning and analyzing the genome parts of about 1,440 places of chromosome in our entire body. The decoded information is stored for 10 years if desired by consumer and the genetic information of related genome can be updated. Also by referring to individual genetic data, the times when most effective medicine for each individual is prescribed and even new drugs considering unique genetic characteristics of each race are developed will come within several years. For this, the Director of research team Park, Yong-Ha (50) has anticipated that \"if the \'Korean style\' personalized medicine industry applying hi-tech convergence technology of BT, IT and NT based on the tradition of Sasang Constitutional Medicine develops centered on Sinseo Hi-Tech Complex, it would become a great driver for improving national competitiveness of Republic of Korea as well as local areas\" by saying that \"As much as the coming of \'the age of personalized medicine\' is being predicted by specialists between 2011 to 2020, the domestic medical industry would also have to move quickly to prepare for the expanding trend of global medical market. Accordingly, our research team will lead in the advancement of medical welfare in which all citizens are able to use highest quality medical services without any cost burden by lowering the current personal genetic information analysis cost of 300,000 US$ level to 1,000 US$ level within several years and finally to 100 US$ level by establishing a strong research network with highest specialists in domestic and foreign BT/IT/NT fields while especially concentrating all capabilities on university level such as forming a basis for enterprise support and securing research activity funds.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Also acting as chairman of IEEE Korea committee [2009-9-4] <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_02308511544168303 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-01-08_09-36-46_495.jpg\" target=_blank> Professor Park, Yong-Wan of Yeungnam University(50, School of Electronic Engineering, Communication Engineering and Computer Science, photo) was recently appointed as \'DDG(Deputy Director General)\' which is a representative of Asia region from the IBC(International Biographical Centre). ‘DDG’ is able to select a figure with exceptional achievement in many areas from Asia region and make a recommendation to IBC headquarters while being the representative of Asia region who is entitled to organize academic conference, seminars or meetings of related subcommittees. Professor Park who is working as a professor of School of Electronic Engineering, Communication Engineering and Computer Science of Yeungnam University is the \'1st generation student from abroad\' in the field of domestic mobile communications who has gone through electronic engineering department of Kyungpook National University and graduate school, masters/doctorate course of New York State University and Post-doc of Caltech. He was in charge of a role in the development of mobile communication business in Korea while working as a research & development team manager in the field of \'3G\' mobile communication at the SK Telecom until Aug, 1996 after returning home in 1994 and came to Yeungnam University in Sep, 1996. Since 2004, he is commanding \'next generation wireless multimedia project\' of about 13 million US$ scale until 2014 as a director of \'RIC (Regional Innovation Center)\' while becoming successful in the development of \'Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles\' that has combined a state of art IT technology and automotive technology as he led the \'ubiquitous embedded center\' for 2 years since 2007. He is acting as a chairman of Korean branch of the ‘IEEE\'(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) which is the greatest and most prestigious academic society of the world in the field of electricity and electronics. For main literary works, there is 『Enhanced Radio Access Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Communication)』, etc which is a \'fourth generation mobile communication\' related guideline compiled by \'Springer\' which is a worldwide scientific publishing company in 2007.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> The first participation of \'The Student Formula SAE Competition of Japan\' from 9th to 12th The only Korean team among 80 participating teams from 8 countries [2009-9-3] <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_06947190404699848 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-01-08_09-09-00_495.jpg\" target=_blank> The self made automobile club of Yeungnam University\'s School of Mechanical Engineering called ’YUSAE\' (team manager Han, Jung-Hoon, professor Hwang, Pyeong) will be roaming around the Japanese islands with a car that they have made by themselves. They will be participating as the only Korea team in \'The Student Formula SAE Competition of Japan\' held in ECOPA of Shizuoka, Japan from 9th to 12th. \'The Student Formula SAE Competition of Japan\' is the self made formula competition of largest scale in Asia that had been supervised by JSAE since 2003 according to the