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She is in 3rd semester of Master's Degree in English Language and Literature, Selected as the Fulbright Grantee of the US. She will receive US government grants of 40,000 USD per year, and she will study in the US without paying anything. [September 27, 2012] A YU graduate school student was selected as a 'Fulbright Grantee', a very rare and coveted grant. Hwang, Young (23, 3rd semester of Master's Degree program), who is currently enrolled in the Graduate School of English Language and Literature and first entered the school in 2007, won the Fulbright Grant. She was recently selected for the US government scholarship program, which is world renowned, and will be studying in the US on a full grant. The Fulbright Grant program is the top scholarship program for Korean university students that is funded by the US Department of State and operated by the Korean-American Educational Commission. It offers round-trip airfare, as well as tuition, lodging expenses, allowances and insurance for 2 years, so it also has the highest competition. It is also famous for its strict screening criteria. It requires an official English proficiency test grade (TOFEL IBT 100 or IELTS 7 or higher), GPA (75% or higher out of 100%), essay or thesis related to major, three separate letters of recommendations that can verify the student's academic excellence, cover letter, a detailed study plan, etc. After checking the applications for about two months, those who are chosen preliminarily have to face an interview in English with ten different interviewers. It is especially difficult for students not in the Seoul area, and so most of the Fulbright Grantees selected during the past decade are from 'SKY' (Seoul National, Korea, and Yonsei) Universities. Only one student attending university not in the Seoul area was chosen for the grant. Despite these difficulties, Hwang, Young boldly listed her name on the list of grantees. She said, "It was possible because of the systematic instructions and full-hearted support of not only my advising professor, but all my professors." She added, "If you have a dream and continue to prepare for it, the opportunity will come and you will be able to seize that opportunity." In fact, while most graduate school students begin to prepare for their thesis in their 3rd or 4th semester, she began preparing for her thesis upon being admitted to the graduate school program and has also published a thesis as a co-author with her advising professor in the academic journal, 'The Phonology Morphology Circle of Korea'. Thus, she was a step ahead compared to other students in terms of research and this played a decisive role in her being selected as a Fulbright Grantee. Professor Shin, Seung-hoon (45, Department of English Language and Literature) who advised Hwang on her paper, said proudly, "I am very happy that such good results came to my student who showed no fear in taking on difficult assignments and worked hard to learn. Thanks to her I'm really happy these days." She is currently majoring in English at the YU graduate school and she says her dream is to teach 'English for communication'. She says she plans to earn her doctorates majoring in English phonology and morphology in the US and return to Korea and join in on English education in Korea. She said, "I am happy that I can concentrate on studying since I will not have to worry about money because the US government grant guarantees an annual 40,000 USD for 2 years." She added, "I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my professors who helped me grow so much when I only started with a vague interest in English, as well as the 'Yeungnam American Center' (director - Professor Lee, Hae-young, Department of Public Administration) who provided full administrative support from my application to my selection for this scholarship program. If this was possible for a person as imperfect as I am, then it will be possible for any other student as well. If there is something you want to do, I hope you take on the challenge and seize your opportunity."
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YU held '2nd National Amateur Archery Challenge for the Disabled' On the 22nd at the YU Archery Center, 300 amateur archery club members and students from 16 cities and provinces gather to compete [September 20, 2012] A day of unity between the disabled and non-disabled through the traditional martial art of archery will unfold at YU. YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) will host the '2nd National Amateur Archery Challenge for the Disabled' at the YU Archery Center (Chunmajeong) at 9am on the 22nd. This year, about 300 amateur archery club members and students, both disabled and not disabled, from 16 cities and provinces will compete. Teams of interest are the Andong Youngmyung School, which won the team competition in the student section and the Incheon Namhojeong Team that won second place in the team competition of the adult section. Coach Bong, Pyeong-yeol, who is leading the Namhojeong Team that will compete in both the individual and the team competitions, said, "Korean traditional Archery was an actual force that was used to protect our nation against foreign invaders by our ancestors. I hope that more people will experience the joy of developing into a stronger person through Korean traditional archery." This competition is hosted by the Korea National Archery Association for the Disabled and the YU Department of Special Physical Education and is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. It will be divided into the mental/physical disabled division and non-disabled division, while being grouped in individual and team tournaments for student section and the adult section. It will be open for viewing by the public as well. Professor Park, Ki-yong (60) of the YU Department of Special Physical Education, who prepared for last year and this year's competition, said, "I hope that here at this place that was the training grounds for Hwarang, an elite military organization of the Silla Dynasty, will be an opportunity for education in character in order to create a happy society for all without discriminating between the disabled and non-disabled, while experiencing the excellence of our culture through the folk martial art of Korean traditional archery." Meanwhile, the YU Department of Special Physical Education was selected for the 'Sports Instructor for the Disabled Fostering Project' hosted by the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled for two consecutive years. It is cultivating about 50 sports instructors for the disabled every year.
