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NEW ‘2024 AISS(Ajou Internatinal Summer School)’ Turned Out Successfully

  • 2024-07-26
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The "2024 Ajou International Summer School" has been completed with 50 and more students from 10 countries. Students from Uzbekistan's Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT) also participated. 


The completion ceremony of the International Summer School was held at the Yulgok Hall Innovation Lounge on the 24th. "Ajou International Summer School" is a program that short-term exchange students who visit our school for summer vacation participate in Korean language education and Korean cultural experiences.


The four-week long program, which was held from July 2 to July 24, attracted 52 foreign students from 10 countries in the United States, Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Uzbekistan, France, Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand. Among the participants, 30 students are from Uzbekistan's Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT).


The completion ceremony was attended by 52 graduates, Kim Kyung-rae, Vice-Chancellor of the Office of Academic Affairs, Lee Seok-won, Director of the Office of International Affairs, and AISS Buddy. AISS Buddy is a support group made up of Ajou University students, and 13 undergraduate students supported AISS program along. 


Ajou International Summer School (AISS) started as a short-term exchange program in 2000 and operated 17 times until 2016, with a total of 1,000 foreign students participated. The program was suspended for the next three years and then resumed in 2020 when the international winter school was implemented through online in the COVID-19 era.


Students who participated in this summer school stayed at Ajou University and took Sustainability Data Analysis and Business Decision-Making Macroeconomics Development Korean Language. Students who complete this course will get six credits.


In addition, participants experienced various activities such as making Korean traditional food, Korean royal refreshments, K-pop dance classes, and calligraphy classes. They also visited domestic companies and various tourist spots such as the Samsung Innovation Museum, Suwon Hwaseong Haenggung Palace, Suwon World Cup Stadium, and Taean Manripo Beach to broaden understanding of Korean culture. 


Vice-President Kim Kyung-rae said in a congratulatory speech, "I am grateful that various students from various countries gathered and got along well in an unfamiliar environment," adding, "I believe they have grown a lot through this program, and I hope the memories made in Ajou will last a lifetime." 


Meanwhile, 30 students from Uzbekistan's Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT) participated in the Ajou International Summer School this year as last summer.


Uzbekistan's Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT) opened in February 2021. AUT is in a form that combines Ajou University's education system and know-how with hardware, such as sites and buildings provided by the Uzbek government. Currently, AUT has a bachelor's degree program such as Civil Systems Engineering Architecture Electrical and Computer Engineering and IT-Business Department Korean Language & Philology Department English Philology Department.


Suwon Hwaseong Haenggung Palace Visit


Samsung Innovation Museum Visit

 


Students taking a lecture