regulations of SAE. This contest which is becoming a place to demonstrate the passion, technological ability, originality and practical ability of automotive engineering students is also a place for industrial-educational cooperation sponsored by global corporations such as Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Shell as well as the Japanese government. The vehicles that are simply participating must satisfy strict manufacturing regulations such as attaching an engine of 610cc or less, the wheel 8mm or bigger, inner diameter of induction pipe 20mm or less, distance between axle 1,525mm or les and attaching working brakes on all four wheels, etc. In the competition of this year, 80 teams from a total of 8 countries including Korea, Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Iran and Germany, etc will be participating. Among them \'YUSAE\' of Yeungnam University is the only Korean team. So the students have a whole new determination. Although they have experience of participating several times in the United States and England already, it is their first time in Japan and because of the ambition to firm up the position of \'Korea\', the powerful automotive country representing Asia, on the Japanese land. To make this possible, 16 YUSAE team members had to stay up nights for last one year in order to make the automobile with best performance. After benchmarking the vehicles of foreign teams met during the world contests until now and the their participation experience, they can make a maximum speed of 190km/h and especially improved durability by matching up each component well. They also devoted a special care on vehicle\'s design to create a vehicle with strong impression having \'great white shark\' design as concept by the hands of YUSAE team members 100%. Now these people will leave for Shizuoka, Japan departing from Incheon Airport on the 8th. The participating vehicle with a plate \'no. 30\' was already shipped to Japan on 2nd. The YUSAE who will be arriving at the Shizuoka Airport, Japan on the 8th will be inspecting the vehicle for the last time and consolidate their determination of having a decisive battle after moving to the race course immediately after taking over the vehicle. The official competition is held for 4 days with design report presentation, static inspection (inspection of structural stability of vehicle) and dynamic inspection (acceleration power, rotation power, braking power, short distance race, durability race and fuel economy), etc until 9th to 12th to test the ability of world\'s automotive engineering students in general. The YUSAE team manager Han, Jung-Hoon (23, grade 3 of School of Mechanical Engineering) who says \"the last 1 year devoted in preparing for the competition was the time to test our ability, the passion/endurance toward automobiles and the teamwork by ourselves\" said that \"Especially under the situation which is same as actual match for last one month, we have performed preliminary testing to finally reinspect the performance of vehicle and continued to task of making improvements on discovered problems. Although we had a lot of hard time physically during the process, we endured by thinking about the people who believed in us and helped us. Most of all, as much as we are participating in the Japanese competition for the first time, we\'ll run harder on our country\'s honor.\" Professor Hwang, Pyeong (54, School of Mechanical Engineering) who is guiding the \'YUSAE\' team for 10th year said that \"participating in world competition is the opportunity to apply engineering theory learned in the classroom in the actual scene. Especially, we are gaining the effect of killing three or four birds with one stone such as raising the business mind that the engineering students are lacking in and as raising international sense by preparing design report and presentations in English while looking for sponsors.\" On the other hand, YUSAE has acquired certification from SAE for the first time in our country in 1997, attempted manufacture of vehicle for formula competition in 2004 to place 41st in overall score among 80 participating teams in the England competition participated for the first time and showing off the skills of Korean university students on the international stage such as placing in top 40 in overall ranking among about 110 participating teams also in the English competition of 2007 and 2008.