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A ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Ajou University was held with about 1,000 participants, including students, alumni, professors, employees, representatives of major institutions, and domestic and foreign university officials.The ceremony was held in the auditorium of Yeonam Hall at 14:00 on April 12. With Park Seon-yeong as emcee, the ceremony proceeded in the order of: (i) the pledge of allegiance to the nation; (ii) introduction of guests; (iii) report on the university’s 50-year history (Kim Kyungrai, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs); (iv) commemorative address (Ajou University President Choi Kee-choo); (v) words of encouragement (President Choo Ho Suk of the Daewoo Educational Foundation); (vi) congratulatory address (online and on-site); (vii) granting of awards; (viii) Ajou Vision 5.0 announcement (General Manager Kang Mincheol of the Office of Planning and Coordination) and declaration (Ajou family); (iv) unveiling of the Ajou 50th Anniversary Wall; and (x) singing of the school song in union and celebratory performance (Suwon City Chorale). The event was broadcast live via YouTube. First, Kim Kyungrai, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, took the stage and introduced Ajou’s 50 years of history. Ajou University was inaugurated in 1973 with the cooperation of the Korean and French governments as “Ajou Engineering Junior College” and upgraded to an engineering college in December 1973 and a university in 1980. In 1981, the university’s graduate school was established, and in 1988, the medical college was created. In the 2000s, the colleges of nursing and pharmacy were opened. In 2009, the Graduate School of Law, the first of its kind in Gyeonggi Province, was established. Executive Vice President Kim Kyungrai presented the 50 years of Ajou university in four periods: (i) establishment of the university and its initial development (1973-1980); (ii) growth of the university (1981-1999); (iii) challenges faced by the university and establishment of a foundation for achieving self-reliance (2000-2011); and (iv) fostering of the university’s sustainability and seeking of new direction for growth (2012-present). After the outline of the school’s history, a celebratory video clip was played to show the history, spirit, and achievements of Ajou University over the past 50 years. In his congratulatory address, President Choi Kee-choo said, “The 50th anniversary of Ajou University is a milestone that has been achieved with the dedication of our students, alumni, professors, and staff. Starting as a small university, Ajou University has grown to become one of Korea’s major universities and a pivotal institution that contributes to the local community through the establishment and operation of Ajou University Hospital.”President Choi continued, “Ajou’s history of 50 years has been a history of facing and overcoming challenges, and the upcoming 50 years should be a history of creation and innovation. Going forward, Ajou will grow as a university that plays a leading role in the world beyond Korea and works to serve humanity.” President Choo Ho Suk of the Daewoo Educational Foundation said in his words of encouragement, “Ajou University has explored and developed in its own ways over the past 50 years. In the early years after the university’s foundation, young and enthusiastic faculty and smart students established Ajou’s reputation as ‘a university with excellent education,’ breaking records with their numerous innovations.”He delivered a message of congratulations and appreciation, saying, “All of the Ajou members present here today are the heroes and heroines of Ajou’s 50 years of history.”Dignitaries who did not attend the event sent their congratulations via video clips. Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province, who served as the 15th president of Ajou University, sent a congratulatory message while on a business trip in the United States. Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Suwon Special City and President Maurie McInnis of Stony Brook University sent words of congratulations in the form of images. Governor Kim Dong-yeon said, “I remember my service at Ajou University as a pleasant and rewarding time. I firmly believe that Ajou University will continue to prosper as it has so far, and I will provide my utmost support for Ajou as a permanent Ajou member.” President Hong Won-hwa of Kyungpook National University; National Assembly member Park Kwang-on; Yeom Tae-young, Vice Governor of Economic Affairs, Gyeonggi Province, and Acting President Ling San of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore took turns rising to the stage to deliver messages of congratulations.Awards for the 50th anniversary were presented to the French Embassy in Korea (certificate of merit); Suwon Special City, Gyeonggi Province (special award); and Ajou Alumni