Scholarship association founded in 2003 mainly by alumni who were recipients of the ‘Saemaul Scholarship’ and supports academic work for students every year
‘Cheering for academics’ of juniors for 16th year... 248.5 million KRW in scholarships to 264 students
[August 13, 2021]
The YU Saemaul Scholarship Association (Chairman CHOI Oe-chool) delivered the 'academic scholarship’ to show support for their juniors at the YU Department of International Development and Saemaul Undong on the 13th. This scholarship was made by senior alumni out of love for their juniors in hopes that students will not suspend their studies and continuously work toward their dream despite the difficulties created by COVID-19, and this is the 16th year of this program.
The YU Saemaul Scholarship Association was founded in 2003 mainly around alumni who studied with the support of the Saemaul scholarship in the YU Department of Regional Development (currently International Development and Saemaul Undong) to support the studies of younger students. Since its establishment, it has been offering scholarships to its juniors, and this year, it gave 13.5 million KRW in scholarships for a grand total of 248.5 million KRW given to 264 students.
Last year, members including Chairman CHOI Oe-chool, donated additional scholarships to help students having difficulties with continuing their academics because of COVID-19, and scholarships were delivered twice last year in June and December.
This scholarship was given to encourage current students at the YU Department of International Development and Saemaul Undong involved in producing videos for introducing their department. The YU Department of International Development and Saemaul Undong recently held its own ‘department introduction video contest.’ The purpose of this was to provide information about the department for future freshmen and parents interested in the Department of International Development and Saemaul Undong.
At this contest, the ‘New Morning!’ team composed of Jeung Seung-pil (senior) and Ha Yoon-seok and Sung Jung-eun (sophomores) won the grand prize, while two teams such as ‘Fantastic New Country’ (Jeon Chi-moo, Han Seung-ah, Jung Ye-won, sophomores) and ‘Create New Earth’ (Park Joon-young, Park Joon-tae, Kim A-reum, juniors) won second place, and two teams such as ‘REA:CH (Ready to Challenge & Change)’ (Park Se-eun (senior), Lim Myung-jin (junior), and Sung Ye-bin (sophomore)) and ‘Sangjo’ (Kang Eun-soo (senior), Kwon Hyun-jin and Lim Joo-eun (juniors)) (total 6 teams) received participation awards, and thus received scholarships. The awarded works can be seen in the homepage of the Department of International Development and Saemaul Undong.
Chairman CHOI Oe-chool (current YU president) said, “Students are the future of the university. I saw the passion and creativity of students through the contest and became convinced that the future of our university is bright.” He added, “I hope that using the scholarships created through the affection of their seniors will act as a catalyst for students to realize their potentials and work toward their dreams. Furthermore, I hope that everyone develops into people who can also return what they received to society to continue the legacy of their seniors who practiced sharing.”
