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Conquer the country one year after winning President's National Ssireum Competition Domination of Ulsan University with 4:3 at the final Player JEONG Jong-jin and Director HEO Yong received Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. [June 14, 2022] [Source of photo: Korea Ssireum Association] <YU Ssireum Team worn the 23rd Jeungpyeong Ginseng Cup National Ssireum Competition.> (From upper left, Director HEO Yong, Players HONG Ji-heun, KIM Tae-yoo, JEONG Jong-jin, LEE Hyeon-seo (3rd grade), PARK Seok-ho, LEE Hyeon-seo (2nd grade), and Coach LEE Seung-ho; From lower left, Players KIM Min-jae, KIM Yoo-seong, WOO Jae-hyeok, LIM Jae-min, and LIM Ki-do) YU Ssireum Club (Director HEO Yong) worn team match in the 23rd Jeungpyeong Ginseng Cup National Ssireum Competition. YU conquered the country about 11 months after winning team match in President's National Ssireum Competition. YU ranked at the 1st position with Domination of Ulsan University with 4:3 at the final of college team match held in Jeungpyeong Comprehensive Sports Center in Jeungpyeong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do in October last year. YU showed a favorable start with 2:0 of score with the winning by Player LEE Hyeon-seo (2nd grade of Department of Department of Special Physical Education) at Gyeongjang Level (-75kg) and Player PARK Seok-ho (4th grade of Department of Special Physical Education) at Sojang Level (-85kg) but showed a crisis of 2:3 of score with continuous defeats at Cheongjang Level (-85kg), Yongjang Level (-90kg), and Yongsa Level (-95kg). And then, the situation returned to original state with winning by Player KIM Tae-yoo (2nd grade of Department of Special Physical Education) at Yeoksa Level (-105kg) and Player HONG Ji-heun (1st grade of Faculty of Physical Education) at Jangsa Level (-140kg) won the final with 2:0 of score against a player heavier than him by 30kg resulting in Yu’s winning with 4:3 of final score. Director HEO Yong of YU Ssireum Club said, “Since Jangsa LEE Seung-ho, who recorded 10 times of Geumgang Jangsa, came to YU as a dispatch coach, players’ skills have been significantly improved. I thank Jangsa LEE Seung-ho for selection of YU Ssireum Club in spite of better conditions. I also thank parents who always enthusiastically support the players, MOYO who is a fan of YU Ssireum Club, and alumni of YU Ssireum Club. We will do our best to show better results in remaining competition this year.” Meanwhile, Player JEONG Jong-jin (4th grade of Department of Special Physical Education) received commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the commemorative event of the 11th Korea Ssireum Day which was recently held. His contribution in technical development and positive image generation of Korean Ssireum by winning many competitions in his college life was accepted. Last year, Director HEO Yong received commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism for his contribution in expansion of the base of domestic Ssireum and in cultivation of players. YU Ssireum Club was the first college Ssireum club founded in 1954, won team matches and individual matches more than 200 times for 68 years, and produced many famous players and teachers including HONG Hyeon-wook and SOHN Sang-ju, etc.
