Raised development funds in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the school of Mechanical Engineering
[May 28, 2010]
Professors of the School of Mechanical Engineering joined to the campaign to raise scholarship funds for their students.
On the 27th at the faculty conference room of the School of Mechanical Engineering, a donation ceremony for scholarship funds amounting to 267.7 million won raised by 30 professors of the School of Mechanical Engineering was held.
Professors of the School of Mechanical Engineering that participated in the scholarship donation ceremony are gathering to take a photo.
Professor Kim, Su-yeon, dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, who handed the donation certificate to the president, stated, "Since opening the department in 1960, we graduated 10,000 students. I am very proud to be a professor of the Yeungnam University School of Mechanical Engineering whenever I hear news that our students are playing important roles in different parts of our society" while adding, "I hope that our students will do well to continue the tradition of our school, and our professors got together to give scholarships to encourage the students."
Lee, Hyo-soo, president of Yeungnam University, replied "I would like to express my gratitude and respect to the professors who so generously gave their students what they have despite the bad economic situation." adding, "I'm confident that the students will understand their professors' hope and work harder."
Meanwhile, an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the department, was held at the machinery hall of Yeungnam University. On the first floor lobby of the hall, the 'Engineering Project Exhibition' was held, displaying the engineering design works of 46 undergraduate students that included solar cars, unmanned vehicles, urban wind power generators, atomic microscopes, Robot Taekwon V and Mazinger Z. The 'Engineering Project Exhibition' is an event held every year to improve the creativity, adaptability, and presentation abilities of students in the school of mechanical engineering. Since being held for the first time in the Korea in 1995 by the Yeungnam University School of Mechanical Engineering, 'Engineering Project Exhibition' has grown to become a nation-wide creative engineering education program.
Students are introducing their works to Lee, Hyo-soo, who visited the Engineering Project Exhibition.
At Songam Hall, the 'Outstanding Companies Around Us' presentation was held. Students who visited 17 local medium companies including Sangsin Brake, Hwashin and Ajin presented results on their investigations and analyses to their classmates, and selected 1 team for the president's award, 3 teams for the dean's award, and 5 teams for the director's award. In addition, electric vehicle experience and learning programs were held outside of the machinery hall arousing the interest and participation of not only students in the school of Mechanical engineering, but the public as well.
※ History of Yeungnam University School of Mechanical Engineering
▲Established 3 departments related to mechanical engineering (mechanics, mechanic design, precision mechanics) (1960) ▲ Nation's first voluntary department integration (1992) ▲ Conducted national policy engineering project (1994~99, national funding of 5 billion won per year) ▲ Supervising university for BK21 mechanical industry (1999~2006, national funding of 2.5 billion won per year) ▲ Acquired nation's first ABEEK (Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea) (2001) ▲ Placed 5th among the 81 departments (schools) of mechanical engineering in the national universities evaluation (2005) ▲ 2nd stage BK21 local best graduate school project (2006~current) ▲Automobile parts and materials order-based human resource fostering project designated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2008)