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Raising ‘Green Energy’ and \'LED-IT\' Industry Related Specialists [2009-9-2] Yeungnam University(President Lee, Hyo-Soo) will invest 66 million US $ for the next 5 years to raise \'Green Technology\'(GT) specialists. Yeungnam University promoting \'Global Frontier 10-3-10\' strategy to be ranked in the top 10 globally in 3 fields within 10 years takes aim at prior occupation in the field of ‘Green Growth\' through a convergence among associated studies as part of this effort. Such strategy has gotten more accelerated after recently securing about 60 million US $ of state funds just in the field of GT. First of all, Yeungnam University was selected as supervising university of \'Megapolis Economic Bloc Leading Industry Human resource Raising Project\' sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Minister Ahn, Byung-Man) and Korea Research Foundation (Acting Chief Director Bae, Kyu-Han). Accordingly, the Yeungnam University that has secured 2.5 million US $ in government funds for 5 years from now could concentrate on raising specialists in the field of \'Green Energy\' industry which is the leading industry of Daegu-Gyeongsang Province area. New Establishment of ‘Major of Interdisciplinary study for Green energy’ Dispatches Oversea Training to the Global Research Institutes Accordingly, Yeungnam University is planning to develop an education and research program on demand for Green Energy Industry while spreading excellent models based on \'Daegu-Gyeongsang Megapolis Economic Bloc Green Energy Leading Industry Talent Raising Center\' (Director Lee, Tae-Jin, School of Display and Chemical Engineering). Especially, Yeungnam University is planning to newly establish a \'Major of Interdisciplinary study for Green energy\' where School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Display and Chemical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering (Major of Mechanical Advanced Engineering) and Department of Physics participate. Through this, Yeungnam University is planning to cultivate the specialists on convergence in green energy industry. At the same time, it is planning to support 30 unemployed graduates each year to work as an intern at a green energy industry for at least 6 months and promote a program to overcome miss-match between universities and industries such as the industrial-education cooperative course which undergraduate students participate in. It is also planning to provide oversea training opportunity for distinguished students by concluding an agreement with green energy specialized research institutes of top global standard in Florida and Australia, etc. In addition, the university plans to define the position as birthplace of green energy industry specialized talents representing our country as well as the Daegu-Gyeongsang Province area such as operating special language programs to raise engineering pupils who also possess foreign language skills. Establishment of Combined Master\'s & Doctoral Program of LED-IT Industry Also, Yeungnam University has induced huge amount of 3.5 million US $ in government funds for 5 years by being selected to \'LED/IT Convergence Research Center\' (Director Jang, Ja-Soon, School of Electronic Engineering, Communication Engineering & Computer Science) which is under promotion by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy since beginning of June. Yeungnam University that has invited to set up one of the 3 key centers nationwide (metropolitan area, southeast area, southwest area) is expecting to form \'a top 3 LED Convergence Industrial Complex Worldwide\' and \'Northeast Asia LED Convergence Industry Hub\' by producing components of LED-IT associated industries domestically, securing convergence-type original technology and accelerating commercialization of technology, etc. Accordingly, Yeungnam University will raise specialists in the field of \'LED-IT Convergence Industry\' and lead the industrialization by investing a total of 3.95 million US $ including government funds within 5 years. As a part of such effort, it will establish related curriculums as major courses from semiconductor property to the field of LED convergence, and make students become familiar with fieldwork by mandatory completion of internship courses connected with enterprises in order to \'establish an infrastructure to cultivate undergraduate workers possessing an active-style practical work ability\'. In addition, it is planning to appoint professors and specialists from enterprises as specialized instructors in order to teach students practical knowledge and, in result, to raise the employment rate. For the \'specialized education\', it is planning to double the research power of specialized researchers by supporting them to learn the cutting-edge technology as well as to establish special education courses concerning the core knowledge and technology in each industrial fields for the undergraduate students. Especially, it plans to promote a human resources nurturing programs which are demanded by enterprises. At the same time, it is to establish \'LED major\' in the graduate school and develope specialized curriculums related to LED convergence industry. In addition, it will establish an internal education course within the enterprises for employees in the field of research and production to acquire LED related information and latest technology. Besides, it is planning to establishing a curriculum or seminar related to LED basics and convergence technology periodically as well as developing and supplying teaching materials related to latest technological trend after building up an instructor team with domestic and foreign specialists while securing the related facilities and educational materials at the same time so the theoretic education an practical education can be performed satisfactorily. Establishment of ‘HR Raising Cooperation Center’ Meanwhile, Yeungnam University is also planning to reinforce a cooperative network with Kyungpook National University, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Inha University Optical Technology Education Center and Korea Photonics Technology Institute. \'LED-IT Convergence Research Center\' will play a role as a central axis on that network. As a part of such effort, Yeungnam University is planning to build up a cooperative system such as sharing educational program also with nationwide optical worker raising center while promoting to raise workers of LED related major in which Kyungpook National University and Kumoh National Institute of Technology will take part.