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< President & CEO Kwan Sun Lee of Hanmi Pharmaceutical and Ajou University President Dong Yeon Kim (from left in the above picture) pose for a picture after signing the agreement. >Ajou University and Hanmi Pharmaceutical signed an agreement on December 5th in Yulgok Hall to transfer a glioblastoma cancer therapy that utilizes stem cells and was developed by the University team led by Professor Hae Young Suh Kim (School of Medicine). The therapy is made by inserting cytosine deaminase (CD) into mesenchymal stem cells collected from the marrow of healthy people. CD turns '5-FC,' an enzyme that does not exist in the human body but is used as an anti-fungal drug, into '5-FU,' which is an anti-cancer drug with extensive coverage. Animal experiments on the drug are currently being conducted and clinical trials on glioblastoma patients are set to begin next year. After that, experiments will be expanded into other cancers including brain tumors.The stem cell therapy developed by Professor Suh has received support through the Health and Medical R&D Project and the Advanced Medical Technology Development Project carried out by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It was also selected in the Patent-linked Consulting Support Project by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and the Consultant Support for High-tech Bio Medicine R&D Project carried out by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. .Research for developing new drugs, in which the team led by Professor Suh, Hanmi Pharmaceutical, and another team of Professor Sung Soo Kim (School of Medicine) will participate, will receive assistance for the next three years after being chosen for the project to develop essential technologies for the bio medical equipment industry carried out by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Ajou University held a sign-board hanging ceremony on the same day for the Industry-Academia Cooperation Center, which was launched in the College of Pharmacy building to provide effective support for developing new drugs.President Dong Yeon Kim said, "Ajou University is being recognized in external evaluations for its recent achievements in industry-academia cooperation and research activities, etc.," adding, "I am pleased that we can work together with Hanmi Pharmaceutical for technological transfer and research and development, and we will provide every possible support for the project to produce excellent results."The agreement signing ceremony was attended by President Kim, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Hee Sug Ryu, and Executive Vice President for Industry-Academia Cooperation Kyung Hee Choi from the University, and President & CEO Kwan Sun Lee, Vice President Ji Woong Son, and other officials from Hanmi Pharmaceutical.
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The second event to present the achievements of 'Paran Semester – Ajou Creative Activity Program' was held on the afternoon of December 6th in Dasan Hall Auditorium. The event was attended by students participating in Paran Semester, their guiding professors, and other students and was an opportunity for congratulating and encouraging the participants.Prior to the main event, the student participants displayed and explained their task achievements on the ground floor of Dasan Hall. This was then followed by a video on the teams participating in Paran Semester, presentations by 14 teams on their respective tasks, a speech by President Dong Yeon Kim to encourage the students, a summarized evaluation by a judge (Dean Ho Han of the University College), and the presentation of awards. Yeong Lim Ji, who is in the Department of Culture and Content and participated in the first Paran Semester, served as the M.C.The presented awards included the After You Award, the Innovator Award, the Pilot Award, the Turning Point Award, the Star of Tomorrow Award, the Zero to One Award, the Golden Failure Award, and the Great Sailor Award. The Great Sailor Award and three million won in prize money went to Team Smunalbi, consisting of Dong Eun Lee and Da Jin Yoon (both in the Department of Sociology) and Dong Joo Kim (Department of Psychology). The team made a documentary on the daily life of the elderly and was praised for creating a great work, even if none of its members had any previous experience in filming and producing.Thirty-one teams of 86 students participated in the second Paran Semester. Guiding professors and experts from outside the University served as advisors to the students and the University checked their progress through interim and final reports submitted by the students.President Kim said, "While I listened to your presentations, I was convinced that you have all conducted 'practical studies,'" adding, "Our society, including its universities and adults, should provide you with opportunities to do such 'practical studies' rather than only 'theoretical ones.'"He went on to say, "I believe Paran Semester was successful if it made you feel that there was more to do or was still a long way to go," adding, "I ask that you will not be afraid of failure but have the courage to take on challenges." Students should design programs on their own to apply for Paran Semester and receive 3-18 regular credits if the tasks are successfully completed. There is no limitation of the areas in which students may design their tasks, i.e., the humanities, culture and arts, community services, globalization, and industry-academia cooperation. It is also possible to choose or revise programs from among those suggested by the University or professors.The Paran Semester tasks for this semester included making a documentary on the daily life of the elderly, planning and organizing a competition of university bands, exporting used cars to Africa, making independent games, designing and building zero-energy houses, and making smart bicycle locking devices.< Students look at pictures and explanations of building zero-energy houses displayed by Team Sangsang. >< A member of Team Bony Car gives a presentation on exporting used cars to Africa. >
