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Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.I Revelation 2:7 I
MAY 2013
YONSEI NEWSLETTER
● Dedication Ceremony for Completion of 1-2A Construction Phase at International Campus
● Oxford Vice Chancellor Touts Importance of Globalization in Higher Education
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he Yonsei International Campus (YIC) continues its
march towards becoming a major educational hub of
Asia with the construction of new facilities. On April
22, a dedication ceremony was held at the YIC, marking the
completion of the 1-2A construction phase and its seven new
buildings. At the ceremony, Yonsei President Jeong Kap-young
proclaimed that the “International Campus will continue to
creatively adapt to the changing demands of a digital world,
leading Yonsei’s mission of becoming an even more vibrant and
global educational and research institution.” He stressed that
the YIC, whose establishment is referred to as Yonsei’s “Third
Founding” (after the founding of Jejoongwon in 1885 and the
merging of Yonhee College and Severance Medical School in
1957), will be at the forefront of Yonsei’s efforts to provide a well-
rounded education, enhance its status as a global institution,
and promote cutting-edge interdisciplinary research.
Completed in February, the 1-2A construction phase’s new
buildings are the Underwood Memorial Library, Veritas Hall A,
B, C, D, Wisdom Hall, and the Christine Chapel. The Underwood
Memorial Library, located at the center of campus, is a state of
the art facility, with a comfortable atmosphere for studying and
the latest in information technology. Veritas Hall A has a main
auditorium and several large-scale classrooms, while Veritas Hall
B holds scientific laboratories and contains gallery space where
students can display their artwork. Veritas Hall C offers other
experimental laboratories for research and education in the
fields of science and engineering. Veritas Hall D was designed
for the College of Pharmacy, and it provides equipment
rooms, laboratories, research offices, and a pharmacy library.
The Wisdom Hall is equipped with a variety of study spaces
where students can meet in groups and take part in different
Residential College (RC) activities, such as seminars and club
events. The Christine Chapel was named after Christine Kang, an
Dedication Ceremony for Completion of 1-2A Construction Phase
at International Campus
T alumna of Yonsei living in the U.S., who donated
one million USD to the university. Elegantly
designed, the Christine Chapel will embody the
missionary spirit of the Underwood family whose
first steps on Korean soil were in Incheon.
In January 2014, the second phase of construction of
RC dormitories on the International Campus will be
completed. This will mark the full realization of the
RC program, meaning that all freshman students
will be participants in its holistic educational system.
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YONSEI NEWSLETTER MAY 20130203
he Yonsei International Campus’s Underwood Memorial
Library (UML) had its grand opening on April 1. Taking
its name from the missionary Horace Grant Underwood
(1859-1916), founder of Yonhee College, the UML aspires to
continue his mission of bringing positive change to Korean
society through Christian education. As the focal point of
education and research at the International Campus, the
UML can hold 170,000 volumes of books and journals, and it
is equipped with a variety of dynamic spaces, including the
Multimedia Center, Material Reading Room, Creative Reading
Room, and Group Study Rooms. A distinctive feature of the
UML is the absence of general reading rooms (which are,
instead, located in each of the dormitory buildings), allowing it
to function as a space for sharing information and knowledge
with others.
The UML is also designed to enhance collaboration and
communication between students. In addition to the Group
Study Rooms, there is a Community Lounge where students
can discuss and work on research projects together. The
Multimedia Center not only provides electronic resources
to facilitate student research, but it also has wide-screened
cinema rooms, media studios with a 7.1 channel surround
system, media production rooms, and editing rooms. The UML
also provides an outdoor terrace and rooftop garden, allowing
students to enjoy the pleasant weather in spring and autumn.
For the convenience of YIC students, most of whom live on
campus, the UML will operate daily from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm.
The UML also provides a 24-hour delivery service for books and
other materials that are held at the Yonsei-Samsung Library on
the Sinchon Campus.