Association (plaque of appreciation). Ludovic Guillot, cultural councilor at the French Embassy in Korea, and Choi Jung-won[KH1], president of the Ajou Alumni Association, on behalf of Philippe Lefort, French ambassador in Korea, and Ajou alumni, respectively, came to the stage to extend their congratulations. Director Park Sa-seung of Suwon Special City’s Planning and Coordination Office and Yeom Tae-young, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs, Gyeonggi Province, were present to accept the awards on behalf of Suwon City and Gyeonggi Province, respectively.This was followed by an explanation of and declaration ceremony for Ajou Vision 5.0, Ajou University’s long-term development strategy. General Manager Kang Mincheol of the Office of Planning and Coordination took the stage to explain the background and content of Ajou Vision 5.0, which is made up of 25 strategic tasks in education, research, university-industry cooperation, and global sectors with the goal of making Ajou a university that explores the future through value creation and innovation. The Ajou Vision 5.0 declaration ceremony was attended by Ajou President Choi Kee-choo; President Lee Hyo-seong of the Student Council; President Lee Jae-ho of the Professors Council; Cho Jae-hyeon, president of a labor union branch; President Choi Jung-won of the Ajou Alumni Association; Lee Beom-jae, an alumnus of the class of 1973; Kim Hyeon-seung, a student of the class of 2023; Prof. Kim Hyungyoon, newly appointed in 2023; and Kim Hyo-jeong, a staff member.Meanwhile, in the afternoon, an international conference was held as part of “50th Anniversary of Ajou Week: ai (Ajou Innovations) Festival,” with Prof. Kim Tae-bong of the Department of Economics as a host. Thomas Frey, an American futurist, the founder and executive director of the Davinci Institute, gave a keynote lecture on the theme of “The future of university.” In addition, Ajou President Choi Kee-choo, Acting President Ling San of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, President Hong Won-hwa of Kyungpook National University, and Director Choi Eun-hee of the Ministry of Education’s Human Resources Division gave presentations on the role and innovation of universities in the future. Thomas Frey said, “Universities need to foster a collaborative learning environment where teamwork and leadership can be cultivated, going beyond traditional education, and should provide an educational environment that enables education based on coaching and experience and nurtures an understanding of cultural diversity.” Lastly, alumni researchers of Ajou University currently working at overseas universities introduced cases of global university innovations and presented suggestions. The researchers were: Prof. Yun Hyun Jung, Texas State University (Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, 1996); Prof. Hwang Jaejin, Northern Illinois University (Department of Industrial Engineering, 2003); Prof. Lim Keun-Woo, Télécom Paris (Department of Software and Computer Engineering, 2003); Prof. Lee Jaeyoung, Central South University, China (Department of Transportation Systems Engineering, 2000); and Prof. Park SaeJune, Queen Mary University of London (Department of Physics, 2008).Guests at the 50th anniversary ceremony.President Choi Kee-choo presenting Ajou University’s 50-year history and future directions in his congratulatory address.Unveiling ceremony for the Ajou 50th Anniversary Wall in the lobby of Yulgok Hall, broadcast live concurrently with the 50th anniversary ceremony.Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon, 15th president of Ajou University, sharing words of congratulations while on a business trip in the United States.Followed by the event, executives including Ajou University President Choi Kee-choo and Daewoo Institute Director Choo Ho Suk.Ajou International Conference, held after the 50th anniversary ceremony.* The picture at the very top shows the Ajou Vision 5.0 declaration ceremony, which was attended by: President Choi Kee-choo; President Lee Hyo-seong of the Student Council; President Lee Jae-ho of the Professors Council; Cho Jae-hyeon, president of a labor union branch; President Choi Jung-won of the Ajou Alumni Association; Lee Beom-jae, an alumnus of the class of 1973; Kim Hyeon-seung, a student of the class of 2023; Prof. Kim Hyungyoon, newly appointed in 2023; and Kim Hyo-jeong, a staff member. # 50th anniversary of Ajou University and Ajou DNA! – Go to commemorative video clip
