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First Women's Team participated in the Baja SAE KOREA at Yeungnam University 2012 August 1st to 4th, 10th Grade Team of Daegu Science High School, Electric Vehicles Team, and More [Jul 31, 2012] "You're stereotyping if you think girls don't care or don't know about cars. We wanted to show that girls are not only good drivers, but can also complete the entire process from automobile production, maintenance and even racing. We are making new headways!" Lee, Hyo-jin (21, driver in photo) is a senior at the YU School of Mechanical Engineering. Instead of preparing to find a job, she decided to spend her last summer preparing for an automobile competition. Leading her female colleagues driven by a fiery passion for automobiles, she will be competing in the 'Baja SAE' that will be held at the YU Gyeongsan Campus from August 1 to 4. The 'CMDM' team (photo) is made up of 5 female students of the YU School of Mechanical Engineering, and has become the 'first female team' in the 16 year history of this competition that was first held in 1996. The entire team is made up of former members of the 'Chunma DM', a self made automobile club of YU, and have experience in the field spanning from 6 months to three and a half years. Lee, Hyo-jin, a senior, is the team leader and in charge of the suspensions, while Lee, Joo-hee (22) and Ahn, Soo-kyung (20), juniors, is in charge of the brake parts and power train parts, respectively. Lee, Joo-hee is currently in rehab following a back disk surgery, but joined the team with an undying passion for automobiles. Also, Lim, Eun-joo (19) and Park, Bo-seul (19), freshmen, are in charge of the engine and power train parts, and SNS advertising and photographing, respectively. For over six months from late last year, they designed, produced, test-drove and conducted maintenance. The first hand-made automobile produced purely by female students was named 'Triumph W'. The fact that the first all-girls' team entered the competition is even more significant than victory itself. The CMDM Team, which plans to overcome their lack in human resources through the spirit of '1 person worth a 100 persons', stated, "We will do our best to the very end with a sense of responsibility and will that 'we can do it' as the first ever all-girls' team for this competition. Meanwhile, at the 'Baja SAE KOREA at Yeungnam University 2012' (competition chairman, Hwang, Pyung, professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering), 42 teams will be participating from 32 universities from August 1 to 4 with their 125cc engine self made automobiles. On the first day, the automobiles will enter the sheds from 2pm, followed by presentations of theses, training for volunteers, and technical seminars. From 9am on the second day, participants will complete registration, followed by static tests on the creativity, safety, ease of maintenance, and mass production for the vehicles from 10am to 7pm. From 9am on the third day, the official opening ceremony will be held followed by dynamic tests to check acceleration, top speeds, traction force, and rock-climbing until 7pm. On the final day of the competition, an endurance race will be conducted for 210 minutes on a 4 kilometer off-road track at a mountain behind YU. The overall winner will be awarded the Minister of Knowledge Economy Award, winner's flag and trophy. The results of the competition will be published worldwide through SAE's official homepage (www.sae.org). In addition, the 'STEAM' team made up of eight 10th graders including Song, Young-woon (15) of the Daegu Science High School will be making a special presentation sponsored by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, together with two electric automobile teams of the YU School of Mechanical Engineering. - static test - - rock-climbing -
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YUMC is Being Reborn as a Leader in the Molecular Imaging Age [Jul 23, 2012] The YU Medical Center(YUMC) is being reborn as a medical institute leading the molecular imaging age. It completed the installation of the 'Biograph mMR' (also known as single-unit PET-MR), which is a world-class cancer diagnosis device, for the first time in Korea and began its operation from the 23rd. For this, the PET-MR opening ceremony was held at the Department of Nuclear Medicine at 9am on July 25. The Biograph mMR is the world's first single-unit molecular magnetic resonance imaging system that was successfully developed by combining MR(Magnetic Resonance) and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) devices by Siemens Health Care to acquire data on full-body scans simultaneously. It is said to be an advanced device that will open new doors in the imaging diagnosis sector because of its 3T-class hybrid system that boasts high resolution. After being introduced in 2010, only about 20 of these machines were distributed throughout the world, including the US Harvard Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Brigham. This cutting-edge imaging medical instrument was first introduced in Korea by the YU Medical Center, and YU is armed with the world-class cancer diagnosis facilities. The Biograph mMR can cut the time needed for full-body scans that required more than an hour when filming separately with MRs and PETs into half, allowing patients to complete examinations more simply and in less amount of time. Furthermore, by taking advantage of the device's advantage that it does not emit ionizing radiation, it can be safely used to examine cancer patients who regularly take PETCT scans, without concerns over radiation. In addition, doctors can also minimize concerns on margins of errors caused by movements of patients and patients' organs to acquire accurate inspection results, in order to use it for not only general examinations, but also on diagnosis tumors as well as heart and nervous system diseases. Ha, Jung-ok, director of the YU Medical Center, stated, "By introducing Korea's first single-unit PET-MR, the YU Medical Center is now equipped with advanced medical examination equipment not only in terms of Korea, but worldwide." He also added, "It will not only provide early diagnosis of diseases and observation of its progress, but also customized treatment for individual patients based on these, and it is also expected to be useful in helping cancer patients by lowering the radiation quantity emitted from the system."
