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Former Unification Minister Gil Jae Ryu gives a special lecture at the Gyeonggi Unification Forum [2016.04.21] Former Unification Minister Gil Jae Ryu gave a special lecture under the theme "Unification Still Matters" at the Gyeonggi Unification Forum, which was hosted by Ajou University and the Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province. The lecture was held on the afternoon of April 21st in the University's Video Conference Room with about 100 students, professors, and staff members in attendance from the University. It aimed at enhancing awareness of and interest in unification among the participants. In his lecture, former Minister Ryu said, "Unification should be seen from the perspective of 'the process' rather than 'the results,'" adding, "It is a way for Koreans to restore our national pride and prosper in the geopolitical environment surrounded by global powers." He went on to say, "One of the fundamental requirements in creating a unification-friendly environment is that South Korea should become a healthy and attractive society," adding, "'Sense of unity' is more important than 'intellectual understanding' regarding unification, which is why educating our children and young people is most essential and urgent." The Gyeonggi Unification Forum features bi-monthly special lectures by distinguished invited guests and is hosted by Ajou University after it was selected as the Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province. The University is serving as a central institution for unification education in southern Gyeonggi Province after it was recently designated by the Ministry of Unification as the Unification Education Center for the region in the '2016 Regional Unification Education Centers Project.' The University opened the Unification Institute last December and is taking the lead in developing unification education models after it was selected as the 'Unification Education Leading University' in March. The University is the only institution to be designated by the Ministry of Unification as the Unification Education Leading University and the Regional Unification Education Center.
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The Ajou President Bread event is held in partnership with the LINC Project Group [2016.04.20] On April 19th, the Ajou President Bread event was held in the square at the side of the University Central Library to encourage Ajou University students who are preparing for the mid-term examination. During the event, President Dong Yeon Kim, Vice President for Student Affairs Jai Hyoung Cho, Deputy Director Kyeong Ho Kim of the LINC Project Group, and students from the General Student Council distributed bread and milk to students who dropped by and talked with them. President Kim then went to meet other students to deliver refreshments in another event called 'President Comes to You.' He met and talked with students taking the Intensive IT Course, who are now working on their final presentations. After that, he dropped by Team Bitsam and handed out bread and milk along with words of encouragement to its members. Team Bitsam is participating in Paran Semester with its task entitled "Making and Displaying Projection Mapping." The 'President Comes to You' event was based on prior applications and prepared for those students who are unabe to attend the Ajou President Bread event. The refreshments distribution events, which have been organized by the University's LINC (Leaders in INdustry-college Cooperation) Project Group in time for tests, aim to promote the Project and general collaboration between industries and academia among students. The Project, which began in 2012 by the Ministry of Education, aims to improve the competitiveness of domestic universities and local communities and corporations by upgrading the quality of university education in line with the needs of industry. The University has been participating in the Project since 2014. < President Dong Yeon Kim distributes refreshments to students taking the Intensive IT Course.> < President Kim talks with Team Bitsam students participating in Paran Semester.>
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A ceremony is held for the presentation of Akyung Scholarship certificates to twenty six students[2016.04.19]On the afternoon of April 18th, a ceremony was held for presenting the Akyung Scholarship certificates at Ajou University’s Video Conference Room in Yulgok Hall. For the spring semester of the 2016 academic year, the Akyung Scholarship Foundation presented a total of twenty-six students with scholarship funds worth 64 million won. The certificate presentation ceremony was attended by the scholarship recipients and the Akyung Scholarship Foundation officials including Chairman Hyeong Gyun Kim. President Dong Yeon Kim, deans of the colleges, and vice presidents joined the event from the University. The event began with a progress report by Secretary General Dong Ki Kim from the Foundation, followed by the presentation of scholarship certificates, words of appreciation read by the representative of the scholarship recipients, words of encouragement delivered by Chairman Kim of the Foundation, and a congratulatory speech by President Dong Yeon Kim. Chairman Hyeong Gyun Kim of the Foundation said, “I would like to congratulate and give words of encouragement to all the scholarship recipients here and thank each and every donor,” adding, "I ask that the scholarship students grow into talents who will play important roles in our society and become respected donors for the Akyung Scholarship Foundation." President Dong Yeon Kim said, "I believe that those who spend their money wisely are 'the true rich' and deeply appreciate all the donors," adding, "My advice to the scholarship students in difficult situations is that the challenges you are now going through may turn out to be 'a disguised blessing.'" The Akyung