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The 2016 Presentation of Ajou Hidden Champions was held at 6 p.m. on December 1st in Woncheon Hall Auditorium at Ajou University.'Ajou Hidden Champions' refers to the strong and competitive companies that are smaller than large conglomerates and discovered by the University students. The University has announced them annually since 2014 to encourage students to enter these companies and to form partnerships with them, including through internship programs.This year, 12 teams of a total of 60 students participated in selecting the Hidden Champions. Each team selected one company from its three shortlisted candidates after visiting them to check their work environment, analyze their work, and interview their officials and conducting other necessary research. Individual teams then gave presentations on their selected companies from the total of 37 candidate companies and the presentation evaluators chose five award-winning teams through an assessment of the presentations. The evaluators consisted of two officials from the selected companies, one official from the Gyeonggi Creative Economy & Innovation Center, Director of the Creative University Job Center, and the leader of the project operation team.Team Amenity received the Grand Award and 1.5 million won in prize money with its presentation on 'Daliworks.' Team Transistor and Team EAP were awarded the First Award and 1 million won for their explanations of 'InBody' and 'PNP Secure,' respectively. Team LIST 5.0 and Team Quantum Dot both took home the Excellence Award and 500,000 won for their respective discoveries of 'Value Chain C&T’ and 'Exem'.In an effort to promote Ajou Hidden Champions, the Creative University Job Center held an on-campus recruiting event in September, with officials from Satrec Initiative and Soosan Heavy Industries – candidate companies for Ajou Hidden Champions – participating, and then arranged a meeting on November 5th between students and graduates working at strong and competitive companies.
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On November 29th in Paldal Hall, Ajou University's Center for New Industries and Convergence Technologies (Director Joo Yeoun Lee) held the second conference on new industries and convergence technologies under the theme 'Changes That Will Be Brought by Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).'The conference featured a lecture by Chairman Ken Swan of Eon Reality U.K. Eon Reality was established in 1999 in Irvine, California, in the U.S. and is now a global leader in VR and AR. Chairman Ken Swan contributed to making Manchester City in the U.K. a representative city in VR and AR by attracting a local Eon Reality office. During the lecture, he said, "Virtual reality will fundamentally change the way people obtain knowledge, which will make knowledge a universal product."Ajou University signed an agreement in March with Chairman Dan Lejerskar of Eon Reality and has jointly worked on building a living lab to support the industrial convergence project in Dongtan Techno Valley, Gyeonggi-do.Director Lee said, "Chairman Swan is a renowned expert who explored and established VR in Manchester," adding, "This conference will contribute to boosting practical research on VR and AR."
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Ajou University was selected as an Excellent Institution in the '2016 Youth Dream Best Practice University Project.' The award ceremony was held at 2 p.m. on November 29th at the Korea Press Center in Seoul.Under the Project, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Employment Information Service join hands with The Dong-A Ilbo newspaper to evaluate and select universities that are excellent in helping young people develop their capabilities to find jobs and start their own businesses. The organizers evaluated 25 Youth Dream Universities and 41 universities with on-campus Creative Job Centers that provided student-friendly education in the last year and are capable of fostering research talents. Ajou is a Youth Dream University and has the Creative Job Center. The selection categories were Global Career Development, Career Guidance, Employment Support, and Business Start-up Support.In his congratulatory remarks, Minister of Employment and Labor Ki Kweon Lee said, "Timely and systematic career guidance for university students influences the quality of their employment and the businesses they start," adding, "This event will contribute to raising the overall capabilities of universities in general by sharing the best practices being conducted by model universities in terms of their graduates' employment."Ajou's Paran Semester that was launched earlier this year was selected as one of the best practices. It was acknowledged for its regular student consulting involving the President, guiding professors, and outside experts and for its well-organized assessment of student tasks and credit recognition by the Operating Committee as well as for the program objectives.