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Emphasized On ‘New Spirit and New Start’, Putting Prior Importance On Stability and Substance of Foundation [2009-8-18] The inauguration of the 17th chairman of Yeungnam Academy, the school foundation, was held at the Chunma Arts Center Chamber Hall of Yeungnam University in Aug. 18. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_004269083044505756 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2009-12-23_15-42-46_495.jpg\" target=_blank> Through the inauguration address of this day, chairman Woo, Eui-Hyung (61, Photo) has expressed \"the redistribution of resources and sound financial management through choice and centralization while raising productivity and efficiency of school management system with a goal of re-entering as a prestigious private university\'\" by saying that \"I will put the emphasis on accomplishing realistic goal of re-entrance in the top 10 prestigious private universities. Along with the educational goal of \'the university for the people\' and \'the university within the world\' and respect for freedom and creativity of the university, I will provide maximum support for the growth of university while adhering strictly to the rules, and putting a prior importance in string for stability and substance of the foundation.\" At the same time, he also emphasized on \"forming a united and cooperative atmosphere, promoting welfare of university members, and reasonable management of finances as well as developing the university hospital into a composite medical center of global standard\". Also, the chairman has expressed that \"I\'ll devote all efforts for the future of Yeungnam Academy with engraving the talent raising and the spirit of service deep in my heart for the unity and stability, change and development of the Academy and the Nation\" and emphasized on \"All Yeungnam Academy members should make a New Start with a New Spirit\". Chairman Woo had graduated the College of law Seoul National University, and held posts as a president of Cheongju District Court, Incheon District Court and Seoul Administrative Court, and currently acts as a representative attorney of Lex Law Firm. As his main award records, he had received Yellow Stripes Order of Service Merit in 2006. Meanwhile, there are 7 directors of Yeungnam Academy including Lee, Hyo-Soo(58, President of Yeungnam University), Lee, Ho-Sung(50, President of Yeungnam College of Science & Technology), Attorney Kang, Shin-Wook (65, Former Justice of the Supreme Court), Professor Park, Jae-Gap (61, Seoul National University College of Medicine), Professor Shin, Seong-Cheol (57, KAIST), Kim, Moon-Ki(63, Top Vice Chairman of Yeungnam University\'s General Alumni Association).
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\">Dispatching first oversea volunteer group of universities nationwide, practicing love for humanity beyond Borders for 2 weeks [2009-6-26] Yeungnam University(President Lee, Hyo-Soo) will cultivate a \'forest of life\' at Kubuqi Desert as the first among universities nationwide. The students of Yeungnam University are leaving for oversea volunteer service in order to use the vacation as a period of opportunity to grow as global citizens, not a period to be free from learning. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_004269083044505756 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2009-12-21_09-06-58_495.jpg\" target=_blank> Yeungnam University oversea volunteer group leaving to plant life at the Kubuqi Desert of Neimenggu The Kubuqi Desert located in Neimenggu is a source area of yellow dust that heavily covers the sky of Northeast Asia, each spring. In this place where tree shade to avoid the scorching sun of midsummer going up to 40 degrees celsius is nowhere to be found, the Yeungnam University oversea volunteer group will launch into cultivating a forest from July 1st to 15th. Although they cannot plant trees directly because it is not a planting period, there is a lot of work waiting for hands of these people such as watering trees that are already planted, building protective fence around trees, moving the fallen trees, repairing tubular well and taking care of young plants. Besides, Yeungnam University students are planning to play the roles of publicity ambassadors to introduce Korean culture along with services taking efforts such as helping with street cleanup, harvesting field crops like wheat‧corn or teaching Korean to Chinese children while presenting enjoyable time to elders by visiting local asylum for the aged. Choi, Won-Jung (22, School of Economics and Finance, Senior) who is in charge as a team manager of Kubuqi Desert oversea volunteer group said \"Although it would be nice to make up for insufficient studies or prepare for employment during vacation, I think it is more important to mature one\'s character using the opportunity to serve for the human race and concern about the global problems\" and promised that \"although I wouldn\'t be able to communicate well and there will be many inconveniences, I\'ll come back even healthier after serving with enjoyable heart as much as it is an opportunity to contribute for the global people and future as well as my own family and myself.