Exchange Agreements signed with Miyazaki International College of Japan and the Science Po, Aix-en Province of France
Pursue student exchange and short-term training programs
Green light for the 'Global Campus 7-4-3' strategy
[April 20, 2012]
Miyazaki International College (left) and Science Po, Aix-en Province (right) that signed partnerships with YU on the same day
A French university and a Japanese university visited YU separately, but on the same day. With the growing ripple effects of Hallyu and increasing interest on Korea and Korean culture, they chose YU as their global partner.
At 10 am on the 20th, President Kumamoto of the Miyazaki International College of Japan visited President Lee, Hyo-soo of YU first. President Kumamoto, who signed an exchange agreement mainly on mutually exchanging two students every year, said, "By making this partnership with YU today, we will accelerate growth in our college's concentrated area of internationalization." Miyazaki International College is under the foundation of the 73 year old Miyazaki School. All classes are conducted in English and over 80% of the faculty are foreigners, making it truly a university focusing on global studies.
Next, President Christian Duval of the Science Po, Aix-en Province visited President Lee, Hyo-soo. The Science Po, Aix-en Province, which is currently working together with over 100 universities around the world, chose YU for its first partner university in Korea.
After signing the exchange agreement with YU, President Duval stated, "I hope that our exchange with YU will not stop short exchange between universities, but contribute to the promotion of exchange between Korea and the EU." He also suggested, "We should not only exchange students, professors and researchers, but also develop short-term programs so that we can learn each other's cultures." President Lee responded, "Yeungnam University is located nearby Gumi, Ulsan and Changwon, which are the home of Korean Confucianism and Buddhism which are the roots of Korean psychological cultures, and which are the places that have catapulted the economic development of Korea. So I hope you experience true Hallyu at YU."
The Science Po, Aix-en Province is one of the top higher education institutes operated according to Grandes ？oles, a unique school system of France. To students who hope to work as a diplomatic, politician or with international organizations, it is as popular as Science Po, Paris and assessed as a 'small, but strong university'. It has the highest competition rates for admissions, admits students from the top 8% and fosters political and financial elites of France through the highest level of education. Majors offered are politics, law, history, sociology, and economics, and a master's degree is given after completing the 3 year undergraduate course and 2 year graduate degree program. During the 3 year course, students are required to study at a foreign university. Thus, over 100 students are sent overseas every year, and about 120 exchange students are invited from around the world to complete the half-year or one-year programs.
Meanwhile, YU is pursuing its plans for globalization through the 'Global campus 7-4-3' strategy where it will send over 4,000 students to 70 countries, while admitting 3,000 international students every year. They have taken a step closer to achieving their goal through partnerships with these two universities. YU has currently established global partnerships with 204 universities from 31 countries and dispatches over 1,000 students every year and has attracted 1,200 international students to overcome the physical limitations of the campus.
Photo with President Duval of Science Po, Aix-en Province (fourth from right)
