National Institute for International Education delegates the education to Yeungnam University
Construct basis for promoting global educational cooperation
[October 10, 2011]
Public employees in charge of global education and exchange from 13 countries around the world, such as Brazil, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and India gathered at Yeungnam University on the 10th.
YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) will conduct the '2011 invitational training for employees of studying abroad and international education/exchange' being consigned by the National Institute for International Education (director Jung, Sang-gi) from the 10th to 17th.
18 will be participating in this training session. Following the opening ceremony held at the YU Internaitonal Video Conference Room at 9am on the 10th, a lecture on Korean culture will be made by Professor Wendy Worthington of the School of International Studies. In the afternoon, they will visit the Gumi Samsung Electronics plant and take a minute to see the competitiveness of Korea that is leading the global IT market.
In the morning of the 11th, the group will visit the Cheongdo Saemaeul Movement Birthplace Memorial Halll. Here, the participants listened to a special lecture by Professor Rhee, Jae-hoon (School of Business) on the success model of the Korean economy and the spirit of Saemaeul Movement that led Korea, which was devastated and left in ruins after the Korean War, to grow into an OECD nation in just half a century. In the afternoon, they will visit Andong Hahoe Maeul, which was designated by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage and experience the traditional cultures of Korea. Afterwards, they will attend a seminar entitled, 'Comparison of International Education Systems in Various Countries' and hold a meeting with international students.
On the 12th, they will visit Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsa, Yandong Maeul in Gyeongju and POSTEC. On the 13th and 14th, they will visit Jeju and then go to Seoul on the 15th and 16th to experience the nature and culture of Korea.
Vanessa Carneiro da Costa Rezende, who came as the advisor of the International Affairs Office for Ministry of Education (Brazil), said, "The Korean and Brazilian governments are pursuing exchange and cooperation, so we needed to learn more and better understand Korea." She added, "Through this opportunity, we hope that we will be able to more accurately understanding the education system and conditions of Korea and provide better support and guidance to Brazilian students who wish to come to study in Korea."
Joo, Sang-woo (School of Mechanical Engineering) of the YU Office of International Programs who is overseeing this training program stated, "For the globalization of education, governments need mutual understanding and cooperation among public employees who are in charge of studying abroad, international exchange, and education." He added, "With the growing international status of Korea, there are growing numbers of students hoping to study in Korea, particularly among developing countries. With this, understanding and interest of Korea will grow and global educational cooperation with Korea will become more active among public employees in these countires."
The completion ceremony will be held at the National Institute for International Education (Jongno-gu, Seoul) on the morning of the 17th.