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Kim, Kyung-hee and Kim, Kuen-tae, Mother and Son of Multi-cultural Family Volunteer as Mentors Mother a Bilingual Instructor, Son a Mentor for Children of Multi-cultural Families [Jul 27, 2012] “I remember having a hard time because everything was so unfamiliar when I first came to Korea 19 years ago. I want to use my experiences to help women of multi-cultural families settle down in the Korean society more easily." Mother and son of a multi-cultural family, who successfully settled down in the Korean society, is catching the attention of many as they are now working as mentors for multi-cultural families in Daegu. They are Kim, Kyung-hee (47, bilingual instructor), a mother from Shenyang, China, and her son, Kim, Kuen-tae (18, freshman at YU Department of Urban Planning and Engineering). Kim, Kyung-hee, who completed the YU Multi-cultural Family Leader School and her son Kim, Kuen-tae, who is a mentor for children of multi-cultural families Mrs. Kim met her Korean husband in China and soon after their wedding, she moved to Korea in 1993. Though she had difficulty getting used to the Korean society, she was able to settle down in Korea by overcoming many difficulties with the help of family and neighbors. Mrs. Kim said that whenever she hears news about women of multi-cultural families being given the cold shoulder, and sometimes even being abused, she sympathized greatly. That is why she applied for the 'YU Multi-cultural Family Leader School' two years ago as part of the 2nd class (Feb 15-Dec 31, 2010), and began helping multi-cultural families having difficulties. Mrs. Kim also said, "I am living a new life after studying at the YU Multi-cultural Family Leader School." In 2011, she completed the bilingual instructor course and is currently working as a bilingual instructor teaching Chinese and multi-cultures in elementary schools in downtown Daegu. The 'Multi-cultural Family Leader School', which gave Mrs. Kim a new life, is offered by YU every year with the goal of fostering leaders for the multi-cultural society in order to contribute in the successful adaptation and settlement of multi-cultural families in the community for married immigrants. Students receive 156 hours of education from February to December and then become leaders in creating regional multi-cultural communities in various sectors such as language instructors and consultants for home abuse. Since 2009, 138 people completed this program. Mrs. Kim's son, Kim, Kuen-tae (18) is also a mentor for multi-cultural families. Kim learned Korean together with his Chinese mother and after enrolling at the YU Department of Urban Planning and Engineering in March of this year, he applied for the multi-cultural family college mentor program, and is currently teaching Korean and schoolwork to children of multi-cultural families. He sometimes assumes the role as a big brother who children can talk anything about with him. He said, "I look like a Korean so I didn't have too much problems, but in high school, I was heartbroken over the fact that I was teased because of being Chinese." He also said that he hoped to help children of multi-cultural families saying that he knows how they feel. Mrs. Kim said, "I am very proud of my son who is now a university student and helping children that are a lot like him," and added with a smile, "I hope our society becomes one that is open to multi-cultural families and that tolerates and respects other societies. Though it might not be much, my son and I will do all we can to help." On another note, YU was selected as a regional hub university for the 2012 Multi-cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring project in the Yeungnam region by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Student Aid Foundation, and is fulfilling its role as a leader in creating a multi-cultural community culture.
