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NEW (2016-01-26)Ajou's President discusses avenues for cooperation with corporate representatives from South Korea during hi

  • 2016-02-04
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Ajou's President discusses avenues for cooperation with corporate representatives from South Korea during his visit to China
 
2016-01-26
 
 
During his visit to China from January 20th to the 23rd, Ajou University's President Dong Yeon Kim discussed avenues for cooperation between the University and corporations at meetings with members of the World-OKTA Beijing and Shanghai branches, and other South Korean corporate representatives based in Shanghai.
 
 
The World-OKTA (World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations, hereinafter "OKTA") was established in 1981 as an association of economic and trade activities for Korean businesspeople based in different countries around the globe. It currently has 137 branches in 70 countries. Ajou has been developing a steady partnership with OKTA, including the 'OKTA Internship Program' and the 'Ajou-World OKTA Bridge Project for Corporate Support in Connection with On-site Student Training, which the University began last year.
 
 
President Kim met with Korean businesspeople from OKTA's Beijing Branch on the 21st, and those from OKTA's Shanghai Branch on the 22nd. The businesspeople in Beijing introduced the business start-up idea contest for Korean and Chinese college students, and said that they would provide full support for Ajou's students to find jobs and start businesses in China. OKTA's Shanghai Branch invited President Kim as a lecturer to the education program for its next generation members, which is scheduled for the coming June.
 
 
The following meeting with corporate representatives based in Shanghai was attended by ten people, including Director Min Ho Lee from KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency), Director Jae Hong Lee from Export-Import Bank of Korea, Branch Head Tae Sun Kim from Samsung C&T, and Eun Mo Park from CJ, and President Kim and other officials from the University. During the meeting, President Kim introduced programs that Ajou is pursuing, and the representatives from different organizations, including KOTRA, said that they would positively consider participating in the internship program for the University students. 
 
 
Other events during President Kim's stay in China included a luncheon at the invitation of the Republic of Korea Ambassador to China Jang Soo Kim (former Director of the National Security Office) and another luncheon at the invitation of Consul General to Shanghai Seok Hee Han. During the luncheons, they discussed cooperation between South Korea and China, economic trends of China, and ways of expanding cooperation between Ajou and Chinese universities, etc.
 
 

 
 
< Ajou University delegation, including President Dong Yeon Kim, poses for a picture at the OKTA Shanghai Branch. >
 
 Top photo – a scene from a meeting with South Korean businesspeople in China