President Sur Gil-soo visits the Chengdu University in China to induce international students to pursue multiple degrees in the Republic of Korea. President Sur Gil-soo, one of invited speakers at the International Presidential Forum, gives a talk at the forum in an effort to extend its international exchange partnership
[Dec-14-2018]
<President Sur Gil-soo speaking at the International Presidential Forum>
“To think of the time to see you as students of YU in a couple of years, I am thrilled even now with the feeling this moment is so precious! Though a short meeting with you, I wish you to cherish this moment as a precious memory together with me until we meet again at YU and let us make our dream come true then! See you again(再见)!”
YU President Sur Gil-soo stood at the platform of International Education College, Chengdu University in China on the seventh to personally explain merits of YU to students of Architecture & Civil Engineering College which is under the joint operation of both universities. About 100 students of Chengdu University, filled the classroom, introduced themselves in Korean though poor, and earnestly asked the president several questions. They stayed in the classroom even quite some time after the buzz to end the class. The special lecture by President Sur couldn’t stop actually until after the buzz to start the following class. The students had to keep their enthusiasm and expectations in their memorial photos.
<A Memorial Photo of New Students of Architecture & Civil Engineering College, Chengdu University>
YU President Sur Gil-soo visited Chengdu University, located in Chengdu, the capital city of Sutuan Province, China, three nights four days the sixth to ninth day of December, this year as YU President Sur Gil-soo was invited as a speaker at the International Presidential Forum, hosted by Chengdu University, established in 1978, to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. YU President Sur Gil-soo took this opportunity to meet with the president, professors and students of Chengdu University and personally highlight the international student exchange program of YU in addition to his speech.
President Sur actually advertised the exchange program to the students so that they can come to study at YU.
Especially, the goal of his visit was to glean an actual achievement of the Joint Collaboration for Abroad Study which has been in operation by YU and Chengdu University since September 2016. The Joint Collaboration for Abroad Study is a core education policy of Chinese government in an effort to make Chinese education advanced and internationalized. This education program is promoted jointly by Chinese and foreign education institutes to educate Chinese students abroad. This preprogram is approved by the Education Department of China and continually supervised by the department.
YU received approval of the Education Department of China on ‘Architecture & Civil Engineering College’ to be jointly operated by Chengdu and YU in September 2015. 60 new students joined this college for the first time in September 2016. As of December 2018, a total of 150 students are studying at this college under the education collaboration program. They will join YU so as to further their studies two more years after studying their majors and Korean language three years at the college. They can earn two degrees, one from Chengdu University and the other from YU. Thus, YU is expected to produce its first fruit of this program in September 2019.
President Sur had a successful meeting with President Wang Qing Yuan of Chengdu University to extend the education collaboration program, thereby jointly operating the Korean Language Institute and promoting Chinese students, graduating from Chengdu University, to further their studies at YU. President Wang Qing Yuan agreed to a positive support for various suggestions of YU President Sur Gil-soo. He was recommended to serve as a member of the Chengdu University Improvement Policy Committee. All these efforts consolidated their trust and collaboration.
<President Sur Gil-soo (left) and President Wang Qing Yuan (right) Standing in front of the information board of Chinese Abroad Education Collaboration in the campus of Chengdu University>
The visit of President Sur was an opportunity to extend international exchanges with about 20 universities of 18 countries. This fortieth anniversary of Chengdu University and the international presidential forum provided a place of meeting with presidents of universities abroad.
Especially, the speech of President Sur on the contribution of the regional base of the university to the society drew lots of attention and interest from universities. As result, many universities offered exchange collaborations. The speech of President Sur was known to be carried as an article of the Newspaper of Chengdu University, which will surely advertise YU more. He invited Doctor Erwin Neher, an awardee of Nobel Prize in the field of Medicine, who was invited to the anniversary of Chengdu University.
Furthermore, YU has been operating ‘2+2 Food Engineering College’ since 2017 collaborating with Tonghua Education University in China. Currently 42 students, having completed two years course, will join YU to further their studies. Hence, the number of students, who will join YU to further their studies under the Chinese Abroad Education Collaboration program, will reach 100 in September 2019..
YU President Sur Gil-soo highlighted the international student inducing program, saying “exports of excellent education courses abroad not only raise the international reputation of the university but achieve two ends because they induce more excellent students as well,” and added “I will step up my effort to induce international students more positively.”