On April 4, Yonsei President Kap-young Jeong and Oxford
University Vice Chancellor Andrew Hamilton signed the
Yonsei-Oxford Joint Declaration. The declaration solidifies
and expands student and faculty exchange programs, while
opening the way for further research cooperation between the
two universities. Yonsei and Oxford first signed an agreement
in 2008, leading to an exchange between Yonsei’s Astronomy
Department and Oxford’s Physics Department in 2010, as
well as the 2013 exchange agreement between the Oxford
Energy Economics Institute and the Yonsei Institute of East
and West Studies. The recent Joint Declaration is expected to
expand cooperation between these programs, enhancing the
exchanges, while providing the groundwork for collaboration
between the two universities in Yonsei’s 2014 International
Summer University Program, and for Oxford’s participation in
the Three-Campus Program Consortium in East Asian Studies.
Grand Opening : Underwood Memorial Library
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On Thursday, April 4, Professor Andrew Hamilton, Vice
Chancellor of the University of Oxford, received an honorary
PhD from YonseiUniversity at a ceremony in the Chang Ki
Won International Conference Hall of the Yonsei-Samsung
Library. Professor Paul Tonks, associate dean of Yonsei’s Office
of International Affairs and an Oxford alumus, presided over
the ceremony. In addition to Yonsei President Kap-young
Jeong and distinguished Yonsei faculty and administrators,
British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Scott Wightman,
and Director of the British Council, Roland Davies,were also in
attendance.
During his acceptance speech, entitled “Broad Horizons: How
Universities can Survive and Thrive in an Interconnected World,”
Professor Hamilton discussed the importance of globalization
in higher education, a subject of great relevance to Yonsei and
its drive to become a world-class university.
“The most important benefit of globalization to higher
education,” said Professor Hamilton, “is not the chance for
universities to do something fundamentally new or different,
but the chance to do better the things we have always done,
the things that are core to educating you and the other leaders
of tomorrow in classrooms and lecture theatres around the
world.”
Professor Hamilton believes that a university serves three
core functions: research (the generation of new knowledge),
education (to teach and attract outstanding students),
and service (making a contribution to society beyond the
classroom). Each of these core functions, noted Professor
Hamilton, “can be fulfilled much more effectively in a university
with broad and deep international engagement.”
The Vice Chancellor made special mention of Yonsei’s efforts
to bring globalization to the campus and to enhance its
Oxford Vice Chancellor Touts Importance of Globalization in Higher Education
interconnectedness with the world. He specifically mentioned
the SAURON team, which brings together astronomers from
both Oxford and Yonsei to study the evolution of galaxies, and
Yonsei’sEnglish-language liberal arts program, Underwood
International College (UIC). In speaking of UIC’s residential
college program, Professor Hamilton said: “[F]rom Oxford’s
perspective, having a great deal of experience in the area,
I know that this method of teaching can vastly enhance a
student’s experience of University.”
Although he extolled the benefits of having an internationalized
student body, taking advantage of opportunities to work
and study abroad, promoting cross-cultural literacy, and of
enhancing global links to support outstanding research and
education, Professor Hamiltonsounded a cautionary note on
the potential dangers posed by globalization. In particular,
he warned: “while international links are a powerful tool to
strengthen a university, their single-minded pursuit can weaken
it if, as university leaders, we shirk the less-glamorous but
central job of cultivating excellence in research and education.”
Professor Hamilton concluded his address by offering students
advice about making the decision of where to go to study
abroad: “Think for yourself,” he advised. “Do not feel bound to
make the same choice of country or institution that your friends
or siblings or predecessors have made. The important thing is
to find the best fit for you - for who you are, for what you want
to study, and for what
you want to do.”
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YONSEI NEWSLETTER MAY 2013
onsei University will establish the Integrated Social
Sciences Division (ISSD) and the Integrated Science
and Engineering Division (ISED) at Underwood
International College (UIC) in 2014. The introduction of these
interdisciplinary divisions at UIC is intended to foster creative
global leaders who possess a vital understanding of the ways
in which the humanities, arts, social sciences, and science and
technology converge in today’s globalized world.
The ISSD will offer four majors: Justice and Civil Leadership (JCL),
Quantitative Risk Management (QRM), Science, Technology, and
Policy (STP), and Sustainable Development and Cooperation
(SDC). The ISED will be geared towards students who seek to
pursue careers in the natural sciences and engineering, and
who wish to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on their field
of specialization. Its three majors will be Bio-Convergence,
Energy and Environmental Science and Engineering (EESE),
and Nano Science and Engineering. Each division will admit 70
students next March.