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Silver Medal at ‘IDEA 2012’ and Bronze Medal at ‘Spark Design Awards’ Displayed at IDSA International Conference and Exhibited Permanently at the 'Henry Ford Museum' [Jul 25, 2012] An undergraduate student at YU won awards at the top two design awards of the US. Yang, Joon-won (25, photo), a senior at the YU Department of Industrial and Interaction Design, won the silver medal at 'IDEA 2012' (International Design Excellence Awards 2012) hosted by the US IDSA(Industrial Designers Society of America) and the bronze medal at the 'Spark Design Awards'. The IDEA international design contest is one of the world's top three industrial design contests. The three major design awards that lead the global industrial design trends are the US IDEA, Singapore's Reddot Design Awards, and Germany's iF (International Forum) Design Awards. IDEA is being held in the first half of every year since 1980 in order to help business and the public better understand just how important the quality of designs are in the quality of life and the economy. Judges focus on creativity, artistry, eco-friendliness, business feasibility, and problem-solving abilities. Awarded pieces are displayed on the IDEA online gallery and America's top industrial design portal site, 'Core77' (www.core77.com), which is an annual publication of IDSA. The gold medal winning work and the silver medal winning work are displayed on the IDSA International Conference that will be held in Boston in August. In addition, it will be permanently placed on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village of Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Henry Ford, known as 'the King of the Automobile', successfully popularized the 'Ford Model T' and pioneered today's automobile industry. Over 10,000 pieces competed in this year's contest. With professional and aspiring designers all over the world participating in the event, Yang won second place among students with 'Easy to Press'. 'Easy to Press' uses the lever principle to design thumbtacks that have new uses. It was judged to have made a revolution for existing thumbtacks. Yang's 'Easy to Press' also won the bronze medal at the US 'Spark Awards'. The 'Spark Awards' are also opened to professional and amateur and student designers around the world, and it is a world-class design contest sponsored by companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Autodesk. Yang, Joon-won, said, "I was highly interested in creating 'better harmony' in everyday life" and added, "I prepared this design thinking that even a small item like a thumbtack can be completely changed. I am happy to have great results. I will not give upon my efforts to create more comfortable and more beautiful designs by looking at everyday items from a different perspective."
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10 Students Majoring in Korean Studies at the University of Malaya, one of the prestigious universities of Malaysia, Visit the YU 'Park Chung Hee School' New 'Hallyu' expected in the Political and Economic Sector [July 20, 2012] Students from the University of Malaya visiting the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul pose in front of the camera together with the president Lee, Hyo-soo. “Seeing and hearing it here makes it more amazing. We were able to see for ourselves the development of Korea that we learned about through the news and books such as the 'Miracle on the Han River', 'Saemaul Movement' and the 'Saemaul Spirit'. We were also able to get a gist of how Korea was able to grow so much through this opportunity. After graduating from university, I would like to enroll in the 'Park Chung Hee School' and learn more." This is what Devi A. Poetri (18, female), a freshman majoring in Korean Studies at the University of Malaysa in Malaysia, said after taking a look around at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul. On the morning of the 20th, 10 female students from Malaysia visited YU. The purpose of the visit of these students who major in Korean Studies at the University of Malaya, which is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Malaysia, was to explore the 'Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul', which was opened in March of this year. Led by Park, Chang-gyu, professor of Korean Studies at the University of Malaya, these students took their tour with an air of sincerity while visiting the classrooms, library, dorms, various places on campus, as well as the curriculum, enrollment and scholarship programs, educational environment, and information prepared by staff members of the Park Chung Hee School. They asked many questions during a luncheon with YU president, Lee, Hyo-soo. The most frequently asked question was the secret behind Korea's high speed development. The president Lee said that the most important thing was for the philosophy and leadership of the person in charge of the policies and a national consensus and participation. When asked about the purpose of founding the Park Chung Hee School, he said with emphasis, "The purpose and mission of establishing this school is to localize the successful economic development model of Korea, which is best known through the Saemaul Movement, while also providing SDA (Self Development Assistance) rather than ODA (Official Development Assistance)." He also added, "The YU Park Chung Hee School will also assertively engage in realizing the dreams of youths in third world countries to become future leaders that lead development for their nation, while constructing a global human network." Meanwhile, the 'Yeungnam University Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul' was opened in March of this year to become a global graduate school of policies like that of the 'Kennedy School' of Harvard University in the US and the 'Lee Kuan Yew School' of the National University of Singapore. It offers three majors such as Saemaul Studies, Public Policy Leadership, and Forest Resource and Ecological Restoration. 38 students including 34 foreigners from 15 countries (9 from Asia, 4 from Africa, and 2 from South America) are currently working on their master's degree here. The backgrounds of the international students are quite astonishing. Most of them are elites serving in public offices or serving as professors in their nations. They receive full scholarships, one million won monthly living expenses, and a dormitory. Agreements were signed with the governments of Gyeongbuk and Daegu, and the Korea Forest Service to come up with the funds for the scholarship, while looking for ways to cooperate with institutes such as KOICA. Though it is operated as a special graduate school, it offers full-time classes and has three terms in a year. Therefore, it is possible to graduate in a year and a half. The faculty is composed of the best experts and scholars in the field such as Lee, Jai-chang, president of the Korea Saemaul Undong Center, Song, Byeong-rak, honorary professor of Seoul National University, and Lee, Don-koo, Minister of Korea Forest Service.
