On August 25, UPC signed an online contract with Yeungnam University in South Korea. The two sides signed a framework agreement on friendly cooperation, a cooperation agreement on postgraduate degree program and a student exchange agreement, formally establishing a partnership. Vice President Yao Jun attended the signing ceremony and delivered a speech.
Yao Jun thanked the two municipal governments for their high attention and support, spoke highly of Yeungnam University, expressed his vision of practical cooperation between the two universities in talent training, scientific research exchanges and other fields, and contributed to the promotion of exchanges and integration of higher education between the two cities.
Park Seungwoo, Vice President of Yeungnam University, Guo Peng, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Busan, Li Jishi, Section Chief of Daegu International Commerce, and Zhen Zhu, Deputy Director of Qingdao Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, delivered speeches respectively, saying that on the occasion of celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the ROK, the cooperation between UPC and Yeungnam University is of great significance to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between China and the ROK, Qingdao and Daegu, At the same time, he expressed his best wishes for the establishment of a cooperative relationship between the two universities.
Yao Jun and Park Seungwoo signed the cooperation agreement online on behalf of the two universities. Among them, the Framework Agreement on Friendly Cooperation covers exchanges between faculty and students, joint scientific research activities, joint international conferences, academic seminars and exchange of academic materials; The cooperation agreement for postgraduate degree projects includes "1+1+1" master's joint training project, undergraduate+master's joint project, undergraduate+master doctoral joint study project and doctoral degree overseas study project; The student exchange agreement supports the two universities to accept up to 5 students for exchange study each year under the principle of equal exchange.
Yeungnam University is a key comprehensive private university directly under the Ministry of Education of South Korea. It has two campuses, Daegu and Qingshan, with more than 30000 students. It is one of the largest universities in South Korea. The university has made outstanding contributions to South Korea in talent training, scientific and technological innovation, social services and other aspects. It has won the first place in the "University with Good Teaching" of the Ministry of Education of South Korea, and has cultivated more than 200,000 outstanding graduates. The number of graduates serving as CEO of South Korea's Top 100 Enterprises and listed enterprises of Kostec (Korean Innovation Board) ranks in the forefront of South Korean universities.