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YU embodies 'Glocal Initiative' where various religions and cultures coexist. The center is Selected as university that offers preliminary courses for the Saudi 'King Abdullah Scholarships' [September 18, 2012] The nation's first Arab Cultural Center was opened at YU on the 18th. (fourth from left is director of the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Alayyar). YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) installed the nation's first 'Arab Cultural Center'. On the afternoon of the 18th, the Arab Cultural Center was opened on B1 of the YU International Center to accelerate change of campus where various religions and cultures coexist. For the first time for a university in the region, YU signed an exchange agreement with the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (director Turki Fahad Alayyar) in March of last year to establish a bridgehead to enter the Middle Eastern region. In August, an MOU was signed for technical and vocational training with the Saudi Arabian Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, in its efforts to secure more active exchange with the Arab region. In result, the current number of Arabian students enrolled in YU is 12, with 11 being from Saudi Arabia and one from Tunisia. This is the most among local universities. They attended this event and happily welcomed the opening of the center. Fahad Faisal Al Ahmadi (23, freshman in School of Mechanical Engineering) from Saudi Arabia said, "I am really thankful to the university who payed such special attention to us." He added, "I hope that various cultural events will be held that can remove the erroneous preconceptions of the Arab world and to enjoy the Arabian history and culture." YU President Lee, Hyo-soo also stated in a speech, "There are over 1,300 international students from 42 different countries studying at YU, so YU is true 'Glocal Initiative' where various languages, cultures and religions coexist at the campus." He added, "I hope that the Arab Cultural Center will be one of the mainstays of the 'Glocal Initiative'." A special guest was present at the event as well. Director of the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Turki Fahad Alayyar, who is in charge of the non-government exchange between Korea and Saudi Arabia also visited to congratulate the opening of this center. At this event, he stated, "I have never seen such a beautiful campus like YU's that gives such as comfortable feeling anywhere in the world," and added, "Since the Arab Cultural Center will first open in Korea at YU, I hope that exchange with Saudi Arabia will become more active using YU as a base." In early September, the National International Exchange Center selected YU and Kyunghee University for universities operating preliminary courses for the King Abdullah Scholarships. Only YU and Kyunghee University will be able to accept King Abdullah Scholarship students. 'King Abdullah Scholarships' are students who receive national funding according to the Saudi Arabia government's development plans of human resources. There are currently about 100,000 students studying in undergraduate and graduate schools in the world's top 200 universities listed in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission's website. Since signing the educational exchange agreement between the Korean and Saudi Arabian government in March, 2007, about 140 students were sent to Korea, of which most studied in the Seoul area. However, with YU being selected as a university that offers preliminary courses for King Abdullah Scholarships, it is expected that the number of Arabian students will grow in this area as well. Meanwhile, starting in 2003 with an Egyptian student enrolling at the Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, a total of 95 Muslim students are enrolled as of September 2012. In 2009, YU installed a separate space for prayer within the campus in order to focus on globalization while respecting religious diversity and cultural diversity. In addition, by attracting 'American Center', 'China Research Center', and 'YU-EU Center' supported by EU before installing 'Arab Cultural Center'. YU embodies 'Glocal Initiative' including Anglo-American World, the Arab world and Chinese world.