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Cultivation of architectural experts through international exchange and cooperation by professors, researchers, and students Construction of global network for international joint education and research activities [June 13, 2022] <Conclusion of an international exchange agreement between YU Faculty of Architecture and College of Architecture of US Syracuse University> (From the second on the left of front line, Director KANG Ju-won of Faculty of Architecture, President PARK Seung-woo of Faculty of International Education, and Dean Michael A. Speaks of College of Architecture) YU Faculty of Architecture concluded an international exchange agreement with College of Architecture of US Syracuse University. The purpose is cultivation of world-level architectural experts through construction of global network for human exchanges by professors, researchers, and students, etc. and international joint education and research activities. In the agreement event held in Room 306 of YU Architecture Building at 2:00 pm on the 13th, main YU staff including President PARK Seung-woo of YU Faculty of International Education, Director KANG Ju-won of Faculty of Architecture, and Dean Michael A. Speaks of College of Architecture, etc. participated. With conclusion of the agreement, both colleges agreed in gathering capabilities for ▲ Operation of exchange programs for professors and researchers, ▲ Operation of exchange programs for undergraduates and graduates, and ▲ Holding research and education symposiums, etc. Syracuse University is a prestigious private university in New York State in the USA which was founded in 1870. The university produced many winners of Nobel Prize, Fields Prize, and Pulitzer Prize, etc. and is deemed as a prestigious university in the areas of business administration, administration, and public politics as well as architecture. Director KANG Ju-won of YU Faculty of Architecture commented, “A foundation is made to cultivate architectural experts equipped with global capabilities with use of human and material infrastructure of both colleges through conclusion of an agreement with Syracuse University. Starting with exchange by professors and students, we will systematically construct global network between both colleges for expansion of practical exchange in various areas.” Meanwhile, from 3:00 pm after concluding the agreement, Dean Michael A. Speaks of College of Architecture made a special lecture for the students of YU Faculty of Architecture in the auditorium of YU College of Engineering.
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YU and Alumni Association jointly held “Cheonma Family's alma mater visit and trekking contest.” Participation of 2,000 alumni, students, and school personnel...United walking 7km on the campus for two hours Also, held Fork Village Busking, Alumni Classic Performance, and cultural events including Students’ Group Performances [June 3, 2022] On a sunny morning last Saturday in May, about 2,000 alumni, students, and school personnel gathered on the soccer field near YU main gate. YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held “Cheonma Family's alma mater visit and trekking contest” celebrating the 75th Anniversary of YU and the 70th Anniversary of YU Alumni Association (Chairman YOON Dong-han). The Trekking Contest was held for YU alumni, students, and personnel to gather and walk on alma master campus for unity at the 75th Anniversary of YU. Chairman YOON Dong-han of YU Alumni Association commented, “Alumni climbing competition has been held every year by the Alumni Association but, this year, is held as a trekking contest at the alma mater. I hope you revitalize the love for YU in your heart and love YU as Cheonma Family by visiting YU.” Participants of the contest walked about 7km of trekking course including main buildings of YU Gyeongsan Campus, Love Road, and Fork Village for two hours. At Folk Village located in the middle of the trekking course, Acoustic Guitar Busking Performance and other events including Photo Zone were prepared. After the Trekking Contest in the morning, cultural performances were held in the afternoon for alumni who visited their alma mater after a long time. NOH Hee-seop, a famous street singer from YU and the head of INSIEM Art Corporation, showed classic performance, and, MAX & ZENITH (a dance group of YU Group Association) and Cheonma Cheering Squad held performances to welcome alumni for visiting alma mater. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “It is an honor to invite the alumni and their families to the alma mater in the meaningful year of the 75th Anniversary of YU. I hope the alumni, who have been playing a pivotal role in every part of Korea, will have a chance to relax and love YU on their alma mater's campus. For sustainable development of YU, affection and support of alumni, as well as endeavors of students and faculty, are very important. I hope 270,000 YU alumni show interest and support the development of their alma mater. All staff of the alma mater will cultivate talents to contribute to development of society with a motherly heart.”