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Official statistics for 2022 place Ajou University's graduate employment rate at 72.4%, the second-highest among 4-year universities producing at least 2,000 graduates a year.The Ministry of Education updated its Higher Education in Korea website with the official university information for 2022. The 2021 employment rates specified concern students who graduated in August 2020 and February 2021. According to the updated information, 64.2% of graduates of 4-year universities found employment. That figure represents an increase of 3.1% over the previous year's 61.1%.Of the 2,190 Ajou University students who graduated in August 2020 and February 2021, 72.4% found employment. High employment rates were seen among medical (95.1%), pharmacy (90%), and nursing (83.7%) graduates, as well as those finishing engineering (81.6%) and information and communications (77.5%).By department, high employment rates were identified in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (88.9%), Department of Software and Computer Engineering (82.5%), Department of Mechanical Engineering (82%), Department of Transportation Systems Engineering (81.5%), Department of Architecture (80.6%), Department of Industrial Engineering (80.3%), Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering (76.5%), Department of Applied Chemistry and Biological Engineering (75.5%), Department of Chemical Engineering (75%), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (74.1%), Department of Digital Media (73.5%), and Department of Cyber Security (73%). The employee retention rate among Ajou University grads, an indicator of quality of employment, was found to be 88.4% (Cycle 4: 12 months into employment)—the highest among Korean universities. Employee retention rates are calculated from percentages of health insurance holders who retain employment, at the end of each of 4 cycles, identified as 3, 6, 9, and 12 months into employment. The rule of thumb is the higher the employee retention rate the greater the stability enjoyed by graduates at work.The announced Ajou University graduate employment rate of 72.4% is the second-highest among all 4-year universities in Korea producing at least 2,000 graduates a year, and the highest among 4-year universities producing at least 2,000 graduates in Gyeonggi Province. Nationally, the highest graduate employment rate was achieved by Sungkyunkwan University (78.5%). Following Ajou University’s 72.4% was Yonsei University (71.4%), Hanyang University (71.4%), Seoul National University (71.1%), Chung-Ang University (70.3%), Korea University (70.1%), Inha University (69.8%), Hanyang University Education Research Industry Cluster at Ansan (69.5%), and University of Seoul (69.2%). Ajou University runs the Career Plus Center to help students, in any year of study, find employment through a range of well-structured support programs that accommodate their individual needs and make the best of what Ajou University has to offer. Students are mentored at the Center to develop their job skills and have ready access to career guidance counseling. The Career Care program provides assistance to graduates who have not yet found work and those who are working but have job-related concerns.Visit the Ajou University Career Plus Center Website
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Ajou University’s President Choi Kee-choo and the Ajou University group Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation 3.0 (LINC 3.0) participated in the Consumer Electronics Show 2023 (CES 2023), which took place in Las Vegas from December 5th to 8th.CES 2023 saw the participation of about 3,100 businesses, including global companies and startups from 174 countries, and the attendance of some 110,000 visitors. The main themes of the event were Transportation and Mobility, Digital Health, Web3 and Metaverse, and Sustainability and Human Security for All.The CES ranks as the world’s most influential ICT and appliances expo, along with Germany’s Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) and Spain’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), and is a beehive of global innovation. Cutting-edge technologies in ICT and beyond that are lifting the boundaries between the automotive, aviation, aerospace, and food industries are introduced at the CES, commanding the world's attention at every annual event.At CES 2023, Ajou University and LINC 3.0 ran the booth of LightWeight Inc., a startup founded by two Ajou University students. LINC 3.0, led by Kim Sangin, director of the Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, introduced Ajou University, the LINC 3.0 project, and the value the former creates through the latter, while LightWeight demonstrated LightOne, its proprietary "smart artificial load weight with an AI personal trainer."Launched by Lee Seunghyun and Lee Donggeon two Ajou University electronic engineering students, LightWeight is a subsidiary of N4U Tech Holding Inc. (a joint technology holdings company operating under Ajou University) and is a resident of Ajou University Business Incubation Center. The two Lees took advantage of the startup support devices Ajou University has in place, including a framework which allows students with drive to structure and execute their own learning and development and earn the commensurate credits, to develop smart artificial load