\" Vacation Is Opportunity To Grow As \'Global Citizen\' Yeungnam University, Dispatches 80 Oversea Volunteers to China‧Philippines Although it is clear that they will have a hard time in poor environment, the competitive rate of Yeungnam University oversea volunteer group screening process held in April was 4 to 1. The final successful candidates could be chosen only after in-depth interview because about 320 people had gathered for recruiting 80 volunteers to be dispatched to a total of 4 areas such as Neimenggu and Harbin of China or Batankas and Iloilo of Philippines. While 80 students selected like this had received volunteer service training such as CPR, first-aid treatment, taekwondo lecture and dance lecture from the invited professional instructors since May, they prepared for oversea volunteer service by doing volunteer activities after visiting nearby social welfare facilities directly every Saturday. These students who had launching ceremony at Yeungnam University museum auditorium on June 6 will be departing to their service area in the morning of July 1. The Dean of Office of Student Affairs Ryu, Ho-Sang said that \"I hope the students would be able to gain knowledge and virtue as global citizens through oversea volunteer service\" by saying that \"there are many university students who are not able to have spare time even during vacations due to serious unemployment these days. But it is necessary to build up an insight and experience to see the world with greater perspective during university years and not just concentrated on the credits or English scores that they are faced with. That\'s because 21st century requires a talent that possesses symbiotic rather than competitive mind.\" Continued Deposit of Supporting Goods by Local Enterprises The local enterprises are also giving a hand of support to the oversea volunteer service of Yeungnam University. In the afternoon of 29th, the Gyeongbuk branch of Kogas, Daw Asset Management, Seoheung ENG and Fursys Artist OPC had visited Yeungnam University to deliver stationery including pencils, notebooks, ball point pens and crayons and medical products equivalent to 2,000 US $ in market price asking them to be used for oversea volunteer service activity. In the delivery ceremony of this day, the business support team manager Keum, Kyo-Ha of Kogas Gyeongbuk branch said that \"I\'m very proud of Yeungnam University students who are leaving for volunteer activity to an oversea inland by giving up their vacation\" by saying that \"Most companies consider volunteer work experience as very important factors while hiring new employees these days. That\'s because they believe a person who can serve for others has basic nature of being able to dedicate for the company.\" For this, the dean Ryu, Ho-Sang said that \"Thank you very much for timely support of stationeries that we really need\" by saying \"The San Hernimo village of Iloilo in Philippines among this volunteer activity areas is a region that especially needs a helping hand, According to the report from preliminary visit, most students didn\'t have pencils and notebooks. The primary school for Korean ethnicity where Harbin team of China will perform volunteer activity was also in a difficult situation.\" Meanwhile, Yeungnam University has been dispatching oversea volunteer groups to places like China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Southeast Asia since winter vacation of 2001. The Yeungnam University oversea volunteer activity where about 1,400 students participate until this summer vacation is becoming an opportunity for each student to mature in their character while playing a great role in private diplomacy of raising external image of the Republic of Korea as a nation.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> 32 people of training group from BRICs and Central & South American, experience Korea in Yeungnam University Played catalytic roles in the exchange between leaders of next generation [2009-6-17] From 17th to 21st, Yeungnam University transforms into a place of exchange between leaders of next generation. 