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NEW [16.06.24]Former Premier Hong Won Jung gives a special lecture to Ajou's “AFTER YOU” Program participants

  • 2016-07-01
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Former Premier Hong Won Jung gives a special lecture to Ajou's “AFTER YOU” Program participants
 
[16.06.24]
 
 
Former Prime Minister Hong Won Jung gave a special lecture to the participants of Ajou University's “AFTER YOU” Program.
 
 
The one-and-a-half-hour lecture, which was held on the afternoon of June 23rd in Room 105 in the College Academic Building, was attended by students and staff members who are participating in the “AFTER YOU” Program this summer.
 
 
Former Premier Jung discussed his own career and experiences as a government official with the students and passed on encouraging messages and support for them.
 
 
He said, "You can easily find mentors around you who will give you lessons," adding, "I recommend that you try to watch, listen to, and learn from them, and these experiences will be integrated into your own character, speech, and acts over time."
 
 
He went on to say, "I hope that you respect and have consideration for the people around you and stay humble at all times." 
 
 
Former Premier Jung passed the Korean Bar Exam in 1972 and worked as Director of the Gwangju Regional Prosecutors' Office and Director of the Busan Regional Prosecutors' Office. He then served as the 42nd Prime Minister for two years from February 2013 and worked together with Ajou's President Dong Yeon Kim, who served as Minister for Government Policy Coordination at the time. Former Premier Jung attended President Kim's inaugural ceremony in February last year, marking the first time an incumbent Prime Minister participated in the inauguration of a president of a private university since the South Korean government was established.
 
 
A total of 121 students from Ajou and neighboring universities will participate in the “AFTER YOU” Program this summer. They will attend language courses and have cultural experiences, etc., over four weeks at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, and Washington University in the U.S., and Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Before the Program begins, lectures by invited renowned people and English and Chinese language classes were arranged for the participants.