weight, a smart healthcare solution which allows the user to use custom weights of a greater range of precision and convenience in weight adjustment according to individual needs during machine exercise.Ajou University screened a pool of companies seeking to participate in CES 2023, providing support for those selected in terms of the products they had for exhibit.While at CES 2023, President Choi checked in with the Ajou University participants, and toured the expo with accompanying Korean and foreign officials. He also attended the CES 2023-Linked Industrial-Academic Cooperation Seminar, organized by the National Research Foundation of Korea to coincide with CES 2023, which was also attended by Korean university and Ministry of Education officials, as well as startup, management, and consulting professionals. Notable proceedings included presentations on models for effective industrial-academic cooperation and innovation in industrial-academic cooperation, as well as actual products of these models.Also included in President Choi's US itinerary was visits to potential local university partners in exchange and cooperation.<Demonstration of LightOne, a smart healthcare solution by LightWeight, a student startup>* Image source : Official CES 2023 website, LINC 3.0* Top image : From left, Professor Lee Yong-ju of ACES Mobility ICC, Professor Lee Jooyeoun of Smart Energy ICC, CEO Lee Seunghyun of LightWeight, President Choi Kee-choo, Director Lee Donggeon of LightWeight, Director Kim Sangin of the Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and LINC 3.0, Team Leader Lim Goonjin of the Industry-Academic Business Team
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Volkswagen Group Korea donated an Audi vehicle to Ajou University, which will be used for educational and research purposes by the departments participating in the Convergence and Open Sharing System.The donation ceremony took place at Kookmin University on November 29, 2022 with Volkswagen Group Korea President, Till Scheer, President Yim Hong Jae of Kookmin University, and other officials in attendance. Representing Ajou University at the ceremony was Song Bongsob, Dean of the Department of AI Mobility Engineering, which is participating in the Convergence and Open Sharing System, a national project aimed at bringing universities together to develop advanced technology professionals. The Department of AI Mobility Engineering is participating in the Convergence and Open Sharing System in the category of Future Mobility.The donation was an outcome of a drive for industrial-academic cooperation between Volkswagen Group Korea and a Convergence and Open Sharing System consortium. Donated vehicles will be used by four universities participating in the Convergence and Open Sharing System: Ajou University, Kookmin University, Keimyung University, and Chungbuk National University.The vehicle Ajou University will be using is an Audi A6 50 TDI Quattro (above image center) which will be utilized as a learning asset by the Department of AI Mobility Engineering, newly established this year at Ajou University, with next year scheduled as its first year of operation. The vehicle will be put to good use for research and practical learning.Ajou University was selected by the Ministry of Education to participate in the Convergence and Open Sharing System in the category of Future Mobility. The System promotes shared access to advanced technology learning resources dispersed across different universities, and cooperation between businesses, research entities, academic societies, and civilian organizations towards development of core human resources on a national level. Forty-six universities were selected to participate in the eight areas of AI, Big Data, Next-Generation Semiconductors, Future Mobility, Bio Health, Immersive Media, Intelligent Robots, and Energy Industry.A consortium of six universities—Ajou University, Kookmin University, Keimyung University, Sun Moon University, Inha University, Chungbuk National University, and Daelim University—will work in the Future Mobility category. The consortium's participation in the Convergence and Open Sharing System is headed by Kookmin University. From Ajou University, the Department of Transportation Systems Engineering, Department of AI Mobility Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering are participating, together led by Yun Ilsoo, a professor in the Department of Transportation Systems Engineering.<Ajou University students driving test vehicles equipped with advanced sensors. Ajou University uses a number of real vehicles for practical learning and research.># Ajou University YouTube Channel - Introduction of the New Department of AI Mobility Engineering# Official Ajou University Blog - Blog Post: Introduction of the New Department of AI Mobility Engineering and Reading Recommendations
