YU Global Talent College Social Contribution Group participated in community service activities and cultural experience programs

Understanding the value and need for preservation of the Gyeongsan Jain Danoje, a national intangible cultural asset

Expanded establishment of community cooperation networks for human and material exchanges

[November 03, 2023]

<Students from YU Global Talent College Social Contribution Group held community service and cultural experience events>

 On October 28, about 40 members of the Global Talent College Social Contribution Group of YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) consisting of Chinese and Vietnamese students visited Gyeongsan Jain Danoje Preservation Association for a field trip to local traditional culture. On that day, YU students had a time to experience a variety of activities for helping farm work, making paper flowers for Danoje, and visiting the Han General's historic site and to learn about the Gyeongsan Jain Danoje, a national intangible cultural asset, and the need to preserve local traditional culture, starting with the purification of the Gaekjeon Forest in Jain-myeon, Gyeongsan-si.

<Students from YU Global Talent College Social Contribution Group experienced making paper flowers for Danoje>

ZHENG SHITING (graduate school majoring in Korean language education as a foreign language) from China participated in the program and said, “I especially remember the paper flowers I made during the traditional culture experience with foreign students. It was a good opportunity to do volunteer work with my friends for local community and to experience Korean traditional culture.”

 KIM Bong-seok, a national intangible cultural heritage transmission educator, said, “It was a meaningful time to inform foreign students attending YU about the value and need for transmission of the Gyeongsan Jain Danoje, a national intangible cultural heritage. I hope that this program carries an opportunity to expand the areas for mutual cooperation between YU and the local community.”

<Students from YU Global Talent College Social Contribution Group are helping farming work in rural areas around Jain-myeon, Gyeongsan-si>

 LEE Chun-young of YU Global Leaders College said, “This program was a great opportunity for foreign students to experience Korean traditional culture and do volunteer work for the region. YU Global Leaders College will continue endeavors for local community and coexistence starting with local traditional culture preservation and social contribution activities.”

 Meanwhile, YU Global Leaders College was established this year to meet Korea's global status and the needs of the international community.Global Leaders College has been actively making social contribution activities in Korea and foreign countries to contribute in prosperity of human society, including an overseas volunteer corps consisting of 20 Global Talent College students who went on a volunteer work trip to Uzbekistan last July.