Scholarship Foundation, which was established in 2007 by the General Alumni Association of Ajou’s Graduate School of Business Administration, has presented scholarship funds only to students attending the University. < The Akyung Scholarship recipients for the spring semester of the 2016 academic year> ◆ The Best Akyung Scholarships Yeong Gyun Kim (Law School), Seong Woo In (Department of Architecture), Min Ji Joo (Department of Chemistry), Jin Seong Huh (Department of e-Business), Hye Jin Kim (Department of Korean Language and Literature), Ye Eun Yoon (Department of Psychology), Gyeong Min Lee (Department of Medical Sciences), and Jeong Heon Kang (Department of Nursing Sciences) ◆ The Vision ScholarshipsSang Jae Lee (Graduate School of Business Administration) and Yeong Jin Kang (Graduate School of Business Administration) ◆ The General Scholarships Jeong Chan Lee (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) ◆ The 52nd Master’s Course Graduates ScholarshipsJi Heon Lee (Department of Business Administration) and Yeong Ji Noh (Department of e-Business) ◆ The Park Mun Hoe ScholarshipsDong Il Joo (Department of Business Administration) ◆ The Global ScholarshipsSadriddinov Jamoliddin (Department of Business Administration), Khusniddinov Zukhriddin (Department of Business Administration), Sangirova Manzura Nazarovna (Department of Business Administration), Zhao Ze Ming (Department of Business Administration), Niu Shiting (Department of Business Administration), Lubsanova Irina (Department of Business Administration), Chen Lin (Department of Business Administration), Chen Kexin (Department of Business Administration), You Xiang (Department of Business Administration), Xiao Feng Lin (Department of Business Administration), Timbate Lukas Beyashe (Graduate School), and Haile Teggne Tesfaye (Graduate School) < Scholarship recipients give flower bouquets to donors as a token of their appreciation.> < President Dong Yeon Kim gives a congratulatory speech.>
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YTN introduces Ajou’s Paran Semester and the After You Program [2016.04.18]Ajou University’s Paran Semester - Creative Activity Program and the After You Program were introduced on YTN’s ‘Campus 24’ segment, which covers up-to-date news about universities, including entrance information, and is aired at 3:30 p.m. every Saturday. Paran Semester is a program that Ajou University introduced this spring semester and students participating in it can obtain 3-18 regular credits when they successfully carry out the tasks they designed themselves. Forty-two teams of 120 students are taking on various challenges under the program. From among the student participants, ‘Campus 24’ introduced the Formula 250 Team (Bo Seon Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Dong Jun Seo, Hyo Jun Yoon, Woo Yeong Lee, Eui Il Jung, Ho Gyun Choi, and Ki Cheon Han from the Department of Mechanical Engineering), the three-member independent game producing team (Min Jae Won, Ji Hun Joo, and Byeong Jun Yoon from the Department of Digital Media), and the projection mapping production team (Byeong Guk Gong, Tae San Kim, Hee Soo Kim, Hyeon Woo Park, Soo Yeong Baek, Myeong Soo Suh, Jeong Yoo, Jin Hyeok Lee, Chae Seok Lim, and Da Hye Jung from the Department of Digital Media). In an interview with YTN, Ajou’s President Dong Yeon Kim said, “It would be great if students find what they really want to do through Paran Semester. But, it is okay if they don’t,” adding, “I hope that they continue to train themselves and try to find what they want to do, which will take them closer to ‘the jobs they truly want to do.’ That is the purpose of Paran Semester.” ‘Campus 24’ also introduced the After You Program, which is an overseas training course launched by the University for students having difficulty in building overseas experience because of financial difficulties. President Kim said, “Sustainable development is difficult in a society where polarization is worsening,” adding, “The After You Program is based on Ajou’s belief that class mobility should be enhanced in order for our society to continue sustainable development.” President Kim went on to say, “There is an English proverb, ‘A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor,’” adding, “I expect that Ajou’s students will confront challenges on the tough sea instead of remaining on calm waters and have the courage and not hesitate to take up difficult tasks.” Click here to view YTN’s Campus 24 clip – ‘Ajou goes for Pleasant Innovation’
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Ajou’s Dean of the College of Humanities Man Ghyu PAK is elected as the first President of the Council of Humanities College Deans from Private Universities [2016.04.18] On April 15th, Man Ghyu PAK, Ajou University Dean of the College of Humanities, was elected as the first President of the Council of Humanities College Deans from Private Universities during its inaugural meeting held at the University. Members of the Council hail from forty-two universities including Ajou, Yonsei, Sungkyunkwan, Hanyang, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Chosun, Dong-A, Wonkwang, Sangji, and Pai Chai. Seven vice presidents, including Dean Jong Bok Kim from Kyung Hee, and two auditors were also appointed. The leadership election was followed by presentations on pending issues regarding humanities by Dean Eun Ju Kwak from Sejong University and Dean Ki Yong Choi from Kwangwoon University. After being appointed as the first president, Pak said, “I will focus on the following areas: actively participating in evaluating government policies and related systems regarding humanities education and in the relevant policy-making; seeking ways to induce the business community to change its perception of humanities colleges; exploring ways to improve education and research at humanities colleges; and finding ways for humanities colleges to enhance their status within respective universities.”