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Ajou International Day, a regular world-themed event held by Ajou University, took place on the 10th at Ajou University’s Gaon Park. With over 300 foreign students from 25 countries present, the day made for a meaningful exchange. In its 25th year this year, Ajou International Day brings foreign students at Ajou University together to showcase and share the food and culture of their home countries. Suspended after 2019 due to the pandemic, Ajou International Day resumed this year after a 3-year hiatus. Ajou International Day has otherwise been held every year since 1996.The day's event saw the venue filled with booths—prepared by the students themselves—representing the 25 countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Vietnam, Tajikistan, Honduras, Mexico, Myanmar, and Nepal. The Ajou University International Student Association, Ajou Global Ambassador, and Ajou University Center for International Education also ran booths to join in the day's celebration of cultural diversity. The program for this year's Ajou International Day included an introduction of the culture around food in the different countries, cultural performances, and a tug of war (juldarigi) and other traditional Korean games.Ajou University maintains an alliance with over 400 universities and institutions in 67 countries around the world, engaging in global cooperation activities that include student and researcher exchanges. Its global network is a platform for student exchange, short-term overseas study programs, and other activities, and for the double degree programs it operates together with world-class universities. A double degree program allows a student to earn a certain number of credits at Ajou University and the remainder at a partner university to earn a degree from both institutions. At present, the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Illinois Institute of Technology, both in the United States, are Ajou University's double degree partner universities.Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT), founded on the educational system and expertise of Ajou University, opened in February 2021. AUT operates in Uzbek government-provided sites and buildings. The three departments in operation are Civil Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students in year 1 to 3 are enrolled. (Students enjoying some tug-of-war)
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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 ranked Ajou University in the 601st-800th range. Performing better than last year in areas that include teaching, research, and international diversity, Ajou University's ranking this year makes it Korea's eighth-best university, a position shared with another university.Times Higher Education (THE) is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Like Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), it assesses and ranks all the universities in the world every year. For the 2023 rankings, 2,325 universities in 104 countries were assessed.THE ranked the top 1,799 universities based on its assessments. Ajou University has retained its position from last year, making it into the 601st-800th range again, a recognition placing it as the eighth-best university in Korea. Ajou University fared better than last year in a number of assessed categories. In the five areas of Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income, and International Diversity based on 13 indicators, the university achieved higher scores in Teaching and Citations this year. Industry Income gave Ajou University the highest ranking this year, at 162nd. Ajou University has been making notable achievements in technology transfer and other aspects of technology commercialization. Technology commercialization involves commercialization of a university’s R&D products through technology transfers, foundation of tech startups, and other avenues. A university can sell its developed technologies to companies or institutions, or commercialize them itself through a technology holdings company or a related subsidiary of such a company.Ajou University recorded KRW 5.21 billion in technology transfer revenue through 71 transfers in 2021, ranking fourth among Korean universities. To put that figure into perspective, the average such revenue among the 128 Korean universities that produced technology transfer revenue in 2021 was around KRW 900 million. Ajou University's technology transfer revenue has been increasing every year for six consecutive years.Each year, THE assesses and ranks the world's universities in the 5 categories of Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income, and International Diversity based on 13 indicators. The University of Oxford was named the world's No. 1 university in the THE World University Rankings 2023, an honor it has retained for 7 consecutive years. Harvard University (2nd), the University of Cambridge and Stanford University (tied for 3rd), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5th) followed.Ajou University has been doing well in the established global rankings of universities. It rose above the 500th position for the first time in the QS World University Rankings 2023, announced in June this year, after a continuous upward climb for 4 years, and was ranked 113th in the THE Asia University Rankings 2023, representing a jump of 17 places.▶ View the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023<Image source : THE website>
