YU College of Business and Economics held a 'Winter Bazaar for international students'
6th-8th, at the College of Business and Economics Global Lounge
[Nov 7, 2013]
YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) gave the gift of a warm winter to international students at YU.
At 10 A.M. on the 6th, the YU College of Business and Economics Global Lounge was packed with international students choosing winter clothes. The College of Business and Economics (Dean Byun, Jong Cook) held the 'Winter Bazaar' for international students who came to study at YU from tropical areas such as such Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
This bazaar that will continue for 3 days until the 8th at 16:00 will sell winter clothes and gloves, which are necessary to spend the winter in Korea.
The YU College of Business and Economics promoted this event to faculty and students for the past month and received donations of over 1,000 winter clothing. The donated clothes will be sold at 10,000 won per padding jacket, 5,000 won per jacket, and 1,000 to 3,000 won for other clothes and accessories. The profits from this bazaar will be given in its entirety as donations to the needy.
Alemi Payam (32, Department of Electrical Engineering 4th term in PhD program), who stopped by the bazaar to purchase winter clothes, said, "I still remember the cold winter when I first came to Korea." He added, "I think international students like me will have a warm winter this year."
Byun, Jong Cook, dean of the YU College of Business and Economics, who prepared for this event said, "It's a financial burden for students who came from hotter countries to purchase expensive winter clothes to spend the winter in Korea. They also don't need the clothes when they go back to their home country, so many hesitate to purchase winter clothes." He added, "It would feel even colder for international students in an unfamiliar country with harsh winters, so I hope this bazaar will help them feel our warm hearts towards them."
There are currently 961 international students from 43 countries studying at YU, and 188 of them are from Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Africa.