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YU Multi-cultural Education Research Center leads mentoring trainings for 6 universities in the Yeungnam region YU held the Orientation training of mentoring for 500 mentors at the YU Chunma Arts Center at 1pm on the 10th [July 11, 2012] YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was selected as the regional hub university of the Yeungnam region for the 2012 'Multi-cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring' project, which is being pursued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology(MEST), and the Korea Student Aid Foundation(KOSAF). The 'Multi-cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring' project is a program that unites regional university students with the children of multi-cultural families and North Korean defectors to lessen learning gaps by enhancing their basic academic standards and offering emotional support so that the children may not be excluded from the reaches of public education. Participating universities in the Yeungnam region include Yeungnam University, Daegu National University of Education, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu University, Keimyung University, and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology. Prior to the mentoring activities at 1pm on the 10th, the 'Orientation for the Yeungnam Region for Multi-Cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring' was held at the Chamber Hall in the YU Chunma Arts Center until 5pm. At this event hosted by the YU Multi-cultural Education Research Center, over 600 people were present, including mentors, and personnel from MEST, the KOSAF, governments of Daegu and Gyeongbuk, as well as the 6 universities in the Yeungnam Region. The orientation session was made up of ▲introducing the mentoring project and activity plans, ▲understanding multi-cultural families, ▲education for mentors, and ▲case-study presentationg on outstanding mentors. Ahn, Sang-ho (male, 26), a senior at the YU Department of Public Administration, who is acting as a mentor for the second year, stated, "I began doing this because of my interest in different cultures, and I am happy to be able to give direct help to the emotional stabilization and improved academic progress of the children in multi-cultural families. I feel a sense of accomplishment seeing the positive changes in students. I will continue to work hard and be responsible and diligent in my mentoring activities so that I can become an exemplary mentor." Park, Seung-woo, director of the YU Multi-cultural Education Research Center and representatives of mentors from the 6 universities in the Yeungnam region pose for a photo. (back row, left to right: Jang, Won-ju of the Daegu University, Kim, Min-sik of the Daegu National University of Education, Cha, Jun-hyuk of the Catholic University of Daegu; bottom row, left to right: Jung, In-hye of Keimyung University, Ahn, Sang-ho of Yeungnam University, Kim, Yoon-seon of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) The 500 mentors from the 6 universities in the Yeungnam region who were selected through a competition of 5 to 1 will begin mentoring activities for Multi-cultural and North Korean Defector students for 130 hours until February of next year. Park, Seung-woo (Department of Sociology), director of the YU Multi-cultural Education Research Center who is in charge of the 'Multi-cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring' project for the Yeungnam region, stated, "The multi-cultural family online mentoring program, which is the only such program in Korea, is now in its third year. Using the system and operational knowhow of the YU Multi-cultural Education Research Center, which is assessed to be an outstanding model by MEST, the KOSAF, and government organizations around the nation, as a role model, we are planning to expand it nationwide starting next year." He also added, "As a regional hub university for the Multi-cultural/North Korean Defector Student Mentoring project in the Yeungnam region, YU will play a leading role in creating a desirable multi-cultural community culture in our society."