The ISSD will be part of UIC’s Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences (HASS) Field, along with the existing Asian Studies and
Techno-Art Divisions. Each of HASS’s divisions and majors will
focus on interdisciplinary approaches to regional studies, art,
business, the social sciences, and the humanities. UIC’s HASS
Field is the first of its kind in Korea, and its aim is to cultivate
individuals who are able utilize the broader perspectives and
frameworks that are a requisite in today’s workplace, whether
this be in the public sector, multinational corporations, NGOs,
or academia.
Established in 2005, UIC is a highly selective four-year liberal arts
college with an innovative English-only curriculum. It is Korea’s
most diverse and international college, with students drawn
from 48 different countries, including Korea. With the addition
of the two new integrated divisions, UIC will have nearly 500
students at the International Campus next March. The ISSD
and ISED will not only provide specialized, interdisciplinary
educational programs in an intimate environment, they will
also offer a variety of opportunities for domestic and overseas
internships, as well as student exchanges and mentoring
programs. Yonsei believes that these divisions will be capable
of competing with similar programs at the world’s leading
universities.
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method for alleviating the anxiety-related symptoms
of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by using
ultrasonography (USG). The research team, led by Professor
Kim Chan-hyung (Department of Neuropsychiatry) and
Professor Chang Jin-woo (Department of Neurosurgery),
made the first attempts to treat OCD by projecting
ultrasonic waves onto a patient’s brain. The application
of USG succeeded in blocking the neural circuit in the
cerebrum thought to be responsible for the intrusive thoughts
and compulsive behavior that characterize this anxiety
disorder. While previous attempts to treat OCD have involved
psychosurgery and the implantation of electrical stimulation
devices in the brain, this experiment was the first to use the
noninvasive and precisely-targeted USG to treat the disorder.
The first USG procedure was done on a female patient with
severe OCD. This woman had a phobia of bacteria, which
resulted in frequent hand-washing and obsessive behavior
such as cleaning doorknobs before touching them and
spreading A4 paper across the floor of her room to make sure
no one contaminated it with dust and germs. Although she
fully realized that her behavior was obsessive, she could not
bear the anxiety that resulted when she failed to follow these
practices. Her condition was extreme, rating a 38 on the 40-
point scale of OCD, and she did not respond to treatments with
anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medications. Ultimately, her
anxiety related to the fear of contamination prevented her from
having a social life, which resulted in severe depression.
The brain USG device used by the Yonsei research team was
developed by Insightec Ltd., a medical venture located in
Israel. Using this USG device, researchers located the targeted
neural circuit through an MRI, and projected ultrasonic waves
onto the patient’s brain. While these waves cannot normally
pass through the bones of the
cranium, the USG device simultaneously projects ultrasonic
waves from 1024 locations, producing a greater level of heat
which, as the theory goes, results in greater brain stimulation.
After a month of USG treatment, the patient visited Severance
hospital to meet Professor Kim Chan-hyung. He was pleasantly
surprised to find her expression and demeanor much livelier
than before. In the past, the anxiety caused by her OCD made
her appear restless, and she had difficulty maintaining eye
contact. The change in her appearance was also reflected in
the numbers: her depression score returned to normal, while
her obsession score decreased by five points. While he was
delighted with the patient’s results, Professor Chang warned
against being overly-enthusiastic: “At this clinical test stage, the
brain USG has only been applied to two patients, so we need
to take these promising outcomes in stride.” “The procedure,”
he added, “will be applied to a larger number of Severance
Hospital patients, which, we hope, will demonstrate the
effectiveness of this treatment on a large scale.”
Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Ultrasonography
Underwood International College Majors
Underwood Division (UD)
▶ Underwood Division ·Comparative Literature and Culture
·Economics
·International Studies
·Political Science and International Relations
·Life Science and Biotechnology
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (HASS)
▶ Asian Studies Division·Asian Studies
▶ Techno Art Division·Culture and Design Management
·Information and Interaction
·Creative Technology Management
▶ Integrated Social Sciences Division ·Justice and Civil Leadership (JCL)
·Quantitative Risk Management (QRM)
·Science, Technology and Policy (STP)
·Sustainable Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Integrated Science & Technology Division (ISTD)
▶ Integrated Science & Technology Division ·Nano Technology
·Energy & Environment Technology
·Integrated Biotechnology
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Research Center (ABMRC) was held on April 10 at the
Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) Campus. In his
speech, President and CEO of YUHS, Lee Chul, said: “It is very
special that the Avison Biomedical Research Center is opening
almost exactly 100 years after the Department of Education
and Research was founded by Dr. Avison in 1914. The Avison
Biomedical Research Center will accelerate the research-based
medical industrialization policy that Severance Hospital is
intent on implementing.” The ABMRC, which is now the largest
biomedical research institution in Korea,
also contains a sizeable animal laboratory
and imaging center. The ABMRC
is envisioned as an international
biomedical research center, one that
will become a leader in medical
technology research, as well
as Asia’s foremost center for
animal experimentation.
The ABMRC consists of a number of general and specialized
laboratories, along with facilities for humanely and sanitarily
housing animals. In particular, the experimental animal
laboratory, which has a Bio Safety Level-3, contains 7,500 cages
for smaller-sized animals, 284 cages for middle- to large-sized
animals, 6 operating rooms, and an animal imaging center.
Other facilities include an electrophysiological room, a tissue
pathology room, an electron microscope room, and a radiation
laboratory. The animal imagining room is equipped with state
of the art technology, including MRI and micro-CT scanners and
equipment for hyperpolarization and optical in vivo imaging.
The ABMRC has also recruited world-renowned scholars.
These include Professor Lee Sur-koo, who serves as Director
of ABMRC, and Professor Back Sun-myeong. Professor Lee,
who has published some 350 articles in scientific journals,
established the phospholipase signal delivery system in the
1980s and 90s, and, in 1988, he discovered the antioxidant
protein peroxiredoxin. Professor Back is a globally-recognized
pathologist in the field of breast cancer research, who, in 2010,
received the prestigious Komen Breen Kerr Award.
Grand Opening of the Avison Biomedical Research Center :
Asia’s First Experimental Animal Center
T The institute that will organize and
coordinate convergence research
at Yonsei has been established. On April 17, the opening
ceremony for the Institute of Convergence Science (ICONS)
was held on the Yonsei Campus. At the ceremony, the Dean of
the Office of Research Affairs, Professor Park Tae-sun, provided
a progress report on the establishment of ICONS, while its
Associate Director, Professor Kim Eun-kyung, introduced the 38
research centers and groups that will exist under the umbrella
of ICONS.
Yonsei President Jeong Kap-young, Director of ICONS, explained
his vision for the Institute: “The Institute of Convergence
Science will organize research at Yonsei, sustaining vibrant
research networks amongst its 38 research centers. At the same
time, each research center will have a great deal of autonomy,
determining its own path while maintaining sustainable
development.” After the keynote speech by IBM Korea GBS
Representative Lee Seong-yul, a symposium took place
marking the launch of ICONS. The symposium consisted of four
lectures, presented by Professor Sung Tae-yun (Economics)
of the Cooperative Research Center, Professor Bang Du-hui
(Chemistry) of the Nanomedicine Research Center, Professor
Soe Jin-seok (Radiology) of the Integrated Medical Imaging
Systems, and Professor Lee Hye-young (Clinical Pathology) of
the Global Molecular-Based Diagnostics Medical Technology
Commercialization Convergence Research Center.
ICONS was established to encompass basic and applied
research, encouraging the convergence of interdisciplinary
research across Yonsei’s four campuses (Sinchon, Yonsei
University Health System, Wonju, and the YIC in Songdo,
Incheon). With 408 faculty members and researchers drawn
from all four campuses, ICONS’s 38 research centers and groups
will engage in creative and innovative convergence research
that will enhance Yonsei’s global competitiveness. To this
end, ICONS will foster cooperation and collaboration between
researchers in the humanities, medicine, Korean studies,
media art, and the social and natural sciences. To promote
coordination and communication between all its different
research centers, ICONS has set up a special office in room 721
of the Yonsei-Samsung Library. This office will have essential
information about each research center and its various projects,
while providing a space where researchers can converge and
share their ideas.