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Housing Environment track is selected for nation's longest period It is Supported by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, hosted by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, and linked with company-customized education and employment [September 14, 2012] Students of the Department of Family and Housing Studies participated in projects of WithUs Design and the Daehan Design Center The Department of Family and Housing Studies (dean Seo, Ji-eun) was selected for the 'Contracted Operation for Department of Design' program, which is supported by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, for the fifth straight year. It made a new record of being selected the most consecutive times. The 'Contracted Operation for Department of Design' program is a program for companies and universities to make teams and provide company-customized education to seniors in design related majors so that companies can select and employ outstanding students as soon as they graduate. Thus, the Department of Family and Housing Studies (Housing Environment track) that will receive national funding of 11.29 million won will operate the industry-focused curriculum requested by WithUs Design and the Daehan Design Center, which are participating companies. Students who complete the course will receive 2 credits and outstanding students will be given the opportunity to give preferential treatment in gaining employment at the respective companies. In the past 4 years, 10 design corporations including KawaDesign Group and Dooin Architectural Design worked together with the Department of Family and Housing Studies. 34 students participated in this program as well. This year, 3 seniors each for a total of 6 will be sent to the participating companies and end their final semester of college working on actual projects. Dean of the Department of Family and Housing Studies Seo, Ji-eun (37), who is in charge of this year's project said, "Based on the performance over the past 4 years, we will operate a more sustainable program this year," and added, "In this age of high unemployment for college graduates, we have been selected for this project that guarantees full time employment for the fifth straight year. We will focus on fostering human resources in design who are 'General Specialists' who have a broad range of knowledge in various fields, while also specializing in specific fields as well." Meanwhile, the Housing Environment track of the YU Department of Family and Housing Studies will co-host the '2nd Children's Creative Space Design Contest' with the Daegu Interior Designers Association. It aims at letting children know the importance of design that integrates life art and sciences, while finding design talents who are creative and talented early and to foster them into next-generation designers. This contest is open to children from the ages of 5 to 10 and while the theme is on indoor and outdoor spaces for nature and humans, there is no restriction on how to express it. Applications are accepted until September 28, which can be downloaded from the Daegu Interior Designers Association's homepage (www.dgid.org) and sent by e-mail (dgid@dgid.org). The first place winner will be given the Superintendent Award of Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education and a cash prize of 500,000 won, while other prizes will also be given to all award winners. The winning piece will be displayed at the Daegu Literature House (formerly Commercial Bank) from October 10 to 16 during the '2012 Daegu Architectural Culture Biennale'. The '1st Children's Creative Space Design Contest' hosted by the YU Department of Family and Housing Studies' last year.
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Oldfield, Chairperson of BGCI, provides consultation for the 'B.E.S.T Campus' Project It is Expected to promote international cooperation such as inter-disciplinary convergence and integrated research for global environmental issues [September 13, 2012] BGCI chair Oldfield (left) and YU president Lee, Hyo-soo YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) appointed Sara Oldfield (54), chairperson of BGCI (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) as its Distinguished International Advisor. Chairperson Oldfield, who came to Korea to make a presentation on a session for world botanic conservation in the WCC (World Conservation Congress) held in Jeju from September 6 to September 10, visited the YU president's office on the 13th. Here, YU president Lee, Hyo-soo appointed Chairperson Oldfield as the 'Distinguished International Advisor for B.E.S.T Campus'. Thus, Chairperson Oldfield is expected to provide expert advice from a global perspective for the next two years on strategies for establishing the 'B.E.S.T (Beautiful, Enjoyable, Sustainable green, and Top most) Campus' for YU. After visiting the president's office, she took a look at the YU campus including the newly renovated hiking trail, botanical garden and folklore park, and said to Lee, Hyo-soo, "This is my first time in Korea and I've come to the 'B.E.S.T Campus' right after attending the WCC, which lacks in nothing compared to any other university in the world." She added, "I will do all I can so that YU's 'B.E.S.T Campus' strategy can become a role model for other universities around the world." President Lee, Hyo-soo replied, "We will make the 'B.E.S.T Campus that universities around the world benchmark," and added, "At this juncture in time where climate change and environmental destruction is threatening the future of humanity, conserving biological diversity and protecting the environment has become ever more important. Please be a bridge so that YU can actively participate in inter-disciplinary convergence and integrated research, as well as international collaboration, on global environmental issues." Chairperson Oldfield promised full-hearted cooperation and as her first activity, she gave a special lecture at the College of Natural Resources for hour from 11am and urged interest of students by giving presentations of the importance of botanical preservation and the roles of BGCI. Meanwhile, BGCI, which was established in 1987 for the preservation of botanical resources and education on the environment, is the world's largest international botanical conservation organization with over 700 botanical gardens, arboretums and private individuals from 118 countries around the world. It is currently based in London and has branches in the US, Kenya, China and Singapore, while conducting GSPC (Global Strategy for Plant Conservation). For this, in order to provide information on botanical gardens worldwide and on the types of plants, it is currently constructing an online database. In Korea, the Korea National Arboretum, Seoul National University Arboretum and Professor Kim, Yong-shik of YU (Department of Landscape Architecture) are members of BGCI.
