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YU GTEP Team helps small & medium businesses enter overseas markets through the industry-university cooperation In the forefront for small & medium business exports such as buyer consulting and interpretation at overseas conferences 42 students participated in 12 domestic and international exhibits in 2013 [Feb 27, 2014] The YU Global Trade Experts incubating Program (GTEP) Team (Director Lee, Keon Hee) is spearheading entry of small & medium businesses in overseas markets. Students of the YU GTEP Team are participating in various international trade exhibits to help small & medium businesses enter overseas markets. The students must participate in the exhibits by first receiving education and making analysis to understand the product, while also making a great deal of preparations needed for marketing such as pre-studies on overseas markets. Thus, they are exhibiting skills no less than the professionals at the exhibit. 4 students from the GTEP team attended the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair from January 6 to 9. They were looking for ways to help APLO (CEO Baek, Moo Yeul), a local frame manufacturer, to reach out to overseas markets. The students explained the major products of APLO to participants of the expo and carried out direct consulting for buyers around the world. The students obtained a buyer list of over 40 people interested in the products and are continuously maintaining contact with them even after the exhibit in order to sign the final contract. Baek, Moo Yeul, the CEO of APLO who is an alumnus of the YU School of International Economics and Business, said, "When a friend suggested that I participate in the exhibit with the GTEP team, I was doubtful about its effectiveness." He then added, "However, thanks to GTEP, I was able to take a step closer towards exporting and I feel really fortunate about this." Prior to this, the GTEP Team participated in the CES 2014 (The International Consumer Electronics Show 2014), which is the world's largest electronics products exhibit held in Las Vegas from January 7 to 10 together with Seyoung Information & Telecommunication (CEO Lee, Se Young), a network equipment maintenance and mobile communication product manufacturing company. YU students participating in the exhibit were praised by the companies as they provided the translation and the product introduction to over 200 buyers. Seyoung Information & Telecommunication CEO Lee, Se Young said, "We received a lot of help in 2013 so we decided to work with the YU GTEP Team again" and added, "If given the opportunity, I hope to continuously construct the industry-university relation with YU GTEP." Lee, Jae Gyeong (School of International Economics and Business, sophomore, 20) who participated in CES 2014 said, "The hands-on knowledge I learned in GTEP team helped a lot in the exhibit," and added, "Being able to directly experience overseas markets through international expos will be a valuable asset as I aim to become a global trader." The YU GTEP Team was established to foster customized human resources in current demand by companies by integrating theory-based university education with practical knowledge and field experience. It first began in September 2001 as the TI (Trade Incubator) Project Team and was designated as the GTEP Team from the then Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy in July 2007. In 2013 alone, GTEP helped domestic companies tap into the international markets with the participation of 42 students in a total of 12 exhibitions held in Korea and abroad including the '2013 Dubai Telecommunication Expo (GITEX 2013)'. As of now in 2014, GTEP participated in a total of five overseas exhibits including the '2014 Hong Kong International Stationery Fair'. They are also scheduled to participate in 'CeBIT (Center for Bureau, Information, Telecommunication) 2014', which is the world's largest information and telecommunication exhibit in the world that will be held in Hanover, Germany from March 10 to 14.
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Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation gives first 6 year accreditation among College of Medicines in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Recognition of its excellence such as 100% pass rate in the 78th Korean Medical Licensing Examination [Feb 5, 2014] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) became the first in the region to receive '6 year accreditation' in the '2013 Evaluation and Accreditation for Medical Education' by the Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE). KIMEE evaluates 6 areas in Korean medical education institutes such as college operation system, basic medical education curriculum, students, professors, facilities & equipment, and post-graduate education to give 4 or 6 year accreditation. The 2013 evaluation and accreditation for medical education was carried out through self-evaluation research reports of 6 universities subject to evaluation (YU College of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, and Konkuk University School of Medicine) beginning with the '2013 Evaluation and Accreditation for Medical Education Seminar' held on February 21 of last year, followed up with written evaluations for student reports and on-site visit evaluations. The final evaluation results were reviewed by the accreditation committee made up of 13 representatives from the government, social organizations, parents of students, and the medical field and were confirmed on January 24. In result, it was found that the YU College of Medicine operated appropriate education curriculum and made efforts to fulfill the social responsibilities of the universities, and that it more than satisfied the standards of the evaluation accreditation standards of KIMEE. Thus, it received the longest period of accreditation of 6 years. This is the first time for a College of Medicine in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region to receive '6 year accreditation'. In addition to the YU College of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine and Ajou University School of Medicine also received 6 year accreditation, while Kangwon National University and Konkuk University School of Medicine received 4 year accreditation. Meanwhile, YU College of Medicine recorded a 100% pass rate in the 78th Korean Medical Licensing Examination announced last month, and is thus recognized for its superior medical education.