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The August 25th edition of the Maeil Business Newspaper features an interview with Ajou President Choi Kee-choo, in which he details Ajou University's achievements and vision in commercialization of technology.Ajou University's latest achievements in commercialization of technology, the latest news about Ajou University Technology Holdings, notable examples of technology transfer, and the establishment of new departments in advanced technology were all covered in the interview.Technology commercialization involves the commercialization of R&D achievements through technology transfer, tech startups, and other avenues. Successful commercialization allows a university to capitalize on its R&D achievements and diversify its sources of revenue to increase business and national competitiveness and create jobs.Ajou University's Technology Commercialization Team discovers promising technologies developed by students and researchers and links them to businesses that would benefit through a range of activities that results in commercialization and practical usage. To help researchers begin their own startups on core technologies they develop, Ajou University launched Ajou University Technology Holdings as a corporation last year. Through this holding corporation, Ajou University generates revenue from technology commercialization and re-invests it in R&D. Three subsidiaries have been formed under Ajou University Technology Holdings thus far.The efforts of Ajou University and its researchers are paying off, as the stellar achievements in technology transfer attest. Last year, Ajou University recorded KRW 5.21 billion in technology transfer revenue through 71 transfers, ranking it fourth nationally after Yonsei University, Seoul National University, and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Ajou University's technology transfer revenue has been increasing for six consecutive years.President Choi’s comments included, "Ajou University must be more active in fulfilling its social responsibility," and that "a university increasing its capacity to commercialize technology to lead the knowledge-based society has an important part to play in development of industries, companies, and the nation."# Read the Maeil Business Newspaper article
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Paran Sadari, an overseas study program for university students, will resume. A joint enterprise of the Ministry of Education and the Korea Student Aid Foundation, Paran Sadari was inspired by the Ajou University global campus program, After You.Paran Sadari will see 61 Ajou University students at the University of Washington and Kettering University in the United States for 2 to 3 weeks learning the English language and experiencing local cultures, among a range of activities.At the University of Washington, the program will take place over 3 weeks from August 1 with 34 students participating. At Kettering University, the program will take place over 2 weeks from August 8 with 27 students participating. Students who participated in Paran Sadari online last year will take part in the in-person program this year. COVID-19 put Paran Sadari on hold for all of 2020, and relegated it to the online environment for 2021.The participating students will complete prerequisites in basic English, adaptation to a foreign environment, mentoring, and career-mindedness before leaving Korea.Paran Sadari was begun in 2018 by the Ministry of Education and Korea Student Aid Foundation as an overseas study program for students from vulnerable backgrounds. It is a government-funded program providing overseas experience to university students affected by hardship but who have shown the drive to develop and succeed in life. Ten Korean universities, including Ajou University, take part in Paran Sadari, each selecting students who will participate from among their own student bodies, as well as students from other universities.Paran Sadari is an expansion of Ajou University's global campus program, After You, dating back to 2015. After You was created for students experiencing hardship and excluded from opportunities to gain overseas experience. It was funded entirely on outside donations, and saw the selected students spend valuable time at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Washington in the United States, and at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Beijing Institute of Technology in China.