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'Sunflower 1' wins the Award of Minister of Education, Science And Technology and Cash Prize of 3 Million Won Jung, In-ji and Moon, Ji-hwan (senior in School of Mechanical Engineering), Kim, Min-soo (senior in Department of Electronic Engineering) [September 12, 2012] A YU team won the grand prize at the '1st Cansat Competition' in which students produce their own satellite to test their technical skills and problem-solving skills. They received the Award of Minister of Education, Science and Technology and cash prize of 3 million won. The YU YUSA Team (left to right: Moon, Ji-hwan, Jung, In-ji, Kim, Min-soo) who won the grand prize at the 1st Cansat Competition 'Cansat' is a model satellite that is integrated within a beverage can by simplifying the constituents of satellites. A small science rocket is dropped at several hundred meters in the air using a hot-air balloon so that they can conduct their pre-planned mission like a satellite. This is the first competition held in the nation being co-hosted by Ministry of Education, Science And Technology(MEST) and the KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center. 90 elementary and middle school teams, 57 high school teams and 14 university teams participated in the competition. 5 teams from high school teams and 5 from college teams were selected for the finals by evaluating the planning and development of the can satellite, as well as their presentation. The finals were held at Sejong-si on the 9th of last month. After competing in the creativity and the result of their development using the can satellites that the students made, the final winner was the YUSA team of YU. YUSA, which was made up of seniors Jung, In-ji (25) and Moon, Ji-hwan (24) of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Kim, Min-soo (24), also a senior, of the Department of Electronic Engineering, The YUSA team was given high scores for their Cansat that successfully completed its special missions such as transmitting and receiving information on GPS locations, attitude of the satellite and earth imaging information, as well as acquiring the highest illumination measurements by measuring the luminous intensity of the sun. Minister of Education, Science and Technology Lee, Ju-ho gives the grand prize to the 'YUSA' team of YU at the '1st Cansat Competition' awarding ceremony at the conference room of the Seoul Central Government Complex on the morning of the 6th. Team leader Jung, In-ji said, "At first, we put meaning on competing in the competition based on the knowledge we learned at university, but while we prepared for the competition, we came up with new ideas and solved different problems together with our professor, gaining confidence," while adding, "In the future, I want to contribute to the development of satellites and the space industry by studying interdisciplinary fields." Kim, Min-soo was in charge of the circuit design and programming for the Cansat and Moon, Ji-hwan was in charge of designing and producing the parachute. "We named it 'Sunflower' so that it will always look towards the sun. I hope that more YU students will participate and make second or third Sunflower." Professor Lim, Byoung-duk (57, School of Mechanical Engineering), who instructed these students, stated, "I am happy that these 3 students did well for instance working very hard and conducting experiments as scheduled despite the unprecedented heat waves since May." He added, "Because students voluntarily participate in the competition, I will continue to help students if students interested in satellites participate in this competition." Meanwhile, the awards ceremony was held in the MEST conference room at the Seoul Central Government Complex with the attendance of about 50 people including the Minister of Education, Science And Technology, director of the KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center, Competition officials, and parents of awarded students.
