YU-Indonesia Public Official Academy signs MOU
IPDN President Suradinata visits YU
Promise to participate in global Saemaul network
[December 27, 2015]
<IPDN President Suradinata of Indonesia (left) visited YU and requested support for the establishment of the Saemaul Research Center.>
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) received a request to provide support for the establishment of the Saemaul Research Center from Indonesia.
On the 23rd, YU President Noh Seok-kyun signed an exchange and cooperation MOU with Mr. Ermaya Suradinata, the president of IPDN (Institute Governance of Home Affairs), which is the public employee academy of Indonesia.
According to this MOU, the two universities will pursue exchange of professors and students in the Saemaul development field and operate credit-exchange programs. In particular, YU pledged support in researchers and education and training contents for the establishment of the Saemaul Research Center within IPDN.
IPDN of Indonesia was established in 1956 with the goal of fostering public employees and there are currently eight campuses in operation throughout Indonesia. All students receive national scholarships and upon graduation, they are all hired as public employees. Mr. Suradinata was formerly a four-star general and served as the Minister of Defense, and is currently active as an advisor to President Joko Widodo.
<Mr. Suradinata met with Global Saemaul Development Network (GSDN) President Choi Wae-chul (left) and promised participation in the GSDN.>
IPDN President Suradinata, vice-president, and the dean of academic affairs visited YU from the 22nd to 24th and held a meeting with Choi Wae-chul (YU Vice-president), the president of the Global Saemaul Development Network (GSDN), which is an NGO participated by 58 emerging countries. Mr. Suradinata promised to participate in the GSDN during this meeting.
International Students at the Saemaul Graduate School from 44 Nations Held New Years Event
Various programs held such as traditional clothing fashion show from different countries, talent shows, and presentations on the Saemaul spirit
Showed off Korean skills they learned while singing K-pop
Meanwhile, international students enrolled at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (Director Park Seung-woo) held the 'Global Saemaul New Year's Night' event to finish off the year. This event, which was held at the YU Cheonma Art Center Convention Hall was joined by 190 international students from 44 countries, as well as YU vice-president Choi Wae-chul and professors and employees in the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul.
The student president Kakono David Mabula (Tanzania) who organized the event said, "We wanted to make our friendship as members of the Saemaul community over the past year stronger," and added, "We prepared many programs to increase interest on Korean culture and to improve understanding on the Saemaul Undong."
In the first part of the event, five teams participated in the 'Korean Song Contest' where they sang K-pop ranging from trot to pop, drama sound tracks and movie sound tracks such as 'Eomeona', 'I Love You', 'Maria', and 'All For You' as they boasted their Korean skills. In the second part of the event, 13 participated in the 'Miss and Mister Saemaul Contest' to hold fashion shows with traditional clothes, compete in talent shows, and express their thoughts about the Saemaul spirit. This program awarded male and female contestants based on how well they expressed their pride for their country's culture and how well they expressed their thoughts on the Saemaul spirit. In particular, Khan Areef Anowar (Bangladesh, Environmental Management and Policy) drew a portrait of Former President Park Chung-hee during the talent show and amazed everyone at the event.
YU Vice President Choi Wae-chul (Director of the International Development Cooperation Center) who attended this event brought various gifts such as gloves and headphones for all of the students to show his support for international students who brought in the new year in a foreign land away from their homes and families. In his address, Mr. Choi said, "Let's reflect upon the past year and bring in the New Year with a new resolution and filled with emotions," while adding, "I hope that we also take the time to think about our poor and alienated neighbors."
The Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul was opened in November 2011 for the globalization of the Saemaul Undong. Since its opening, 340 students from a total of 56 countries enrolled and there are currently 196 international students from 44 countries studying here as of December 2015. Three quarters of the students at the YU Park Chung Hee School work in the development fields of emerging nations and thus, this school has established itself as the top educational institute in the global Saemaul development field.