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Ajou University President Choi Kee-choo visited Uzbekistan where he met with government officials to discuss educational cooperation plans. In 2021, Ajou University opened Ajou University in Tashkent (AUT), to which it exports its education system and expertise.President Choi, accompanied by Executive Director Kim Sun-yong [KH1]of Daewoo Educational Foundation and other Korean officials, visited Tashkent and Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from June 8th to 12th. The Ajou University delegation included Director Kim Sangin (Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation), Director Son Jeong-houn (AUT Foundation), Director Chang Byeongyun (Graduate School of International Studies), Professor Na Sangsin (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering), and Professor Han Man Yop (Department of Civil Systems Engineering).On the visit, President Choi signed subcontracts related to AUT. The delegation toured AUT facilities and met with students and the dispatched Ajou University teaching and administrative staff working on location. The delegation also visited the Uzbek Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Higher Education, where key topics concerning AUT and other educational cooperation opportunities were discussed. A major outcome of the visit was an agreement between Ajou University and the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship (GSBE), an educational institution under the Uzbek Ministry of Economic Development, that will see students completing the Master of Business Administration in IT (MBA in IT) program—to be made available as a result of the agreement—acquire a double degree. The MBA in IT will commence this coming October.The MBA in IT is for employees of Uzbek government offices and the related agencies. It requires them to complete two semesters at AUT and another two semesters at Ajou University to receive a degree from both institutions. Ajou University will provide the curriculum consulting necessary and dispatch teaching staff, and Uzbek students will earn their credits at the Graduate School of International Studies at Ajou University in Korea. Ajou University and the GSBE have been planning the double degree system at the request of the Uzbek Ministry of Economic Development.The Ajou University delegation also visited Samarkand State University where it met with that institution’s President Khalmuradov Rustam Ibragimovich to discuss ideas for cooperation in the disciplines of architecture and engineering. Samarkand is Uzbekistan's second-largest city after the capital, Tashkent.The delegation's itinerary in Tashkent included visits to such establishments of Korean origin as POSCO International, King Sejong Institute, and the Embassy of Korea in Uzbekistan, and attended an informal gathering of Ajou University Graduate School of International Studies graduates and AUT students.Located in the Uzbek capital, AUT began operating in February 2021 in Uzbek government-provided sites and buildings on Ajou University's educational curricula and philosophy. Three departments—Civil Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Electrical and Computer Engineering—are running at present, with 839 first- and second-year students enrolled.Seven Ajou University faculty members, including the first vice-president, have assumed posts on location at AUT, and work together with local faculty to deliver teaching and administrative services. All learning is provided in English, with the curricula of the corresponding departments at Ajou University forming the basis of the learning. Ajou University diplomas are conferred on AUT graduates.AUT is the product of an exchange much broader than a mere transfer of teaching staff or departments. Ajou University has wholly exported the educational system that makes up its core to Uzbekistan in what is considered to be a milestone achievement in education export. Uzbek students have a strong desire to study at AUT, with the second round of registrations for 2021-2022 recording an enrollment competition rate of 7.5:1, far eclipsing the 2.7:1 seen for 2020-2021.<Meetings with AUT students and teaching staff><A meeting with Uzbek Ministry of Economic Development officials. Ajou University and the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship (GSBE), under the Uzbek Ministry of Economic Development, will jointly operate the MBA in IT program.><A meeting with Uzbek Ministry of Education officials. Ajou University has the Uzbek government's full support in an envisioned departmental expansion of AUT.># Top image: President Choi (right) with Vice-Minister of Economic Development and GSBE President Abdinazarov Bobur (left) at the Ajou University-GSBE MOU signing ceremony held at the Uzbek Ministry of Economic Development building on June 9.
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The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2022 ranked Ajou University 113th, equivalent to 10th among Korean universities only.THE is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Like Quacquarelli Symonds, it assesses and ranks every university in the world every year. The THE Asia University Rankings 2022 covered 829 universities in Asia.Ajou University has been consistently working its way up in the THE Asia University Rankings over the last 5 years, this year weighing in at 113th—a jump of 17 places from last year's 130th.Using 13 indicators in the 5 assessment areas of Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income, and International Diversity, THE named Asia's top 500 universities. This year, Ajou University fared much better in Industry Income (71.7→77.8) and International Diversity (33.5→38.1). Ajou University has been making consistent achievements in revenue from industrial-academic cooperation on the strength of the research capability of its faculties and the university-wide support it provides to that end. In 2021, Ajou University brought in KRW 5.21 billion in technology transfer revenue, marking a continuing increase over the past 6 years. Technology transfer revenue in excess of KRW 5.2 billion makes Ajou University Korea's fifth top performer in that respect. Technology transfer revenue occurs when a company seeking to utilize a faculty’s R&D achievement makes an intellectual property rights payment to the university. In the category of International Diversity, Ajou University's higher ranking this year came from its programs and policies attracting foreign students with high academic merit and promoting global joint studies. To encourage promising foreign students to attend Ajou University and help them settle in once they arrive, Ajou University provides learning and living support programs and scholarships. Ajou University runs an organization to facilitate global joint research (global partnerships) for its faculty and provides funding for global joint studies that is larger and more widely available.The THE Asia University Rankings 2022 named Tsinghua University of China in the No. 1 spot, followed by Peking University, the National University of Singapore, the University of Hong Kong, and Nanyang Technological University, who took second to fifth spot, respectively. The top-ranked Korean universities are Seoul National University (8th), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (14th), Sungkyunkwan University (18th), and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (20th).