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Graduate School Admission of International Students for the Spring semester 2013 ● Schedule - Application Period : October 4 (Thu) ~ October 31 (Wed), 2012 - Submission Documents : October 4 (Thu) ~ October 31 (Wed), 2012 - Result Announcement : November 21 (Wed), 2012 - Payment of Tuition : November 26 (Mon) ~ November 28 (Wed), 2012 ● Website for Application - 영남대학교 http://www.yu.ac.kr - 영남대 대학원 http://graduate.yu.ac.kr ● Office for Submission Documents : International Services, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 712-749, Republic of Korea ● Contacts for further information : +82-53-810-7884 Attached file 1. Admission Guidelines (Korean Version) Attached file 2. Admission Guidelines (English Version) Attached file 3. Application Form for Admission to Graduate School 2013학년도 전기 대학원 외국인 입학전형에 대해 붙임과 같이 안내하오니, 관심있는 학생들의 많은 지원 바랍니다. 1. 주요일정 가. 접수기간 : 2012년 10월 4일(목) ~ 2012년 10월 31일(수) 나. 합격발표 : 2012년 11월 21일(수) 다. 등록기간 : 2012년 11월 26일(월) ~ 2012년 11월 28일(수) 2. 접 수 처 : 국제처 국제지원팀 3. 접수방법 : 방문 또는 우편접수 4. 전형방법 : 서류전형 5. 전 형 료 : 100,000원 또는 100달러 6. 비 고 : 2013학년도 전기 외국인 입학전형 시 서류제출기간(2012년 10월 31일) 후에 획득한 어학성적에 대해서는 장학사정에 반영하지 않음 붙임 : 1. 2013 전기 대학원 외국인 학생모집 요강(국문) 1부 2. 2013 전기 대학원 외국인 학생모집 요강(영문) 1부 3. 2013 전기 대학원 외국인 학생모집 지원서 양식 1부. 끝.
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First Korean University participated in the international event hosted by the French government. School of Architecture Signed exchange and cooperation MOU with the EAPV, a world top 5 college in the architecture field. The Exchange including up to 3 annual exchange students will become fully fledged. [September 4, 2012] The YU School of Architecture (Dean Kang, Joo-Won), which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, entered Paris, the home of the world famous architect, ‘Alexandre Gustave Eiffel‘ (1832~1923). Recently, the YU School of Architecture signed an MOU with France's EAPV (Ecole d' Architecture de Paris la Villette EVPA) promising exchange and cooperation. EAPV is a prestigious ranking in the top 5 of the architecture field together with the US Harvard Graduate School of Architecture and the Cooper Union School of Architecture, British AA School, and German RWTH Aachen University of Technology's Department of Architecture. With this MOU, the two universities will exchange up to 3 students in their fourth to fifth year majoring in architecture for the next five years to offer the opportunity for global education, as well as an exchange student program that accepts each other's academic credits in order to strengthen their global partnership. Prior to this, the YU School of Architecture became the first Korean university to participate in the 'Grand Paris International Workshop' hosted by the French government. This international workshop is in its second year since first starting in 2010 as the AIGP (l'Atelier International du Grand Paris) for 'Le Grand Paris', a redevelopment project of Paris by former President Nicolas Sarkozy. The YU School of Architecture, which received funding from the Educational Capacity Strengthening Project, co-hosted with the EAPV an international workshop based on coming up with an advanced, future city on the outskirts of Paris at Palais de Tokyo from July 19 - 27. YU School of Architecture Professor Baek, Seung-Man also participated as joint tutors in this international workshop together with Professors Jean Magerand and Claire Bailly. 10 YU School of Architecture students and 18 students from French universities such as EAPV, national architecture universities in Versailles and Strasbourg, ENSCI-Paris, ESAG-Paris, and EIVP also participated in this event. The YU School of Architecture's first step in Paris is evaluated to be very successful. Bertrand Lemoine, the director of AIGP said that the results were very promising and said, "I hope the partnership between the YU School of Architecture and EAPV becomes stronger and that many great collaborative works result from this partnership." Results of the workshop will be published in a book issued by AIGP and they will be put on display at the Science Hall of la Villette, together with international seminars, from this coming December until October of next year.