Institute of Convergence Science(ICONS) Established
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The Booyoung Group will construct a dormitory and donate it to
Yonsei University.
On April 15, Yonsei University and the Booyoung Group signed
an agreement for the construction of “Woojeongwon,” a student
dormitory building that will be located in the northern part of the
Sinchon Campus. Booyoung will donate Woojeongwon to Yonsei
University after completion.
The new dormitory is to be named “Woojeong” after the nickname
of Booyoung Group Chairman, Lee Joong-geun. With floor space
of about 6,612㎡ , Woojeongwon will be able to accommodate
around 415 students. The construction costs for the ferroconcrete
structure are estimated to be nearly 10 billion won.
At the signing ceremony, Chairman Lee Joong-geun said: “I hope
that the new dormitory building, Woojeongwon,
will help hard-working Yonsei students
from rural areas to realize their dreams.
I also hope that this project will
set an example for cooperative
relations between universities
and companies in the future.”
He added: “I expect the
Woojeongwon project
to be highly successful,
contr ibuting to the
educational goals of
Yonsei.”
Currently, Yonsei University provides dormitory housing for some
10,000 students. There are six dormitory buildings on the Sinchon
Campus (the four Muak Dormitory buildings, along with the
International House and the SK Global House), which provide
accommodations for 3,265 students. At the Yonsei International
Campus in Songdo, there are two dormitory buildings, which
currently house 2,786 students (additional dormitory facilities at
YIC will be completed next year), while the dormitory building on
the Wonju Campus accommodates 4,035 students.
The construction of Woojeongwon dormitory is just one of the most
recent construction projects undertaken by the Booyoung Group; in
fact, they have built dormitories, libraries, and sports centers for 130
schools and welfare institutions throughout Korea. The Booyoung
Group’s first donation project was at Neung-joo High School, where
they erected a dormitory. In 2004, the Group extended its projects
to 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region,
including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand, East Timor, Malaysia,
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia,
and the Philippines, building
around 600 elementary
schools. The Booyoung
Group has also begun to
provide scholarships
for Neung-joo High
School graduates
who are admitted
to Yonsei.
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Centennial Hall has been transformed with the reopening of
Baekyang Concert Hall following renovations.
Baekyang Concert Hall is a multipurpose venue that boasts
top quality facilities for music concerts and other events, as
well lectures and seminars. The hall was especially designed to
enhance the sound quality of classical music concerts. Great
pains were taken to improve the reverberation time, the musical
richness, and the clarity of sound, making Baekyang Concert Hall
an ideal space for listening to classical music performances.
In addition to the sound enhancements, the audiovisual and
stage equipment has been upgraded, creating a state of the art
multimedia environment. The new seats are wider than before,
reducing the total number from 904 to 829, ensuring a more
comfortable and pleasant experience for the audience.
This is the first renovation since Baekyang Concert Hall was
completed 24 years ago, and the cost was nearly 5 billion won.
In addition to the renovation of the concert hall, the basement’s
audiovisual room and other facilities have been redesigned and
refurbished.
The reopening of the Baekyang Concert Hall was celebrated by
the “Baekyang Concert Hall Opening Festival,” which took place
April 3-26. On the first day of the festival, the Korean Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Choi Seung-hwan, performed, featuring
soprano Park Eun-joo, baritone Kim Tae-hyun, pianist Kim Young-
ho, violinist Kang Dong-seok, and cellist Cho Young-chang. The
festival also included recitals by famous Korean musicians and
performances by the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Yonsei
Sinfonietta, and the Ansan City Choir.
Baekyang Concert Hall Opens
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he Yonsei Delegation for Model United Nations (YDMUN),
an independent student organization affiliated with the
Yonsei Leadership Center, participated in the National
Model United Nations Conference in New York March 17-21. At
the conference, which was held at the Sheraton Hotel and United
Nations headquarters, YDMUN took 2nd place, earning the title of
Distinguished Delegation.