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A ceremony is held to present certificates of the 'Kim Su Jeong Scholarship' [2016.04.11] At 5 p.m. on April 11th, a ceremony was held in Yulgok Hall's Conference Room 1 at Ajou University to present certificates of the 'Kim Su Jeong Scholarship.' The ceremony was attended by Ho Yeong Suh, mother of the late Su Jeong Kim, ten scholarship students, Vice President for Planning, Vice President for Student Affairs, and directors and other officials from the students' departments, etc. Mrs. Suh gave certificates of scholarships and words of encouragement to the students and the representative of the students gave back a flower bouquet and read words of appreciation. The ten students received a total of fifteen million won, with 1.5 million won given to each of them. The scholarship students are Hyeon Yeong Kim (Department of Chemical Engineering), Hyeon Do Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), Da Ye Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), Mi Ji Kim (Department of Architecture), Jin Ho Choi (Department of Mathematics), Jeong Gu Choi (Department of Physics), Geon Hong Choi (Department of e-Business), Eun Taek Lim (Department of Psychology), Seok Yeong Koh (Department of Medical Sciences), and Min Gyu Lee (Department of Medical Sciences). The 'Kim Su Jeong Scholarship' was established in 2015 when Kim's father Jung Gweon Kim (entering class of 1973, Ajou's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and his wife donated 300 million won in scholarships to the University in accordance with the wishes of their late daughter after she died from lymphatic cancer in October 2014. The scholarship funds are awarded each semester to two students in the School of Medicine wishing to major in lymphatic cancer, one student from Ajou’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), and seven students in difficult financial conditions. In her words of encouragement, Mrs. Suh said, "I am pleased that the scholarship was created under my daughter's name and the funds are presented each semester. It is even more meaningful because this is based on my daughter's wishes."
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A team led by Ajou's Professor Hwan Myung Kim publishes the third paper in The Chemical Science, a renowned journal in chemistry [2016.04.11] A research paper authored by the team of Ajou University Professor Hwan Myung Kim (Department of Chemistry, Department of Energy System Research of the Graduate School) was published on April 7th in the online edition of The Chemical Science, which is issued by the Royal Society of Chemistry of the U.K. Cheol Ho Huh (doctoral course), Sang Jun Park (combined master's and doctorate program), and Avik Sarkar (postdoctoral course) worked together as the first authors for the paper, which is entitled "A Ratiometric Two-Photon Probe for Quantitative Imaging of Mitochondrial pH Values." 'A two-photon fluorescent probe' is a next-generation imaging material that can detect the quantity of different chemical species within organisms in real time. The results can be used in a precise diagnosis. Existing fluorescent probes use short wavelength light with high energy level (ultraviolet rays - visible rays) as the excitation source. That can cause damage to organism samples and allow for observing only the surface of tissues because the light cannot penetrate deep into them. The two-photon fluorescent probe, however, uses infrared rays with lower energy levels and deep penetration capability, which allows for observing inside the tissues of live organisms at the sub-cellular level through three-dimensional high-definition imaging. Professor Kim's team earlier published two papers on February 23th and October 27th last year in The Chemical Science, which is an influential journal in chemistry with an Impact Factor of 9.211 in 2014. The papers are entitled "A Quadrupolar Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for In Vivo Imaging of Amyloid-β Plaques" and "A Carboxylesterase-Selective Ratiometric Fluorescent Two-Photon Probe and Its Application to Hepatocytes and Liver Tissues," respectively. Professor Kim said, "My team is currently conducting research on applying 'two-photon fluorescent probes' to the precise diagnosis and treatment of diseases," adding, "I plan to focus on developing various imaging materials and innovative and advanced diagnosis platforms." The research was conducted with the support of the Progressive Research Project and the Priority Research Institutes Project, which are carried out by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning.
