University members and Alumni Association, etc. gathered in a place and hold a vision declaration ceremony on the 75th Anniversary.

One voice for achievement of the vision of “A creative & innovative university to contribute in prosperity of human societies”

Built a consensus for “Development plans for education innovation, management strategy, industry-academy studies, international education, and medical center”

[April 25, 2022]

  YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) suggested a new vision and a powerful sump started on the 75th Anniversary.

  YU held a vision declaration ceremony in LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall of Cheonma Art Center at 2 pm on the 22nd. YU suggested a new vision and students, professors, staff, and all members of the university including Alumni Association made a determination for a new start. Chairman YOON Dong-han of the Alumni Association, Faculty Chairman KIM Sam-soo, Chairman KWON Ki-young of Labor Union, and Chairman KHANG Tae-wook of YU Student Council as well as Chairman HAN Jae-sook of YU Educational Foundation and President CHOI Oe-chool of YU participated in the ceremony and made a determination.

  The vision declaration ceremony was held by YU to suggest the blueprints to achieve educational goals in future 75 years and to share the development plans with the members.  New vision suggested by YU on the 75th Anniversary is “A creative & innovative university to contribute in prosperity of human societies.” The vision has the meaning to contribute in prosperity of human societies by creating the values to be shared for global win-win, by escaping from existing college systems and customs, and by leading creation & innovation.

YU suggested Sharing, Service, and Creativity as the enhancement values of human societies. The policy to achieve the vision of the university is that five areas such as education innovation, management strategy, industry-academy studies, international education, and medical center will establish innovation goals consisting of ▲ Construction of education innovation systems for education demanders, ▲ Sustainable stabilization of the university and strengthening future competitiveness, ▲ Leading growth power of the university through innovation of industry-academy studies, ▲ Substantialization and diversification of international education systems, and ▲ Construction of foundation for development of medical center and establish and execute 15 innovation strategies and detailed execution tasks. The vision declaration ceremony was on/off-line broadcasted through YouTube in real time and university operation plans for the five areas were also presented. Vice-presidents to manage the areas presented policies and a Q&A session was provided for university members.

  Especially, the vision declaration ceremony was meaningful in the respect that all university members gathered in a place and made a single voice for development of the university one year after April in last year. The members had such earnest desire to achieve sustainable development and vision of the university. Last year, YU members gathered in a place and declared joint cooperation to overcome survival crisis of the university and for sustainable development of the university and such united look of university members became a topic of discussion.

  Chairman HAN Jae-sook of YU Educational Foundation attended the vision declaration ceremony and said, “The 75 years of YU is an honorable and proud history which has been made with the people and is the national history of Korea. Current educational environment put in front of us requires continuous challenges and limitless changes and innovations. It is very meaningful to have a place to share future vision of YU in such a time. It will be a valuable first step for the happiness and welfare of future generations. I want that all the university members try for development of the university in one mind and will since the vision declaration ceremony held today. I hope that YU will lead prosperity of the people and human beings and make hopeful future.”

<Chairman HAN Jae-sook of YU Educational Foundation (Left) and Chairman YOON Dong-han of the Alumni Association (Right)>

  Chairman YOON Dong-han of the Alumni Association commented, “It may be said that 75-year history of YU is the history of Korea. More than 250,000 alumni cultivated by YU have been with the development of Korea. I think what embodied dream and hope that is the motive power for development is a vision. It is possible to make a history by sharing and implementing the vision with the members. Today’s vision declaration ceremony will be a starting point to realize the dream and generate a history. More than 250,000 alumni will support the university in one voice to achieve the vision.”

  In the vision declaration ceremony alumni working in every class of society including politics and business such as Mayor CHOI Yeongg-jo of Gyeongsan-si, President Lim Seong-hun of DGB Daegu Bank, Manager SHIN Tae-yong of National Soccer Team cheered development of the university and participated in achievement of the new vision through videos.

  President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “YU has been with growth of Korea with achievement of the value of school foundation spirit, that is, “cultivation of pillars of the national restoration,” for 75 years since foundation in 1947.Today’s vision declaration ceremony is a place for YU to take the first step for a second jump with the wings of a new vision, that is, “A creative & innovative university to contribute in prosperity of human societies.” Korea is the only country among more than 240 countries in the world which developed from a poorest country to an advanced country. Korea is accepted as an advanced country by international societies and should share its experiences in development with the world and should play the suitable role. YU will start cultivation of qualified talents to lead development to an advanced country and talents to contribute in human societies. I want all YU members unite minds to achieve the goal and vision for cultivation of talents of YU.”