The National Model United Nations Conference is a large-
scale gathering organized by the UN-affiliated National Collegiate
Conference Association. The first conference was held in 1946.
This year’s conference attracted over 2,500 participants from 198
universities from around the world. YDMUN’s 18 students played
the role of Spanish delegates, attending eight different committee
sessions. Notably, Jeon Ah-young (Open Major) took the chair for one
of the sessions. In addition to its 2nd place finish in the group category,
YDMUN students won two individual prizes, along with the award for
Best Position Paper in the category of International Refugee Agency,
International Atomic Energy Agency, and Economic and Social
Council. Jeong Seo-yeon and Go Jong-won, both from Underwood
International College (UIC), earned distinction as Outstanding
Participants, testifying to Yonsei’s competitiveness on a global stage.
On March 29, a delegation from the Institute for Cognitive Science
Studies (ICSS), an Iranian research center, visited Yonsei University to
facilitate greater cooperation in field of cognitive science.
The delegation included Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, President and Trustee of
ICSS, former Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Haji Karim Jabbari,
Dr. Hamid Reza Pouretemad, Professor M. Nili Ahmadabadi, as well as
Hossein Darvishi, adviser to the Iranian embassy in Korea. Attendees
from Yonsei at the ceremony included Yoo Kang-Min, President for
Undergraduate Education, Vice President of the Graduate School
Education, Kang Yong-seok, and the Director and Vice director of the
Yonsei Cognitive Science Research Center, Sohn Young-woo and
Jeong Sang-chul.
The two parties discussed ways to exchange knowledge and
enhance research cooperation in the field of cognitive science. After
signing the MOU, the Iranian delegation was given a tour of the Yonsei
Cognitive Science Research Center in the Widang Building.
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Aerospace Strategy and Technology Institute Hosts
2013 Aerospace Strategy and Technology Forum
On April 18, Yonsei University’s Aerospace Strategy and
Technology Institute (ASTI) hosted the “2013 Aerospace Strategy
and Technology Forum” in the Chang Ki-Won International
Conference Room of the Yonsei-Samsung Library. The forum was
sponsored by the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
The forum, whose theme was “Strategies and Development
of the Aerospace Industry Sector,” opened with a speech by ASTI
Director Lee Jae-young, and it included congratulatory messages
from Yonsei President Jeong Kap-young and ROKAF Chief of
Staff General Sung Il-hwan. Ahn Kyu-baek, a National Assembly
member and official of the National Defense Committee,
delivered the keynote address.
In his speech, General Sung said: “The effects of technological
advancements in the aerospace sector are great. The
development of aerospace technology will bring growth in many
other sectors and contribute to the national economy. Today’s
forum will consider how Korea might develop its airpower in the
future to enhance security on the peninsula, as well as how we
might find practical applications for the latest technology.”
The first session was titled “Major Issues in Korea’s Air and Space
Power: Technology, Industry and Strategy.” The speakers included
Ahn Young-su, research fellow at the Defense & Aerospace
Industries Research Division of the Korea Institute for Industrial
Economics and Trade, Lee Dae-sung of the Korea Aerospace
Research Institution, Yoo Hong-ju from the Agency of Defense
Development, and Choi Jong-geun, Director of the National
Security Strategy Research Center at ASTI. In this session, they
discussed the importance of the aerospace sector in Korea and
proposed directions for future development.
In the second session, Professor Lee Hee-woo of Chungnam
National University (CNU), director of the CNU Integrated Logistics
Support Research Institute, and Kim Jong-Dae, editor of Defend
21, gave presentations related to the theme of “Air and Space
Power and Korea’s National Security.” The presentations were
followed by a robust discussion between Hwang Il-do, reporter
at the Dong-A Ilbo, Professor Kim Young-ho of the Korea National
Defense University, and Choi Jong-geun.
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• Publisher : Jeong Kap-Young • Editor-in-Chief : Han Jung-Ho • Editorial Supervisor : Kelly S. Walsh• Translator : Janice Jung, Jade Choi • Published by Public Relations Team, Yonsei University P_ +82.2.2123.2079 F_ +82.2.2123.8634• Website : www.yonsei.ac.kr/eng
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