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A group of families of Chinese students visited only YU among Korean Universities for the first time. They were 100% satisfied with YU's educational environment, employment assistance, and other support programs for foreign students. [July 2, 2012] Chinese international students and their families pose for a photo with Lee, Hyo-soo, president of YU. (Visiting family members gave the president Lee, Hyo-soo a calligraphy work which means "Be virtuous and tolerate all things') "I always wondered how my daughter was doing after sending her to YU two years ago. After visiting I am now convinced that I made the right choice. She will be graduating in a while, so I ask that YU takes good care of her for the next two years." Chen Jiarong (52) is the dean of the Computer Science Department at Shanghai I&C Foreign Languages College, China. He sent his only daughter, Chen Siying to YU in September 2010. Her dream is to become an interpreter/translator between China and Korea, and so he allowed her to transfer to YU, a sister school of the university. After two years, he came to visit his daughter at YU. His first impression was that it is a school that he can trust to attend his daughter. After touring the YU campus and her room with her, he said that once she earns her bachelor's in the Chinese Translation and Interpretation major in August, he will provide full support for her to study two more years so that she can earn her master's degree. On the morning of the 2nd, a group of family members for international students from China visited the campus. They wanted a look at the place where their sons and daughters are studying hard to make their dreams come true in a foreign country for as short as a year to as long as five years. This is the first time that a group of family members of international students studying in Korea visited the university where their children study. The YU Chinese Students Association planned together with Daegu City and the Suseong-gu Health Center to invite about 30 families of Chinese students studying in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. Of them over 30 family members of 20 teams visited YU. YU prepared a welcoming event for them and introduced and explained the current status of international students, its various support programs, educational curriculums, employment status, and alumni activities. The families that listened to the briefing said, "We are 100% satisfied. Thank you." Some said that they would strongly recommend YU to their cousins who are interested in coming to Korea to study. Lee, Hyo-soo, president of YU, had a luncheon with the Chinese international students and their families and said in his welcoming speech, "We are focusing on providing the best support and educational programs for international students so that parents will be convinced that they made the right choice in trusting their children to us. We are also doing all that we can in terms of employment support so that students can achieve the dream they had when the left home." He also added, "Recently, international students who graduated from YU have made local alumni associations in their hometowns at Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and Beijing, China. The full activities of these global alumni associations will also be great help to international students who graduate from YU in the future." Meanwhile, there are currently about 960 Chinese international students studying at YU. Over 500 of them are undergraduate students, which is the largest in Korea. YU is currently exchanging with 49 Chinese universities including Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Nankai University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Xi'an Jiaotong University, and has graduated over 1,000 students. They are currently working for provincial governments of China, universities, Korean companies in China such as Samsung, Hyundai Motors, SK, STX, E-mart and Amore Pacific. Some are also in important positions in the financial sectors as well such as in the Korea Exchange Bank's Beijing branch and the Tianjin Bank. Recently, Xin Yue(24), who graduated from the YU School of Economics and Finance, was picked up by Daegu Bank through a competition of 90 to 1 for its Chinese first branch in Shanghai.