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Prof. KIM Yeong-soo of Dept of Biochemistry <IR Polarized Lighting Material Lab> Prof. CHOI Jeong-su of Dept of Robot Engineering <Human Behavior Stem Information based Digital Human Cloning Innovative Supplementary Engineering Lab> Conducted research with KRW 1,375 million of support for three years...High academic and industrial value [June 03, 2022] <From the left, Prof. KIM Yeong-soo of YU Dept of Biochemistry and Prof. CHOI Jeong-su of YU Dept of Robot Engineering> Two research teams led by YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) were finally selected for “2022 Basic Research Lab support project” managed by the Ministry of Information & Communication and National Research Foundation of Korea. They are “IR Polarized Lighting Material Lab” and “Human Behavior Stem Information based Digital Human Cloning Innovative Supplementary Engineering Lab (HD-DNA Lab).” These two Labs will conduct research with KRW 1,375 million of support by National Research Foundation of Korea until February 2025. In case of IR Polarized Lighting Material Lab managed by Prof. KIM Yeong-soo of YU Dept of Biochemistry, Prof. YOON Yeong-sang of YU Dept of Biochemistry, Prof. GWAK Jin-seok of YU Dept of Physics, and Prof. of KIM Byeong-seon of YU Dept of Chemistry Education will participate in researches. Main task of this Lab is to develop organic/inorganic materials for IR polarized lighting and the goal is basic researches on IR polarized lighting materials and to develop commercialization materials. As researches on IR polarized lighting materials are actively conducted recently in the world, the researches conducted by “IR Polarized Lighting Material Lab” are expected to have high academic and industrial values. Prof. KIM Yeong-soo of YU Dept of Biochemistry, the chief researcher, said, “IR sensing and analyzing technology is lighted. When polarization technology (to emit light in a specific direction) is applied to invisible IR technology, significantly effective and efficient sensing and analysis is possible compared with current application of IR ray. If this materials are applied to LIDAR technology or encryption technology to be installed in self-driving vehicles, safer self-driving is possible, information with improved encryption is available, and personal life protection function is improved indicating possible application in various industrial areas.” In case of “Human Behavior Stem Information based Digital Human Cloning Innovative Supplementary Engineering Lab (HD-DNA Lab)” managed by Professor CHOI Jeong-soo of YU Dept of Robot Engineering, Prof. LEE Chan of YU Dept of Robot Engineering and Prof. CHOI Don-wan of Dept of Computer Engineering and Prof. JO Yeong-geun of Dept of Electric Engineering of Inha University will participate. The engineering technology to support the persons who have difficulty in performing daily activities such as aged persons and paralyzed disabled (spinal injury, brain/nerve injury, muscle/nerve disorder, and polio, etc.) has been researched and developed for a long time. However, such technology has been developed in the viewpoint of robots without consideration of human, the utilization level is low. In order to overcome such technical limit of existing supplementary engineering technology, the Lab conducts a research on new concept digital human cloning innovative supplementary engineering technology by extracting and cultivating stem information that configure everyday life of the disabled and by transplanting and raising it in robots. Prof. CHOI Jeong-soo of YU Dept of Robot Engineering disclosed his research plan saying, “with the start with digital human cloning innovative supplementary engineering technology for straight plane ground walking, we will expand research areas step by step for six representative everyday life environments and universal everyday life environments. The goal is to develop innovative supplementary engineering technology for complete normalization of everyday life of aged persons and paralyzed disabled (spinal injury, brain/nerve injury, muscle/nerve disorder, and polio, etc.) aged persons and paralyzed disabled (spinal injury, brain/nerve injury, muscle/nerve disorder, and polio, etc.) and such technology will play a core pivotal role to lead next generation of supplementary engineering technology.” Basic Lab Support Project is the project to support small basic research groups for to strengthen capability for national basic researches. This year, 599 teams applied and 103 teams including two Labs led by YU were finally selected.
