125 students from 8 countries including Russia, Italy, China and Japan, etc. participated.
They enjoyed Korean culture experience activities such as K-pop, samulnori, archery and temple stay for 5 days.
[August 12, 2014]
"Make friends from around the world and enjoy Korean culture"
YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) held the '2014 Daegu International Youth Camp'.
This event, which was sponsored by Daegu and hosted by YU kicked off with the opening ceremony at the YU Cheonma Art Center Conventional Hall at 10:30 a.m. on the 11th and will continue until the 15th. The camp will be attended by 89 college students from 10 cities in 7 countries around the world such as China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Russia and Italy, and 36 students at YU for a total of 125 students.
The Daegu International Youth Camp offers Korean culture experience activities to foreign students as well as the opportunity for domestic and foreign college students to interact in order to help foreign students properly understand Korean culture, while enhancing the image of Korea and Daegu. It has been held annually since 2005.
Students participating in this year's camp will go on a tour on the modern alleys and Dongsungno street in the heart of Daegu, while also experiencing various Korean cultures such as taekwondo, K-pop dance, samul-nori, traditional archery, and the Donghwasa Temple Stay.
Suzuka Matsuura (23), a senior in Japan's University of Hyogo Department of Economics who participated in this camp, said, "I also visited the Yeosu Expo because I like to learn about Korean culture and hang out with foreign students," while adding, "Though I am not that good in foreign languages, it's great to be able to experience various cultures by hanging out with college students from various countries. I hope that I will be able to better understand the traditional of Korea through this."