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'2012 QS World University Rankings' - Only Korean university to be ranked 50th in the world in Mathematics No. of citations of theses, 'world top class' [June 29, 2012] YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was ranked 40th in the world in the math sector in the '2012 QS World University Rankings'. YU is the only Korean university that was ranked in the top 50 in math. QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) of England, a global university evaluation institute, announced its world university ranking results for individual academic fields on the 28th. YU is ranked 40th in the entire world in math. YU shocked the academic circles in last year's QS rankings by being ranked in the top 101-150 together with Seoul National University. This year, its ranking was boosted by over 50 and became the only Korean university to be in the world's top 50. Especially in the 'citation' evaluation in mathematics, YU received a near perfect score and is assessed to be at the world's top class. Such results can be attributed to a large part for the outstanding research of Professor Park, Ju-hyun (45, photo) of the Department of Electrical Engineering who wrote many papers that scholars around the world cited. Professor Park published 37 SCI-level theses last year alone. While it is difficult for most people to write one paper in a year, he wrote over three every month. In the Scopus DB registered academic journals, which acts as a standard for the research evaluations of QS, Professor Park published 99 papers from 2007 to 2011, and his theses were cited a total of 1,448 times. In addition, since working as a professor at YU at the age of 34 in 2000, he published over 200 SCI-class papers, and when including his papers that were published in other academic journals and academic conferences, the number of papers exceeds 300. His main field of research is in control engineering, and especially on the Nonlinear Dynamics, which is a field of basic theories, rather than applied sectors such as for robots. It is a 'basic academic field' that finds rules in the complexities of nature. He is also very active in scholastic and outside activities. Last year, he actively worked as a committee member for 4 international academic conferences including the IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) MMM 2012, and worked as an editing committee member for a total of 4 academic journals such as SCI-level international academic journals overseen by Elsevier of the US and Springer of Germany. In 2008, he became the first Korean to be appointed as the tenured deputy-chief editor for 'Applied Mathematics and Computation', which is an international journal of Elsevier. Being the chief editor for determining whether or not to publish theses is the greatest honor for scholars. 'Applied Mathematics and Computation' is based on applied mathematics and is an SCI-class journal that includes all applied sciences (math, engineering, physics, bio-chemistry, etc), and since its founding in 1975, its editing team changed very little and is famous for its strict quality management. On this, Professor Park, Ju-hyun said, "I will work hard to stay on my original track and will continue to write papers as a scholar."
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6 public officials of foreign local governments with sisterhood relations with Gyeongsangbuk-do to learn Korean at YU Korean Language Institute A total of 390 hours of Korean language education and monthly cultural experiences [June 24, 2012] YU will begin Korean language courses for public officials of overseas autonomous districts that have sisterhood relations with Gyeongsanbuk-do. Gyeongsangbuk-do will invite public officials of sister cities and offer a total of 390 hours in Korea education for six months from June to November. There are 6 international public officials learning Korean at the YU Korean Language Institute. They are Huang Xianrong (32, female) of the Ningxia Huizu of China, Phan Le Tung (26, male) of the Thai Nguyen Broadcasting Company of Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, Lor Oudom (29, male) of the Statistics Division of Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Ahmad Dwi Kurniawan (29, male) of the Indonesian Maritime Affairs Office, Gina Anindyajati (25, female) of Central Java, Indonesia, and Muaz Bahadir Mutaf (26, male) of the Turkish National Police in Bursa, Turkey. International public officials receiving training at the YU Korean Language Institute experiencing tea ceremonies at the 37th 'Gyeongsan Jain Danoje Festival'. In addition to the daily 3 hour education in Korean, they are also focusing on learning more about Korea by participating in monthly cultural experience programs. At 2pm on the 22nd, they attended the 37th 'Gyeongsan Jain Danoje Festival' held at the Jain Gyejeong Forest in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk and experienced traditional Korean cultures such as washing hair in water boiled with the sweet flag, tea ceremonies, riding swings, shooting arrows and making the rice cakes with mallet(tteokme). Muaz Bahadir Mutaf from Turkey said, "My hair is really shiny after washing it in water that boiled with the sweet flag(changpo) for six hours," and added, "Korea is a safe country and the people are kind and nice so I enjoy staying here. I've becoming fascinated with the traditional songs of Korea and I will learn about Korea as much as I can during my remaining time in Korea and contribute to the exchange between Korea and Turkey." Lor Oudom, a public official of Siem Reap in Cambodia is washing his hair in changpo water at the 37th 'Gyeongsan Jain Danoje Festival'. Gina Anindyajati, a public official of Indonesia, also stated, "The Hallyu has hit Indonesia so many people are curious about Korea. Korean is difficult, but the more I learn it, the more interesting it becomes. Once I return home, I will introduce and share with my people that Korea and the Korean society is quite charming." Suh, Jong-hak (61, Department of Korean Language Education), director of the YU Korean Language Institute, who is overseeing this education program, stated "In addition to reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, and grammar of the Korean language, I want to help them to accurately understand the history and culture of Korea and Gyeongsangbuk-do. I will do all that I can so that they will later become key figures who are Korea-friendly and Gyeongbuk-friendly." Jeon, Byeong-gi, secretary of international commerce for the Provincial Government of Gyeongbuk, stated, "This program for inviting public officials of sister cities of Gyeongbuk started in 2005, and 51 people from 11 countries including China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Japan, Russia and Turkey participated in this program. By creating a continuous friendship with them, we are planning to utilize them as our human network when conducting exchange with their respective provinces." During this program, they will attend major festivals in the Gyeongbuk province such as the Pohang Fireworks Festival and the Andong International Maskdance Festival and visit major historical, cultural, tourist places, and industrial complexes so that they may experience the history and development of Gyeongbuk and Korea. They will return to their homes in November of this year.