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Professor Seok is the First Korean chairperson for thesis awards selection committee of the Industry Drive Committee He will review world's top theses in the electrical, electronic and computing fields He is Active as tenured 'IEEE Senior Member' [September 1, 2012] For the first time for a Korean, Professor Seok, Jul-Ki (43, Department of Electrical Engineering) was appointed as the chairperson of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Industry Drive Committee journal and society thesis awards committee. The chairperson is entitled to organize the IEEE thesis awards committee comprised of 8 professors and corporate researchers from around the world. The chairperson also conduct a total of 4 screenings for all journals and papers from academic societies published throughout the year with the authority to determine award-winning theses. Professor Seok became a member of the awards committee in 2011 and the Vice-chair in 2012, and was recently appointed as the chairperson. From 2013, he will also be actively working as an associate editor for IEEE's SCI academic journal <Transactions on Industry Applications and Industry Applications Magazine>. Since 2008, he has been a tenured IEEE Senior Member. Only 8% of all members are given the position of IEEE Senior Member and has very rigid criteria for selection. From 2009, he has been active as a member of the thesis award screening committee and the editing committee of IET's (British Institution of Engineering and Technology) SCI academic journal <Electric Power Applications>. Professor Seok, whose main area of study is power conversion and electric motor control, published 12 SCI-level and SCIE-level theses in four years since 2008 and has 14 domestic and international patents. Furthermore, he is the acting vice-director of the 'YU Center for Green Car Parts', which is being pursued as the regional economic belt leading project supervised by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Through this he is taking the initiative in procuring competitiveness in eco-friendly parts and materials for car parts companies in the region, while transforming their structure into future-oriented automobile companies. He is also the head professor of the ERC(Engineering Research Center) in preparation for establishing marine wind power complexes, which will rapidly increase both domestically and internationally, in order to develop power conversion devices for sea wind with the high energy density. Meanwhile, IEEE, which was established in 1884, is in charge of developing international standards in electrical/electronic and computing fields. There are currently 37,500 members from 160 countries around the world. The academic journal published by the IEEE is recognized for its global prestige.
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YU Multicultural Education & Research Institute hosts the 'Multi-cultural Mentoring, Hope Camp to Become One'. On 7th and 8th at Palgongsan (Mt.) in Daegu, 50 mentors and mentees from 6 universities in the Yeungnam region participate. [August 10, 2012] Participants of the 'Multi-cultural Mentoring, Hope Camp to Become One' held at Palgongsan in Daegu for 2 days from August 7 YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) held the 'Multi-cultural Mentoring, Hope Camp to Become One' for two days from August 7 at the Palgongsan (Mt.) Pyeongsan Academy in Daegu. This camp is sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Student Aid Foundation, and hosted by the YU Multicultural Education & Research Institute. A total of 50 mentors from 6 universities in the Yeungnam region such as Yeungnam University, Daegu National University of Education, Catholic University of Daegu, Keimyung University, Daegu University, and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and mentees from multi-cultural families in elementary school participated in the camp. YU, which is the regional hub university for the 'Multi-cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring Project' in the Yeungnam region, is the only university in Korea to conduct online mentoring programs for multi-cultural families. In order to overcome limitations of the online environment, the mentor-mentee camp for improving offline communication and enhance mutual relations between mentors and mentees is being held for the second straight year. The camp that was separated into 6 groups participated in programs for mentors and mentees to communicate with each other such as 'We Are One' that makes an introduction and presentation for each group, 'Art Class for All' where mentors and mentees draw each other's faces to see who they really are and understand each other, and the 'Hope Relay' where a recreation director oversees games and talents shows on the first day. On the second day, they participated in 'Sharing Opinions on Participating in the Camp'. Three groups with outstanding performance were given gift certificates and all participants were given a certification of completion and souvenirs. Mentors and mentees of Group 4 pose in front of the face tree that they drew Jung, Soo-yeong a fifth grader from Gumi said, "It was fun drawing and playing games with my mentor and other mentees. I hope that next time it will be longer than just two days." Eun, Soo-hyeon (20), a freshman at the YU Department of Nano, Medical and Polymer Materials said, "I wanted the mentee to spend time with other friends and the mentor to feel a sense of community. It was possible to become one just like the name of the camp, and I hope that the mentee will remember it as a valuable time to have dreams and hopes." Park, Seung-woo (Department of Sociology), director of the YU Multicultural Education & Research Institute, who hosted this event, said, "The Hope Camp improves relations between mentors and mentees and provides an enhance sense of identity to give more emotional stability to multi-cultural families. Through this camp, which is a place for exchange for mentors in the Yeungnam region, the mentoring program will become more active." He also added, "In the future, YU will take the initiative in constructing an open multi-cultural community network for our society."
