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NEW Ajou University to Participate in a Series of Government Projects

  • 2020-07-07
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Ajou University has recently won a series of government grants and projects.
 
On May 28, the Ministry of Education announced its 2020 Program for Supporting Universities Contributing to High School Education. The program, which will provide a total of KRW 69.8 billion over two years for universities who work to enhance the fairness and transparency of the admissions process, now has 75 universities, including Ajou, on its list. 
 
Participating universities will increase the fairness of their admissions process, organize events for reaching out to high school students, provide information on and simplify admissions categories, and introduce a Social Cohesion category into their admissions.
 
The Ministry of Education has chosen the 75 universities based on their business plans for 2020 as well as their 2022 admissions plans. Ajou was among the Seoul-Gyeonggi-based Type-1 universities chosen. Type-1 universities are not bound by specific eligibility requirements. Type-2 universities are those that have never been included in the Program for Supporting Universities Contributing to High School Education. Type-1 universities expect to receive KRW 1 billion in grants from the Ministry on average.
 
Ajou University has also been named the Regional Unification Education Center (RUEC) for the Gyeonggi-Incheon region. The Ministry of Unification and the Institute for Unification Education appoint and support an RUEC for each of seven regions in Korea. Ajou will serve as an RUEC for the Gyeonggi-Incheon region until February 28, 2022. As an RUEC, the university will organize unification education for local residents and develop a network of relations with local governments and unification organizations.