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On the 3rd, participation of Cheonma Art Center and more than 30 enterprises having excellent technologies on semiconductor and automobile, etc. Persons in charge of personnel affairs in such enterprises as POSCO and TaeguTec participated and explained...Transmission of fresh job information Mock interviews, job competency and aptitude tests - Service tailored to young people in science and engineering fields received great response [June 3, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held “2002 Youth Science and Technology Job Expo.” YU, the Ministry of Information & Communication, Korea Industrial Technology Association, and KB Kookmin Bank jointly held the Expo to generate local jobs and activate local specialized business by connecting enterprises in Daegu or Gyeongbuk which have difficulty in recruit of talents with science youth. On the 3rd, the Expo was held in YU Cheonma Art Center and about 30 enterprises having excellent technologies on specific industries such as semiconductor and automobile components, etc. participated. In the Expo, persons in charge of personnel affairs in large enterprises and mid-sized enterprises such as POSCO, Sambo Motors, Hwashin, and TaeguTec, etc. participated and transmitted young scientists enterprises’ preferred types and employment information. Youth-customized services such as on-site recruitment briefing sessions, mock interviews and self-introduction analysis, job competency and aptitude tests were provided and great responses by job seekers were obtained. JEONG Jin-yeong, Director of Employment Dept (Director of University Jobs Plus Center) who prepared this event said, “It is the foundation of a virtuous cycle structure for industrial development and community development to resolve the mismatch between local high-quality companies having excellent technology and local talent. In this respect, “2002 Youth Science and Technology Job Expo” is expected to be helpful in solving the mismatch issue between local mid-sized enterprises. YU will hold a large scale job Expo so that not only large enterprises but also local mid-sized enterprises, public enterprises, and public agents, etc. participate and supply job-seeking students with more diverse opportunities for employment.” Meanwhile, “2002 Youth Science and Technology Job Expo” will be held in seven places: YU (Gyeongsang Territory) and then main areas including Gangwon, Jeolla, and Chungcheong.
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Construction of facilities for growth and cultivation of Dokdo native plants’ seeds for the first time in Korea...Distribution of Dokdo native plants to whole country Utilization as education and experience facilities for students and general populations on Dokdo natural ecology Support of project expenses by Gyeongbuk and Seorin Company ROUND LAB [May 30, 2022] The facilities to raise and cultivate Dokdo native plant seeds were constructed on YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) Campus. YU constructed Dokdo Natural Eco-Greenhouse. Dokdo Natural Eco-Greenhouse is the facility to collect seeds of Dokdo native plants in Dokdo and raise and cultivate them for preservation of endangered native plants in Dokdo. This facility is a one-story 162㎡ steel-framed glass greenhouse built near the facility management support center next to YU’s Graduate School of Music. Dokdo Natural Eco-Greenhouse is constructed with the support by Gyeongsangbukdo and Seorin Company ROUND LAB, a Dokdo-related cosmetics manufacture and distribution company YU intends to distribute Dokdo native plants cultivated in Dokdo Natural Eco-Greenhouse to whole country so as to be used for education and love of Dokdo and to use it as natural ecology education and experience facility for related government officials, teachers, students, and general populations. In addition, it will be used as Dokdo education & experience facility instead of Dokdo visit and will play an important role in preservation of and study on Dokdo plants in connection with Dokdo Archive, Natural Museum, and Dokdo Native Plant Garden operated by Dokdo Research Institute. CHOI Jae-mok, Prof. of Dept of Philosophy and head of YU Dokdo Research Institute, said, “It is very meaningful that Dokdo Native Plant Garden and Dokdo Natural Eco-Greenhouse were constructed, for the first time in Korea, in YU that is the hub of Dokdo research. I hope that the constructed greenhouse and native plant garden will be used as experience and education places to inform general populations and preliminary/middle/high school students of Dokdo native plants and ecological environment and they will be used for Dokdo education. Meanwhile, in the completion ceremony of YU Dokdo Natural Eco-Greenhouse held on May 30, KIM Nam-il (Director of Gyeongsangbuk-do Donghae Rim Regional Headquarters Director), JOO Ho-yeong (National Assembly member of People's Strength), BAE Seong-geun (Acting Superintendent of Education of Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education), and BAE Byeong-geun (Special Vice President of YU), etc. participated.