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Certificates for the 'Lee Jong Cheol Scholarship' are presented to six students from Ajou [2016.04.11] At 11:30 a.m. on April 11th, a ceremony for presenting the certificates for the 'Lee Jong Cheol Scholarship' was held in Yulgok Hall's Conference Room 1 at Ajou University, with donor Jong Cheol Lee, six scholarship students, President Dong Yeon Kim, and directors and other officials from the students' departments in attendance. The scholarship funds total fifteen million won, with each of student receiving 2.5 million won. The scholarship students are Tae Soo Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), Seul Mi Park (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), Se Hoon Jung (Department of Medical Sciences), Seon Wook Park (Department of Nursing Sciences), Chan Ho Park (Department of Pharmacy), and Ji Seon Choi (Department of Pharmacy). The 'Lee Jong Cheol Scholarship' was established by Ajou's alumnus Jong Cheol Lee, who is CEO of Dong Seong Metal and a graduate from the Advanced Management Program under the University’s Graduate School of Business Administration, to foster young students and contribute to the development of the University and the scholarship funds have been awarded under the donor's name since 2015. During the ceremony, Jong Cheol Lee awarded certificates of the scholarship in person and the students gave back a flower bouquet and read words of appreciation. Ji Seon Choi said, "I feel responsible for the scholarship funds I have received, and will strive to become a person who meets the donor's expectations." Alumnus Lee said, "It feels rewarding when I award scholarship funds. I am glad to be able to contribute to the University."
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A team including Ajou University Professor In Sun Cho (pictured above) developed a low-cost, highly efficient nanomaterial doping technology. The findings were published as the cover paper in the February 18th edition of The Advanced Energy Materials. For the research, Professor Cho teamed up with Professor Xiaolin Zheng and Hyun Soo Han, a post-doctoral researcher, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University in the U.S. The study was conducted with the support for new researchers carried out by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Research Foundation of Korea. Professor Cho’s team developed a new nanomaterial doping technology using flames, which more than doubled the solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of the hematite (α-Fe2O3) catalyst, a representative low-priced material of photoanodes. Doping is a technology for controlling electric and optical properties of semiconductors by adding impurities. The research team grew nanorod (NR)-shaped hematite on a transparent electrode with a low temperature solution process and evenly coated doping precursor including titanium on it. It then conducted a fast heat treatment with a high-temperature flame. In this process, the team succeeded in evenly doping and controlling high-density titanium without changing morphology or properties of the NRs. After that, the research team removed inert film in a solution-based etching process and coated the FeOOH with a subsidiary catalyst. The process improved both the movement of electric charge and surface properties within hematite photoanodes, which more than doubled the efficiency of hematite-based photoelectrochemical elements. Professor Cho said, "The doping technology that we have developed consists of quite a simple process and takes only a few seconds or minutes," adding, "It can be applied to various photoanode materials for inorganic semiconductors." He explained that the technology can be used to develop nanomaterials including solar batteries, which are the key to energy-related technologies, and to improve their performance. Professor Cho went on to say, "The findings are expected to contribute to developing next-generation nanomaterials for generating high-efficiency and low-cost hydrogen energy, and to developing essential technologies for designing photoelectrochemical elements." Ti4+ 전구체가 코팅된 산화철 광전극 시편:A hematite photoanode sample coated with Ti4+ precursor < A scene from flame doping process>
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Ajou is designated as the Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province: Expected to lead in building unification infrastructure [2016.04.05] Ajou University was designated as the Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province by the Institute for Unification Education under the Ministry of Unification in the '2016 Regional Unification Education Centers Project.' Through the Project, President Dong Yeon Kim of the University will lead unification education programs as the Chairman of the Unification Education Council for Southern Gyeonggi Province. The Ministry of Unification is operating a total of 17 regional Unification Education Centers, including Seoul, Southern Gyeonggi Province, Northern Gyeonggi Province, Incheon, Gangwon Province, and Busan. The Centers are responsible for various unification-related education programs as the unification education takes root in local communities. The Unification Education Center for Southern Gyeonggi Province is set to provide local citizens and students with opportunities to easily access unification-related programs, including Unification Lectures Involving Citizens, a Lecturing Tour for Local Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, and First-hand Experiences of Unification, etc. In addition, Ajou plans to contribute to building local unification infrastructure by spreading unification-related opinions among citizens through expert forums and workshops with the Unification Education Council members. The University is the only institution to be designated by the Ministry of Unification as the Unification Education Leading University and the Regional Unification Education Center. Ajou was earlier chosen as the 'Unification Education Leading University,' along with five universities including Seoul National University, Soongsil University, and Chungnam National University. Through the 'Unification Education Leading University Project,' the Ministry aims to promote unification education at universities by developing unification education models and expanding related subjects, etc.
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