32 university students from \'BRICs\' that are 4 (Brazil, Russia, India, China) new economically rising countries and Central & South American countries are experiencing Korea as they stay in Yeungnam University. Their nationality is very diverse. They are students selected as next generation leaders from a total of 10 countries; Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Guatemala, Brazil, Russia, India and China. Yeungnam University preparing a globalization program for raising the Third world leaders is expecting this opportunity to become a chance to promote exchange between leaders of next generation in Korea and various countries of the world. For this, Yeungnam University has prepared various programs for experience of Korea. On the first day, the training schedule orientation and campus tour including special lecture with a theme of Korean traditional culture are prepared. In the evening, a welcome dinner is also waiting. On the second day, they will leave on a tour to Gyeongju where the breath of thousand year\'s ancient capital can be felt including Bulguksa, Seokuram, Shilla Millenium Park and Chunmachong, etc. A more abundant program is ready on the third day. The calligraphy is directly taught by instructors of Yeungnam University Department of Archaic Sino-Korean Education and cooking Korean traditional food with students of School of Food Technology and Food Service Industry are scheduled in the morning. Special lectures on Korean society and a meeting with Yeungnam University students who would provide home stay are prepared for the afternoon. And for 2 nights and 3 days from the evening of that day until Sunday morning, they will stay at the houses of Yeungnam University students to experience warmth of Korean families. Especially on 20th which is Saturday, they will have time to see the Donghwasa and appreciate the scenery of Korea by climbing up the Palgongsan with their host families. In the afternoon of 20th which is the last day at the Yeungnam University, they will have traditional culture experience such as Samulnori and Taekwon-do, etc. In the evening, they will say goodby to Yeungnam University international publicity ambassadors, home stay hosts and buddies. These people who will be leaving Yeungnam University in the morning of 22nd will leave Korea on 25th after visiting POSCO, Postech, Ulsan Hyundai Motors, Suwon Folk Village and Dongdaemun Market, etc.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Certified Financial Planner (CFP) passing rate is 4 times as high as the national average [2009-6-12] School of Business of Yeungnam University is rising as a delivery room of international certified financial specialists. According to Yeungnam University on 12th, as a result of CFP(Certified Financial Planner) exam held on 23rd and 24th, there was a splendid achievement that 80% of applicants from financial license preparation class of the School of Business passed the exam. This is the result which is 4.3 times higher than the national average passing rate which is merely 18.7%. ‘CFP’ is the highest level of financial specialist certified by CFP Board of the United States from the intention of contributing to public interest by raising speciality of financial planning. To become a CFP, 4 E\'s that are basic qualification requirements including Ethics, Education, Experience and Exam must be satisfied. Especially, one must acquire AFPK license in advance after receiving a required education from a AFPK(Associate Financial Planner Korea) designated educational facility that could be called \'preliminary preparation process for CFP\'. to pass the exam. Only CFP can provide general financial services to customers. Thus, one must pass many barriers where a lot of time and effort are required in order to become a CFP. Despite this fact, the interest toward CFP is getting greater in a situation where the financial borders between the countries was vanished by the enforcement of the law regarding the Capital Market and Financial Investment Service Act. For instance, CFP is reckoned as a prospective career to the extent of placing no. 1 in the career preference survey of the Unite States. For this reason, the School of Business of Yeungnam University had signed MOU with Edustock which is a CFP designated education center since Oct, 2008 and started online and offline education of CFP at the same time. During the vacation, Professor Im, Byung-Jin and CFP instructors held a special lecture to unburden students\' mind preparing for CFP license exam. Especially, the acting CFPs of Korea FP Association have met the students directly to encourage younger students as they told about the know-how in the preparation stage of license and experiences in the practical work process. As a result, it gave a splendid achievement of recording a passing rate reaching up to 4.3 times the national average as 8 out of 10 students who have completed the education at the end of May this year. On that result, Professor Han, Young-Chun (52) of the School of Business said that \"we will manage the AFPK course and CFP course more systematically and organically to produce more internationally certified financial specialist.\" by saying \"the social demand for more specialized financial service gets greater as economy grows. At the same time, the demand for ethics of financial specialists is getting higher by experiencing international financial crisis recently. Therefore, a CFP possessing both the professionalism and ethics is indeed the financial specialist that we need.\"
