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NEW (2016-04-28)Heesung & H Chairman Byeong Hee Kim donates 100 million won to Ajou’s Pleasant Innovation Fund

  • 2016-05-09
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Chairman Byeong Hee Kim from Heesung & H donated 100 million won to Ajou’s Pleasant Innovation Fund as an expression of his acknowledgement of the University's project missions.
 
On April 28th, President Dong Yeon Kim presented a plaque of appreciation and a gift to Chairman Kim in Ajou's Yulgok Hall during the ceremony to mark his donation. Heesung & H specializes in making and distributing cosmetics and not only sells products in the Korean market, but exports to China and Southeast Asia.
 
In his greetings, Chairman Kim said, “President Kim and I attended the same commercial high school under difficult financial conditions and both of us have succeeded through our own efforts. I am donating to the Pleasant Innovation projects because I acknowledge and support their missions. I understand that they were initiated by President Kim when he began to lead Ajou after leaving the civil service. I hope that my donation will create opportunities for dreams and hopes for students at the University. I will continue to follow the University’s activities and be happy to provide necessary support in the future."
 
The 'Ajou University Fund for Pleasant Innovation' is a kind of development fund that was established after President Kim proposed 'Pleasant Innovation' as he took office. The Fund is used for projects that are in line with Ajou's values - challenge-taking, consideration of others, and creating win-win practices. The Pleasant Innovation projects currently include the After You Program, Paran Semester, Ajou SOS Program for Hope, and the Global Internship Program, etc.
 
President Kim said, "I hope that the Pleasant Innovation programs will go beyond Ajou's boundaries and bring meaningful changes to universities across South Korea. In this sense, it is even more significant that Chairman Kim recognized the missions of our projects without any previous relationship with the University."
 
After the ceremony, Chairman Kim and President Kim attended the 17th Ajou Brown Bag Meeting and talked with students in a casual setting. CEO Hyun Bae Kim from Bekei Korea, a subsidiary of Heesung & H, also joined the event.
 
The donation is the first case in which President Kim worked together with the External Relations Team under the Office of the President to attract financial contributions, and it is expected to lead to even more vigorous campaigns in the future.