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'Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2012' was held at Sepang F1 Circuit, Malaysia during July 4-7th. 141 teams from 18 countries competed for the championship in the fuel efficiency and the design creativity. [Jun 19, 2012] YUSAE team that will represent Korea at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia, guidance professor Hwang, Pyung (second from right), and sponsors (fifth from right, Ha, Jong-hwan, president of Shell Korea) "We will do our best so that our efforts over the past six months to achieve 100km per liter of gasoline do not go to waste." The YU School of Mechanical Engineering's automobile production club 'YUSAE' (advising professor Hwang, Pyung) became the first in Korea to compete in the international eco-friendly automobile contest. The YUSAE team held a launching ceremony for the 'Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2012' at the YU Mechanical Engineering Building in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk in the afternoon of the 18th. President Ha, Jong-hwan and Director Jang, Rok-joo of Shell Korea, as well as representatives from Shell Pacific Enterprises, Nexen Tires, and POSCO were present at this event in which the YUSAE team was introduced, their vehicle explained, and logo stickers of sponsors were attached. The 'Shell Eco-Marathon' is an annual automobile race held for students over the age of 16 from 3 contents by the Shell International Petroleum Company. The Asia-Pacific event of this year will be held from July 4-7 at the Sepang F1 Circuit in Malaysia, in which 141 teams from 18 countries will compete in. The event is made up of two different sectors - the prototype (vehicles that have minimum friction and highest efficiency) and urban types (vehicles operated at maximal fuel efficiency for different types of fuels). Teams with the best fuel efficiency and unique designs are selected for each sector. The YUSAE team, which is made up of eight students of the YU School of Mechanical Engineering will be participating in the urban type. Since being selected in November of last year to represent Korea, they designed, produced, maintained and test-drove their automobile all alone. In particular, the ECU (engine control unit) that controls the 150cc gasoline engine was newly mapped for optimization and the vehicle was designed to minimize air resistance, while also making it as light as possible. Their main sponsors Shell Pacific Enterprises and Shell Korea provided full support, while Nexen Tires provided support for tire design and production, while POSCO offered support in selection of the materials for vehicle, as well as consultation. Kim, Min-jo (23, junior in the School of Mechanical Engineering), the team leader of YUSAE that is making last-minute inspections before departing on July 1, said, "It was difficult to prepare for the competition while doing our school work, but we always reminded ourselves that we should be proud to represent Korea, 'an automobile powerhouse'.", while adding, "We will demonstrate the traditions and capacities of YUSAE, which it accumulated for over 20 years." Ha, Jong-hwan, president of Shell Korea, who attended the ceremony, stated, "Shell has hosted the Eco-Marathon since 1984. I'm happy that Korea finally joined." He added, "As an alumni, I hope that YUSAE of YU, which is representing Korea, will have good results and show the world just how talented Korean university students are. Above all else, I want to remind the participants to pay special care to their safety and health." Ha was admitted to the YU College of Law in 1971. On the other hand, the YUSAE team was organized as an automobile production club of the School of Mechanical Engineering in 1991, and was certified for Korea's first club by the US SAE(Society of Automotive Engineers) in 1997. Based on its tradition and capacities accumulated by continuously participating in international competitions held in the US and Japan since 2000, it made its attempt to manufacture its first vehicle for Formula races in 2004. At its first appearance in England, it ranked 41st among 80 teams. In 2007 and 2008 in England, it ranked in the top 40 from over 110 teams, thus receiving international recognition for its capacities. In late 2009, it won first place at the 'National Online Electric Automobile Idea Contest' hosted by KAIST, thus being officially recognized as the 'Korea's best' in the eco-friendly car sector.