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3rd place when including 4-year national and public universities - POSTECH, Kyungpook National University, Yeungnam University YU invests 11,600,100 won per Student [Feb 4, 2014] It was found that YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) invested the most amount of money in education per student in the 2012 school year among 4-year private universities in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. When including all 4-year universities such as national and public universities, YU came in 3rd following POSTECH and Kyungpook National University. The education cost per student is the total education fee compared to the number of enrolled students and it represents the amount invested by the university for students. It is commonly mistaken as tuition paid by students/parents and is easy to be confused by education consumers. In 2012, YU invested 11,600,100 won in education expenses for a student. This is the third highest among four-year universities in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region following POSTECH (90,087,200 won, first in nation) and Kyungpook National University (11,904,000 won). Following the top three are Handong Global University (11,522,400 won), Andong National University (10,605,300 won), Keimyung University (10,554,500 won), Kumoh National Institute of Technology (10,080,100 won), Kyungil University (10,033,800 won) Daegu Haany University (9,920,900 won), the Catholic University of Daegu (9,834,100 won), and etc. Meanwhile, the education cost per student is estimated based on the previous year's data on final accounts in August of every year. The 2013 education cost per student is estimated based on the data of 2012 school year's data on final accounts announced by the Higher Education in Korea(http://www.academyinfo.go.kr/). In the case of main/branch school system schools with campuses in provincial areas, the accounting of the main and branch schools are integrated to estimate the education expense per student by adding the main/branch schools.
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YU, Yonsei University and Inha University joint research team develops the technology for the formation of polymer brush nano thin films Expected to be used for various electronic devices from process simplification, cost reduction and quality improvement [Feb 3, 2014] A domestic university joint research team turned on the green light for commercialization of flexible monitors and folding smartphones. YU Professor Kim, Se Hyun of the Department of Nano, Medical and Polymer Materials (left on photo), Yonsei University Professor Im, Seong Il of the Department of Physics, and Inha University Professor Yang, Hoi Chang of the Department of Nano-Systems Engineering joined up to develop the 'technology for the formation of the polymer brush nano thin film' that can greatly reduce the operating voltage of organic thin film transistors, which are next-generation electronic devices. This technology, which simplifies the existing complicated process and equipment and cuts down the cost, is expected to contribute greatly to the industry's development by being used in various devices such as flexible displays including smartphones that can be folded and unfolded and tablet PCs that can be rolled up like paper, as well as Wearable Bio sensors, RFID (radio-frequency identification tags), and smart cards. In order to commercialize organic thin film transistors, it is necessary to secure technologies for the implementation of low voltage operated electronic device that can operate with regular batteries (1.5V). However, low voltage implementation technologies developed until now have limitations in commercialization due to problems such as high process expenses and integrity between devices. Accordingly, the research team utilized widely used organic semiconductor materials to confirm the self-assembly, crystallization, thin-film-formation mechanism on top of insulation layer surfaces and developed a polymer brush nano thin film formation technology that can radically cut down on process costs, while enhancing product integrity. YU Professor Kim, Se Hyun (35) who participated in the joint research said, "By developing the organic-inorganic hybrid insulation layer where low power operation is possible and the technology for the formation of the polymer brush nano film that can optimize the interface between semiconductor and insulation layer with organic thin film transistor technologies that can achieve the operation within 1.5V in low capacitance insulation layers, we opened new possibilities that can radically reduce the operating voltage of next-generation soft electronic devices. The organic electronic device that applied this new technologies by the research team is expected to take an important position in the next-generation flexible display market that is expected to grow to a global market worth 42 billion dollars by 2020 through high flexibility and various uses. This study was carried out by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning's global frontier project [Center for Advanced Soft Electronics (director Cho, Kil Won)]. The research result was published as the cover thesis on the latest version (Vol. 26, Issue 2, January 15, 2014) of the world-renowned academic journal in the materials science sector, <Advanced Materials> (impact factor (IF) 14.829).