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Theresia Saputri, a student in the doctoral course at the Graduate School's Department of Computer Engineering under Ajou University, received two awards for her papers at APRES (Asia-Pacific Requirements Engineering Symposium) 2016.The Symposium was held in Nagoya, Japan, from November 10th to the 12th to share the latest research trends and explore the directions for development related to requirements engineering. The event was attended by researchers from around the world, including South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and the U.S. Theresia Saputri is working at the University's NiSE (Knowledge intensive Software Engineering) research lab. She obtained her master's degree in machine learning and activity recognition under the guidance of Professor Suk Won Lee (Department of Software).Theresia Saputri and Professor Lee received the Best Research Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award at the Symposium.She won the Best Research Paper Award for a paper entitled "Ensuring Traceability in Modeling Requirements Using Ontology-based Approach."She also received the Best Student Paper Award for another paper entitled "Incorporating Sustainability Design in Requirements Engineering Process: A Preliminary Study."Theresia Saputri said, "The sustainable design of software is now considered one of the biggest challenges in software engineering," adding, "It is because there is no guideline that can be used to clearly analyze various aspects of sustainability – technical, social, economic, environmental, and process. In the paper, I developed and suggested a methodology that can help define them.She went on to say, "The research findings will help requirements engineers and software developers create a system that can steadily support users while meeting numerous changing requirements."
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The Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra gave a concert on the evening of November 28th in College Academic Building's Grand Auditorium at the invitation of Ajou University.The 80-minute concert was attended by about 600 people, including President Dong Yeon Kim, students, and officials from the University, local citizens, and Mayor Tae Young Yeom and officials from the Suwon Municipal Government.Professor Dae Jin Kim of Korea National University of Arts, who is also Music Director and Permanent Conductor of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, served as the conductor with Soprano Ji Eun Lee and Tenor Seok Neuk Lee collaborating.Overture Egmont Op. 84 and Symphony No. 5 in C Major Op. 67 (both composed by Beethoven) were played during the concert. Soprano Lee sang Dongshimcho composed by Seong Tae Kim, Tenor Lee sang Granada composed by Agustin Lara, and they performed a duet of Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici from the opera La Traviata. Established in 1982, the Orchestra has been staging at least 60 concerts per year. It is becoming a popular orchestra after Professor Kim, a top-class pianist in Korea, joined as Permanent Conductor in 2008.
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Ajou University President Dong Yeon Kim gave a special lecture to 30 Suwon City officials who are participating in the Key Leaders Education Program. The Suwon Municipal Government commissioned the University's Graduate School of Public Affairs to operate the Program.During the lecture held on the afternoon of November 28th under the theme 'Game-changing Revolution,' President Kim discussed his experiences as a public official and related anecdotes, emphasizing the two major changes facing Korean society, their implications, and how we should address them.He said, "We are facing the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the outrage of a majority of the people in our society due to structural social problems."He went on to say, "The Fourth Industrial Revolution requires us to foster creative and flexible talents above all," adding, "Polarization and social inequality should be properly addressed for our society to develop in a sustainable manner."He concluded his lecture by saying, "After you finish this program, I ask that each of you always consider how you can contribute to dealing with social issues and return to your work as government officials with this in mind."Thirty officials from the Suwon Municipal Government are attending the Key Leaders Education Program, which lasts for ten months. The Program includes 19 subjects including “The Changing Administrative Environment and Local Government Administration for the Future,” “Proper Views of Public Positions,” “Laws and Regulations Relevant to Municipal Officials,” and “Education on Informatization.” This year marks the second year of the education program.
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Ajou University signed an MOU with the Gyeonggi International Development Cooperation Center (GGIDCC). The two institutions agreed to join forces to enhance the understanding and participation of Ajou people and Gyeonggi-do citizens in international development and cooperation projects.The agreement covers mutual cooperation for education, academic activities, seminars, and promotional events; consulting, research, participation, and possible cooperation for expanding international development and cooperation in Gyeonggi Province; and sharing spaces at related institutions and relevant information, etc. The agreement signing ceremony held on November 22nd was attended by Director Jong Seon Lee from GGIDCC and Vice President for External Relations Byung Chun So from the University, etc.GGIDCC was established by the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and Hankyong National University to expand the foundation for participating in Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects. It is responsible for providing education on and enhancing the understanding of ODA, and for supporting overseas volunteer groups and Korean businesses participating in overseas procurement.Ajou University and GGIDCC are hosting the 2016 Development & Cooperation Week under the theme "The World Together" for four days from November 22nd to the 25th. It is an on-campus event to promote public interest in ODA and features a variety of lectures and exhibitions. The event is also commemorating Development and Cooperation Day, November 25th, and is open to any students and citizens residing in Gyeonggi Province.The University plans to carry out various activities to increase student interest in international cooperation and development.
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