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Leading super-convergence renewable energy research and education to achieve carbon-neutrality.

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World Bank Korea Office officially thanks Ajou University GSIS at its 10th Anniversary Celebration

The Ajou University Graduate School of International Studies was awarded an appreciation plaque by the World Bank Korea Office at the latter's 10th anniversary celebration in recognition of the former's contributions to the energy industry, specifically its running of the master's degree program under the Korea International Cooperation Agency's (KOICA) energy policy. The World Bank Korea Office held its 10th anniversary celebration at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul on May 24, where it shared its achievements and future plans. A number of cooperating institutions were honored with appreciation plaques at the event. The Ajou University Graduate School of International Studies received an appreciation plaque for its successful partnership with the World Bank Korea Office and other agencies in the field of energy. The graduate school has been operating a master's degree program under KOICA's energy policy, which was developed by KOICA to produce experts on the energy policy of developing countries. The master's degree program has been offered at the Ajou University Graduate School of International Studies since 2017 with annual funding of KRW 900 million. At present, there are 20 students from 14 countries enrolled in the program. The program includes such components as energy independence, energy industry development, green growth, climate change response, and energy education and training. Students who complete the 17-month program graduate with a master’s in energy science policy. The students enrolled in the program are government employees involved in the field of energy in their respective countries who will likely return to their posts upon graduation to apply their newly acquired energy expertise. Department Chair Jung Yonghun of the Ajou University Graduate School of International Studies expressed his gratitude to "all members of the Graduate School of International Studies and everyone who made the running of the program possible," adding that "the best of efforts will be made to improve Ajou University, now celebrating its 50th anniversary, as well as the Graduate School of International Studies and the programs offered."

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President Choi interviews Quacquarelli Symonds Senior Vice President Ben Sowter at Asian Leadership Conference 2023

Ajou University President Choi Kee-choo talked with Senior Vice President Ben Sowter of Quacquarelli Symonds at the Asian Leadership Conference 2023. Hosted by The Chosun Ilbo, a Korean daily newspaper, the Asian Leadership Conference marks its 14th run this year. This year's event was held from May 17 to 18 under the theme of “The Era of Upheaval: The Road to Collaboration and Innovation.” On the afternoon of May 18, President Choi talked with Senior Vice President Sowter for about an hour on "the role of the university in saving the world." Quacquarelli Symonds is a British company that specializes in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world. President Choi introduced Senior Vice President Sowter to the audience, and Sowter gave a presentation on how universities can help protect the world. The two then engaged in an interview and answered questions from the audience. The entire event was conducted in English. Citing as an example the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, a feat accomplished in only 10 months and made possible through the participation of universities around the world, Senior Vice President Sowter said that universities are producing research outcomes and making innovations that save lives and make the world a better place. He explained that a focus of Quacquarelli Symonds in assessing universities is the discovery and recognition of universities that are capable or have potential in such research and innovation. Sowter said, "Korean universities are more sensitive to change and make decisions faster compared to universities in other countries," but that "they are skewed toward American universities in joint research in an era where global cooperation is needed." He said Korean universities needed cultural reform to move forward with global cooperation, and that they should move away from the ingrained competition among themselves and embrace sharing and cooperation. President Choi sought Senior Vice President Sowter's views on strategies that individual universities could adopt in the face of the falling school-age population and rapidly changing internal and external conditions of universities. Sowter then answered questions from the audience about university rankings and competition, university assessment, deindividuation of universities, limits and opportunities of online education, and other topics. One of the founding members of Quacquarelli Symonds, Senior Vice President Sowter is a higher education expert who has been involved in the QS World University Rankings for almost 20 years. Other notable speakers at the Asian Leadership Conference 2023 included former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad, former UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, 77th UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, KakaoPay CEO Shin Wonkeun, Green Climate Fund Advisor Jeffrey Lamb, and 25th Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

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Ajou University hosts a special lecture by a Nobel laureate in commemoration of its 50th anniversary

# Related KBS News Coverage A dream material according to a Nobel laureate Ajou University invited a Nobel laureate to give a lecture as part of its 50th anniversary commemoration. Konstantin S. Novoselov (pictured above), a professor at the National University of Singapore who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics, gave a lecture titled "Materials for the Future." Some 600 people, including researchers and students of Ajou University and other universities as well as local elementary, middle, and high school students, attended the lecture on the morning of May 12. Professor Novoselov spoke about graphene and its characteristics and applications, expectations for and realities of future materials, and principles and conditions around the design of new materials, among other subjects. Afterward, he answered questions from the audience. Professor Novoselov and his mentor, Professor Andre Geim of The University of Manchester, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing graphene, hailed as a "dream material." Only 36 years old at the time, Professor Novoselov was thrust into the limelight. An artificial nanomaterial, graphene is widely regarded as an advanced material that overcomes the limits of silicon. Lightweight, transparent, flexible, strong, and conductive, graphene is ideal for use in displays, semiconductors, solar cells, cars, aircraft, and more. Ajou University held a variety of events this year to honor its 50th anniversary. In April, Nobel laureates David MacMillan (2021 winner, Princeton University) and Carolyn Bertozzi (2022 winner, Stanford University) gave special lectures, and academic seminars on AI semiconductors, mobility, energy and materials, and biotechnology were also held. Ajou University President Choi Kee-choo said he hoped "the Nobel laureates' lectures would inspire students' learning," and that "it would be wonderful for an Ajou University graduate to go on to win a Nobel prize." Ajou University students and researchers and local elementary, middle, and high school students attending the lecture Professor Novoselov and President Choi with students who attended the lecture