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Expected to provide important information for developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, breast cancer and lung cancer Published in the world's top journal in the biophysics sector <Acta Crystallographica> [Jan 15, 2014] The research team of Professor Park, Hyun Ho (40) of the YU School of Biotechnology is receiving attention from academic circles by providing the cornerstone for developing breast cancer treatment. They revealed the trimeric structures of the 'TRAF4' proteins, which is known to cause breast and lung cancer. TRAF proteins act as a medium for sending cellular signals in the regulation of inflammation response. There are seven TRAF proteins from TRAF1 to TRAF7. It has been reported that when it operates abnormally in the inflammatory reaction adjustment process, it can cause various illnesses such as a variety of cancers, immunologic abnormalities, allergies, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, obesity, etc. It is known that TRAF4 proteins play an important role in the fetal neurogenesis process. It has recently been reported that when there is an over expression of TRAF4 in the inflammatory reaction adjustment process, it can cause breast cancer and lung cancer, and thus the importance of TRAF4 proteins are being examined with interest by cancer and immunity researchers. At this point, Professor Park's research team became the first in the world to reveal the trimeric structure of the TRAF4 protein, turning on a green light for developing the breast cancer and lung cancer treatments. Professor Park, Hyun Ho, who led this research, said, "Still a lot of follow-up research is needed for the commercialization of the actual treatment," and added, "For this, multiple peptides that inhibit signal transduction to prevent the over expression of TRAF4 proteins in inflammatory reactions were made, and animal tests are currently being carried out to check if these peptides have treatment effects for not only breast and lung cancer, but also other neurodegenerative diseases." The research results were carried in the January 2014 issue of the <Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography>, the world's top academic journal on biophysics with an impact factor (IF) of 14.1. Professor Park who led the research placed his name as the corresponding author, while the primary author was Yoon, Jong Hwan (27, 4th term in master's degree course). In addition, the research results were also introduced in 'People brightening Korea' provided by the 'Biological Research Information Center (BRIC)'.
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YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool visits World Bank President Kim, Yong Agreed on collaborative efforts for international development cooperation programs to eradicate global poverty [Jan 14, 2014] <Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool (left) and World Bank President Kim, Yong shakes hands pledging cooperation for the globalization of the Saemaul Undong> The World Bank Group (President Kim, Yong) pledged cooperation with YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun), which is leading the globalization of the Saemaul Undong. Thus, YU will gain further momentum in its international development cooperation programs to eradicate global poverty as the global cooperation leading university. On the 9th, YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool visited the headquarters of the World Bank located in Washington, DC . He met with Kim, Yong, the first Asian president of the World Bank to introduce YU's efforts for globalizing the Saemaul Undong and to request the positive cooperation and support. While meeting with President Kim, Executive Vice President Choi explained, "The reason why YU established the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul is to foster human resources to overcome poverty and help social development in emerging countries, as efforts to return the contributions Korea received from the international society in the past 60 years". He also introduced the rural development projects based on the Saemaul Undong that is being pursued in several countries in Asia and Africa together with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC), and suggested the promotion of joint pilot projects with the World Bank. In response to this, World Bank President Kim, Yong said, "I think that the reason behind the success of the Saemaul Undong in Korea was because of the social, political and economical support in the 60s and 70s." He added, "When I visited Ethiopia, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia said that Korea's Saemaul Undong is a role model that they must learn for their national development. The international reputation of the Saemaul Undong is extremely high." <Park, Seung Woo, dean of Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, Cackler, manager of the World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Department, Choi, Oe Chool, YU Executive Vice President, and Voegele, director of the World Bank Agriculture and Environmental Services Department (left to right)> World Bank President Kim stated, "Education and Development of rural areas is crucial to eradicate global poverty. Taking this into account, the World Bank is also studying the strengths of the Korean education with the Korean government," as he spoke highly of the efforts of YU and pledged close cooperation. President Kim stated with emphasis, "The full-hearted efforts and cooperation of the Korean government are also necessary for the globalization of the Saemaul Undong and international development cooperation programs to help emerging countries overcome poverty." He also proposed, "Let's search ways for the Korean government, KOICA and YU to participate in education and pilot projects being pursued by the World Bank to develop rural areas of emerging countries such as in Africa. For this, we will invite YU to the World Bank Forum scheduled for February 2015." Currently in 2014, public officials, university professors, researchers, NGO leaders and journalists from 44 different countries are in a master's degree program in fields such as Saemaul Undong Theory and Practice, International Development Cooperation, Forest Resources and Ecological Restoration, and Public Policy and Leadership at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul. These students are given 100% scholarships and a monthly allowance of 1 million won.
