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NEW [16.10.31] Ajou holds the first international academic conference with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China

  • 2016-11-07
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Ajou holds the first international academic conference with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China

[16.10.31]


Ajou University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) held an academic conference on October 26th in Shanghai, China, under the theme 'Peaceful Exchanges and Cooperation for Korean Unification.' The event was attended by President Dong Yeon Kim and other officials from Ajou University, many unification experts from both countries, including former Unification Minister Gil Jae Ryu, co-hosted by Ajou Unification Institute and SJTU's Center for Korean Studies, and sponsored by BMW Korea. 


The academic conference is based on the MOU signed in January between Ajou University and SJTU. The two sides plan to expand exchanges and cooperation for the unification of the Korean peninsula through the second academic conference to be held at Ajou University next year, etc. Earlier on, Ajou sent 41 students to SJTU as part of the After You Program.


Ajou University is the only institution to be designated by the Ministry of Unification as the Unification Education Leading University and the Regional Unification Education Center. SJTU is the oldest and the most influential university in Shanghai, which is considered a sacred place of Korea's fight for independence, since it is home to the building of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.


Before the conference, President Dong Yeon Kim had dinner on October 25th with Consul General of the Republic of Korea to Shanghai, Seok Hee Han, and Chairman of Ajou's Alumni Association in Shanghai, etc. During the dinner, President Kim asked for active cooperation and support for exchanges between universities of the two countries, Ajou's alumni looking for business opportunities in Shanghai, and overseas internships for the University students.