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Enhanced the sense of belonging and global community as YU students regardless of native or foreign students More than 200 participants including foreign students from 39 countries Four teams consisting of sharing, volunteering, creation, and contributing for 15 competitions including six-person-seven-legged race <YU 75th Anniversary Global Festival International Student Athletic Competition> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held “75th Anniversary Global Festival International Student Athletic Competition” This event was prepared to enhance a sense of belonging as YU students regardless of native and foreign students and to improve a sense of global community among young people around the world who will lead the global era. The sports competition was held on the 18th at YU artificial turf soccer field and more than 200 students such as faculty students, trainees of Korean Language Institute, students of Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS), and foreign students from 39 countries around the world, including the United States, China, France, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Rwanda participated. Since the opening of YU, foreign students of the largest number of nationalities participated. <Entrance of teams> The students who participated in the competition were divided into four teams: sharing, volunteering, creation, and contribution. The team names contain the core shared values of YU's new vision, “Creative innovation university contributing to the prosperity of human society” suggested by YU at the 75th anniversary. The sports competition started with declaration of opening by President CHOI Oe-chool of YU and oath of each team player representative and YU General Club Association Cheonma Cheering Team cheered up the global festival with a celebratory performance. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “When I see YU students from all over the world who have come to Korea to study with their dreams and are focusing on their studies, I am proud of them and my heart is excited. I am confident that the international students studying at Yeungnam University will become global leaders lead the global community. I hope that international students who have studied hard in their respective fields of study will have a good time participating in the sports competition, the field of global harmony, for one day at least. I hope they become talented persons by studying hard in Korea and accumulating various experiences to contribute to human society.” <Athlete representative oath> <Performance of Cheonma Cheerleaders> Student Bakay Yusuf (1st grade, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Netherlands), leader of Contribution Team, said, “It was disappointing that there were not many opportunities to do outside activities while studying abroad due to the spread of COVID-19. I’d like to express my thank to the university officials for hosting the sports competition that will be an enjoyable experience for international students. Among today's sports events, tug-of-war is the most anticipated. The sports competition is more exciting probably because I participate in such events after a long time and today's weather is sunny. I want to make precious memories by participating in all items.” Also, KIM Min-jin (4th grade of YU Department of Electronic Engineering said, “This is the first sports competition that I participated in while attending college. I have high expectations because main events of the university have been significantly contracted in the recent two years due to COVID-19 and I participate in these events after a long time. I will participate in various items with foreign students and leave pleasant memories during my university life.” <Rolling a rugby ball> On this day, the participants of the sports competition competed in 15 items, including rolling a rugby ball, bouncing a ball of one mind, tug-of-war, six-person-seven-legged race, and continuous running until 4 pm and Volunteering Team won the final championship and received a cash prize of KRW 5 million.
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For foreign high school and college students residing in and out of Korea … Participation of 117 persons from 18 countries Held the final contest at LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall of YU Provision of an opportunity to enhance understanding of Korean language and culture [May 19, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held “75th Anniversary Global Korean Speaking Contest” The contest was held for foreign high school and undergraduate (graduate) students residing in and out of Korea In the worldwide heyday of “K-culture”, the demand for Hangeul and Korean language increases as an axis of Korean Wave. This competition is expected to be an opportunity for foreigners to increase their understanding of Korean language and culture. This competition was held for pure foreigners, i.e. high school and undergraduate (graduate) students residing in and out of Korea whose both parents are foreigners. They competed with presentations for 3 minutes after selecting free topics such as “Why I Love Korea” and “Why I Learn Korean,” etc. In the contest, 117 students from 18 countries including China, Vietnam, Japan, Russia, Morocco, Thailand, Turkey, the United States, India, and Sweden, etc. participated. Through preliminary document screening and video interviews, 3 students (3 high school students and 10 undergraduate (graduate) students) were selected for final contest. The final contest was held at 2 pm on the 19th at LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall of YU Cheonma Art Center, finalists