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NEW (16.06.01)Sixty Ajou people from the Graduate School of Public Affairs, etc. participate in the 'Suwon Citizens Forest P

  • 2016-06-08
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Sixty Ajou people from the Graduate School of Public Affairs, etc. participate in the 'Suwon Citizens Forest Project' in Mongolia
 
[16.06.01]
 
 
President Dong Yeon Kim and people from the Graduate School of Public Affairs of Ajou University participated in the 'Suwon Citizens Forest Project,' which was held on May 28th in Mongolia.
 
 
The Project, which began in 2011 under the initiative of the Suwon Municipal Government, aims to plant 100,000 trees over ten years – 10,000 per year – in   Erdene Soum, 40km away from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. This year, it was held from May 26th to the 30th, with about 140 people participating. About eighty people from Suwon City were sent for the Project, including Chairman Jung Han Choi of the Human Mongolia Association, members of the Suwon City Council, and other city officials with approximately 60 Ajou people joining them.
 
 
The Graduate School of Public Affairs, which first participated in the Project last year, formed a large delegation this year to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Dean Heung Sik Kim, professors, and alumni of the Graduate School of Public Affairs, and Dean Seung Ik Yoo, professors, and undergraduate students from the College of Social Sciences were included in the mission.
 
 
In his remarks, President Dong Yeon Kim said, "Ajou University is actively participating in the programs through which it can contribute to Suwon City and the local community. There is a maxim, 'You should plant trees for the next ten years and nurture talents for the next ten decades.' I believe that this project fits both of these goals because it has brought together young people from Korea and Mongolia," adding, "I hope that our students can gain a variety of experiences through community services, international programs, and other challenge-taking activities."
 
 
President Kim also suggested that he and the students participating in the event see the musical "The Wash," which features the life of a Mongolian young man named Solongo in Korea. President Kim promised to arrange an opportunity to see it together soon.