Constructed global partnerships with prestigious universities of Russia
Procured bridgehead for exchange with local Korean self-governing organization
Opened local PR center for the YU Medical Center
[October 12, 2018]
<Photo taken after signing an MOU between YU and NSTU>
(from left to right: NSTU Professor Evgeny, YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok, NSTU President Bataev, International Relations Vice Rector Nekrasov)
YU obtained a base for international exchange at Novosibirsk, the center of the Trans-Siberian Railway that connects the east and west, and the third largest of Russia.
YU (President Sur Gil-soo) recently signed MOUs with Novosibirsk State University (hereinafter NSU), a prestigious university in the basic science and engineering sector of Russia, and Novosibirsk State Technical University (hereinafter NSTU).
NSU, which has become an international exchange partner of YU, is a comprehensive university founded in Academgorodok, a science research complex in Novosibirsk. It is one of the three most prestigious universities of Russia together with Moscow State University and Saint Petersburg State University. Fitting to the geographical name meaning ‘Science Academy City’, it is home to over 20 academic research institutes ranging from nuclear physics and geology to palaeography, as well as the supervising institute, the Russia Science Academy Siberia Center. Here, NSU is fostering next-generation human resources in science technology. NSTU is also a prestigious state university of Novosibirsk together with NSU, and it is assessed to be superior in the fields of electric and electronic engineering, physics, and aerospace engineering.
From next year, YU and the two universities will exchange five students each every semester, conduct short-term cultural exchange programs, language exchange students, pursue international joint research and co-publication, conduct volunteer activities in international cooperation, and conduct other international exchange and cooperation programs in various fields. Furthermore, it is planning to review the implementation of the ‘2+2 dual diploma program’ to offer Russian students majoring in Korean studies to experience Korean society and culture at YU, while learning the Korean language. Currently, 50 students at NSU and 40 students at NSTU are majoring in Korean studies, and these numbers are on the rise. Furthermore, YU also agreed to develop a short-term education program for students in aerial navigation studies together with NSTU.
In particular, YU also made a bridgehead for exchange with the Korean self-governing organization in the Novosibirsk region through this visit. YU met with Professor Evgeny B.Tsoy, chairman of the Korean self-governing organization at NSTU to discuss plans for exchange and cooperation with ethnic Koreans and the immigrant population in Russia. As part of this, YU is planning to take active measures to overcome the severed time over the years and restore national homogeneity by pursuing international cooperation programs to look back on the history of Korean diaspora together with NSTU and the local Korean self-governing organization.
<YU held the opening ceremony of the YU Medical Center ‘Life Center’ in Novosibirsk on the 8th>
(left to right: YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok, Daegu City Medical Tourism Promotion Agency Director Cha Soon-do, NSU International Exchange Center Director Dmitry, YU Medical Center Director Yoon Sung-soo, NSU Medical Research Center Director Pokrovskii)
Meanwhile, during this visit, YU opened the ‘Life Center’ of the YU Medical Center to offer medical consultation for locals while extending YU’s advanced medical technologies and successfully constructing a base for expanding international exchange in Novosibirsk.
YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok (52, Social Science) said, “There is a wrong impression of Siberia as a sleeping land and a land of frozen soil. But in fact, it is a land with infinite potential with abundant natural resources and a beautiful natural environment, which I also learned through this visit.” He added, “I hope that at Novosibirsk, which is the heart of Siberia, our students will gain more competitiveness in preparation for the day that economic cooperation with Russia grows.”