participated with zoom function, and the contest was broadcasted in real time on YouTube. In addition to the fluency of communication such as Korean vocabulary and expressions, the contents of the presentation and non-verbal expressions such as facial expressions, gestures, and postures were comprehensively evaluated; Karimov Husniddin Odiljonovich (Jangdeok High School, Uzbekistan) who presented on the theme of “My high school life in Korea” and Vu Hoai Lan (Vietnam, Tongsang University) who presented on the theme of “Korea’s vitality, traditional markets” took first place in high school part and undergraduate (graduate) parts, respectively, and received the YU President's Award and designated amount of money. Vu Hoai Lan (upper photo) from Vietnam, Rank 1 in undergraduate (graduate) part, said, “It is an honor to receive such an unexpected award. As a student who loves and learns Korean, I thank to YU for organizing the Korean speaking contest. I first thought deeply about the topic during preparation for the contest. I had a lot of memories of traditional markets during studying in Korea and I chose this theme. I’d like to recommend other foreign students to experience Korean culture in traditional markets if they have the opportunity to visit Korea.” President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “I was surprised at the considerable level of Korean proficiency of the foreign students who participated in this contest. During the time that stu dents did writing and made presentations in Korean on the subjects selected by them based on their learned Korean, they must improve their Korean ability and take one step toward Korean culture. I hope that many foreign students interested in Korea and the Korean language develop not only Korean but also various foreign language skills and global capabilities to become leaders in solving common global problems and leading global development.
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Development of “E. coli-mimicking photothermal/immune complex cancer drug” using gold nanorods Suggestion of a new concept treatment method that blocks metastasis and recurrence through selective cancer treatment Published in <ACS Nano>, the world's most authoritative journal in the field of nano-science [May 26, 2022] <Research team of YU Department of Biomedical Engineering (From left, Researcher HWANG Joo-young and Professor JIN Jun-oh> The research team of Professor JIN Jun-oh of YU Department of Biomedical Engineering developed a new type of cancer treatment that mimics E. coli. Especially, the YU research team is drawing attention from academic societies by suggesting a new concept treatment method that can block metastasis and recurrence of cancer through primary cancer treatment. More than 90% of cancer patients die due to recurrence and metastasis. Local treatments such as surgery, chemical treatment, and photothermal therapy are used to treat cancer but hidden cancer cells frequently recur after months or years after treatment or metastasize through blood vessels to cause cancer in other tissues. As an alternative to the method to lead cancer cells to dead with activation of human immune cells, “Immune cancer treatment” is drawing a lot of attention recently. Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that can selectively kill cancer cells without side effects by inducing specific immune activity against cancer antigens. YU research team manufactured “E. coli mimetic gold nanorod (ECA)” by coating FimH, an E. coli adhesion protein having immune activation ability, on gold nanorods used for photothermal therapy. The research team selectively killed only tumor cells with administration of ECA and irradiation of a laser on the tumor site. In this process, it was found that cancer antigen-specific immune activity was induced by cancer antigen released during cancer cell death and by FimH, an immune activator released from ECA, resulting in complete block of metastasis and growth of recurrent cancer completely. The research team said, “Endeavors were focused on inducing antigen-specific immune activity using cancer antigens and immune enhancers to overcome the limit of immune cancer treatment. Especially, in order to overcome the difficulty of finding effective antigens caused by diversity of cancer, photothermal treatment of the primary cancer was used to induce antigen expression in the cancer cells itself, and at the same time, a structure was designed to secrete immune enhancers.” Professor JIN Jun-oh showed his plan for follow-up studies saying, “In this research, we developed a photothermal immunotherapeutic agent that contains both a photothermal agent for photothermal treatment and an immune activator that can activate immune cells in the body with E. coli-mimicking gold nanorods. This photothermal immunotherapeutic agent should be applied to cancers that can be treated with photothermal treatment such as melanoma and breast cancer, in order to completely block metastasis and recurrence of cancer through primary cancer treatment. We will develop a photothermal immunotherapeutic agent to be used for various kinds of cancers and will develop nanomaterials to treat primary cancer and prevent metastatic and recurrent cancers at the same time.” This research was conducted as a support project for Excellent New Researcher Project by National Research Foundation of Korea with participation of Researcher HWANG Joo-young (Ph.D. completion) of YU Department of Biomedical Engineering as lead author and Professor JIN Jun-oh as corresponding author. The result of this research was published on April 25th in the online version of <ACS Nano> (IF 15.880), a world-class journal in the field of nanoscience.
