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NEW (2015-10-29)Ajou's President Dong Yeon Kim gives a special lecture at the World-OKTA Next Generation Trade School

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Ajou's President Dong Yeon Kim gives a special lecture at the World-OKTA Next Generation Trade School

2015-10-29

 


On October 27th, Ajou University's President Dong Yeon Kim gave a special lecture under the theme "Pleasant Innovation" to 100 people who participated in the Next Generation Trade School hosted by the World-OKTA (Overseas Korean Traders Associations, Chairman Ki Chool Park) at the Saemaul Undong Central Training Institute in Seongnam City.


The Next Generation Trade School is a program that the World-OKTA has been running since 2003 to foster overseas Korean traders. It aims to support young businesspeople as next-generation global economic leaders who will play a central role in the economic network of Koreans in the future.


The young participants who joined the 13th Next Generation Trade School this year were selected by 48 branches in 23 countries, and they finished the local courses in their respective countries. They arrived in South Korea on October 24th to receive extensive training for seven days through October 30th on trade practices, preparing and presenting plans on starting and running businesses, and education on the Korean culture.


In his lecture, President Kim asked that the participants constantly challenge themselves to find what they really want to do and be responsive to social issues. Regarding the qualities of leaders in our society, he quoted Jim Collins prioritizing character over expertise and asked them to become true leaders with a 'challenge-taking spirit' and 'consideration of others.' The lecture was so popular that the Q&A session lasted for about thirty minutes after the 90-minute lecture.


Prior to the lecture, President Kim met with Chairman Park and agreed on expanding bilateral cooperation, including holding the next session of the Next Generation Trade School at Ajou with participation from Ajou's students, and further developing internships and joint research with OKTA. They decided to work on the details of the expanded cooperation at the working level.


[President Dong Yeon Kim gives a special lecture.]

[A participant asks a question after President Kim's lecture.]