On the 27th, signed international MOU with Tajikistan with high-ranking officials present such as the Ministry of Industry and New Technology
Fostering personnel in the international development and Saemaul... agreed to install Saemaul Department at local universities and open a Saemaul Institute
YU to engage in academic sharing of Saemaul Undong and to act as national policy adviser together with developing countries
[May 27, 2021]
YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) is actively responding to requests for fostering human resources in international development and Saemaul studies in Central Asia.
At 4 p.m. on the 27th, YU entered an international MOU for fostering global talents together with the Ministry of Industry and New Technology of Tajikistan. Tajikistan became an independent country in Central Asia with the breaking up of the USSR in 1991 and it shares a border with China with a population of 9.75 million.
This MOU signing ceremony was held at the main conference room of the main hall of YU. The high expectations for this MOU were demonstrated by the presence of high-ranking officials of Tajikistan such as the Minister of Industry and New Technology Sherali Kabir, Chair (minister-level) of the Investment and State Asset Operation Committee Sadi Qodirzoda, Ambassador to Korea Yusuf Sharifzoda, and Commercial Attaché to Korea Rakhmadzoda Azim, as well as the Tajikistan Free Economic Zone Director Shim Jae-bok.
With this MOU, YU and Tajikistan agreed to engage in higher education cooperation and human exchange for the development of national human resources. In particular, YU plans to especially focus on pursuing cooperation in the Saemaul international development sector, which it is recognized internationally for its research and education capacities. Plans are to install and operate a Saemaul Department at a local university and open a Saemaul Institute in Tajikistan for sharing and cooperation in Saemaul Undong.
Tajikistan Minister of Industry and New Technology Sherali Kabir said, “I am well aware of the development experience and Saemaul Undong of Korea, which has had amazing development in a short period of time. We expect that this MOU with YU, which has academic knowledge and knowhow on the Saemaul Undong and international development, will help forge the foundation for the economic development of Tajikistan.”
This MOU was made with the assertive requests by the government of Tajikistan to YU for sharing the Saemaul Undong and to foster human resources. In order to quickly spread the Saemaul Undong in Tajikistan, YU intends to foster public employees recommended by the government of Tajikistan into instructors at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul.
Developing countries around the world are seeking out YU’s ‘Saemaul’ and with this MOU with Tajikistan, it is expected that sharing of Saemaul development studies will become even more active in Central Asian countries. It is further anticipated that it significantly increase people from Central Asian countries studying abroad at YU.
YU has not only expanded academic sharing of the Saemaul Undong through departments related to Saemaul studies in countries like Cambodia, Rwanda, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, but is also serving as a higher education institute that serves as an adviser for developing countries in conjunction with rural development and Saemaul development.