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Exhibition under joint-management by Dokdo Research Institute and Museum until April 28, 2023 Exhibition of historical materials and research materials in various fields, such as treasure “Old copy of Daedongunbugunok”, old maps, Ulleungdo excavated relics, and Dokdo wild flowers, etc., at a place for the first time in Korea [May 27, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) will hold a planned special exhibition, “Dokdo blossoms”, for 75th Anniversary. This special exhibition was jointly planned by Dokdo Research Institute and Museum of YU. YU Dokdo Research Institute is the first professional Dokdo research institute in domestic colleges to collect and study Dokdo-related data and was established in May 2005. It was designated as a strategic focused institution of the Ministry of Education since 2007 and has been leading studies on Dokdo to keep Dokdo sovereignty. This special exhibition was planned jointly with YU Museum to show the results of studies until now and to establish future research directions. In this special exhibition, a variety of historical materials including 19 old maps that prove that Dokdo is our own territory, Ulleungdo Encyclopedia, Oh Seong-il’s teaching paper, and Dokdo-related relics excavated from Ulleungdo and Gyeongju and various areas of Dokdo studies such as plant specimens collected from Dokdo and wild flowers of Dokdo, etc. will be disclosed. Especially, in this special exhibition, Visitors can also see Treasure No. 878, “The Old Book of Daedong Unbugunok (大東韻府群玉) [left photo],” which contains many articles related to Ulleungdo and Dokdo. This is a treasure of Yecheon Museum and is on loan for exhibition in YU Museum this time. This book is a kind of encyclopedia compiled by KWON Mun-hae (草澗權文海, 1534-1591), a scholar in the middle of the Joseon Dynasty. It is highly meaningful in the respect that a vast amount of Korean history and culture was collected through various documents. Also, it is very valuable bibliographical data because it can identify one side of the books lost after the Imjin War. In addition, 'Dongguk Notice', which is being applied for designation as a treasure by Yecheon Museum, will also be exhibited. This book is also an important document that proves sovereignty over Ulleungdo and Dokdo and is highly regarded in that it is a historical book written by intellectuals in the Yeongnam region and deals with various topics. Visitors can meet pottery from the Unified Silla period unearthed on Ulleungdo in this special exhibition. This porcelain is a historical material that reveals that the maritime kingdom Usan-guk (Ulleungdo) entered the history and culture of the Korean Peninsula before the 6th century. The sea lion bones of the Unified Silla period (right pictured) discovered in Gyeongju are believed to had been captured in Ulleungdo and Dokdo and transported to Gyeongju, the capital of Silla, indicating that, at that time, Ulleungdo and Dokdo belonged to the living area of Silla. CHOI Jae-mok, director of the Dokdo Research Institute (professor of Department of Philosophy) of YU who prepared this special exhibition said, “We will be able to clearly know that Dokdo is our territory with disclosure of the ancient original maps, documents, and pottery related to Dokdo’s sovereignty in Korea.” Director JEONG In-seung of YU Museum (professor of Department of Cultural Anthropology) also said, “I hope this special exhibition will be a place where you can see how vain Japan’s claim to sovereignty over Dokdo is. I hope it will be a place to understand our land, Dokdo, and the Dokdo issue.” The special exhibition, which will open on May 30th at 2:30 pm in the special exhibition room on the 2nd floor of YU Museum, will be continued until April 28, 2023. Visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and the museum will be closed on Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays. For more information, visit the YU Museum website (http://museum.yu.ac.kr/).
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