[May 11, 2010]
The 'Global Saemaul School', which will become a cradle for the 21st century-type Saemaul movement, was established for the first time in Korea through the cooperation of the university, international academic society, and local self-governing organizations.
Lee, Hyo-soo, president of Yeungnam University, signed an MOU on the establishment and operation of the 'Global Saemaul School' with Choi, Oe-chool, chairman of the Global Saemaul Forum and Lee, Jae-man, director of the Daegu Dong-gu Office at the Dong-gu Office on the 11th.
The Global Saemaul School celebrated its 40th anniversary since its establishment by the late President Park, Chung-hee on April 22, 1970, and while looking back the basic spirit and historical meaning of the Saemaul Movement, for the first time in Korea, it has been installed in Dong-gu, Daegu, for the local self-governing organization in order to lead a 21st century Saemaul Movement needed in an era of a paradigm shift.
With the establishment of the Global Saemaul School later this year, Yeungnam University will support Dong-gu becoming a intelligence-based society and procure an edge in intellectual competitiveness through research on related educational programs and dispatching experts. Dong-gu Office will help improve the intellectual competitiveness of residents and enhance traditional cultures for the learning and practicing of the 21st century Saemaul spirit of diligence, self-help, cooperation, service and creation. The Global Saemaul Forum's goal is to develop an intellectual competitiveness base model of Dong-gu through the operation of the Global Saemaul School, foster leaders for experience-based education on traditional cultures and the global servicing culture, while systemizing the spirit and experience of Korea's successful development model and sharing it with the world.
On this, Lee, Hyo-soo, president of Yeungnam University, stated, "The Global Saemaul School will provide the opportunity for lifelong learning for not only the community, but the entire nation, systemize the Saemaul Movement of Korea and the past experience in national development by fostering global service leaders, and lead the 21st century Saemaul Movement in the front line.