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President Choi Kee-choo of Ajou University visited the Midwestern United States and the state of Florida where he discussed exchanges and partnerships with local university heads.On an itinerary lasting from April 26 to May 11 last year, President Choi visited the University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Michigan.He met with university presidents and key officials, and was given tours of a variety of university facilities for students. Among the topics discussed with the university management teams were student exchange programs, including internships at Ajou University, MOUs for education and research partnerships, and opportunities for international joint research in biomedicine, intelligent semiconductors, advanced and new materials, mobility, and other promising fields.President Choi signed an MOU with President Alexander Cartwright of the University of Central Florida on the understanding that the two universities would actively cooperate in education and research. The MOU will activate exchange programs for researchers and postgraduate students, and establish the structure for discovering joint research tasks. The scope of cooperation will broaden over time.At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, President Choi met with Dean Ian Robertson and Executive Associate Dean David Noyce of the College of Engineering and Dean Robert Golden of the School of Medicine and Public Health, and discussed foreign internships at universities and companies in Korea, student visits over break periods, exchanges between the two universities’ colleges, and other partnership opportunities.In a meeting with Dean Alec Gallimore of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, President Choi gained an understanding of potential student and researcher exchanges. The two agreed that both their universities would do well to continuously cooperate in a number of promising areas, including mobility, and agreed to come up with concrete plans for student exchanges and visits, joint research at graduate level or higher, faculty joint research, and other fruitful activities.Communication will take place between the concerned faculties of Ajou University and the American universities to work out the details of the partnership activities to take place. With Dean Ian Robertson and Executive Associate Dean David Noyce of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonWith Dean Alec Gallimore of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan# Top image: With President Alexander Cartwright of the University of Central Florida
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The Impact Rankings 2022 of Times Higher Education (THE), a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education, named Ajou University as one of its top 100 universities in the world. Of the Korean universities assessed, Ajou University ranked sixth.The THE Impact Rankings 2022, targeting 1,406 universities in 106 countries, was released on April 28 last year. In its fourth year this year, the THE Impact Rankings are made by focusing on how well the assessed universities fulfill social responsibility.Assessed in detail are universities' endeavors in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, presented by the UN in 2015 towards more sustainable development, are 17 targets the world needs to work toward in the 5 core areas of People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership. The Ministry of Education-initiated project University Innovation, now in its second phase, demands that participating universities state their plans for "creating social value," indicating that universities' role in bettering society is of national importance.The THE Impact Rankings 2022 places Ajou University in the 101st-200th range, a notable climb from its position in the 201st-300th range the previous year. In 2022, Ajou University was ranked as one of the world's top 100 in No Poverty (SDG 1), Quality Education (SDG 4), and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (SDG 9), having progressed from the previous year when it was in the global top 100 in Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (SDG 9) only.In Korea, Ajou University ranks second in No Poverty (SDG 1) and Quality Education (SDG 4). Globally, it ranks 54th in No Poverty (SDG 1), having been recognized for the effectiveness of its proposed and actioned programs and policies aimed at ending poverty in the local community and the world. Ajou University ranks 88th globally in Quality Education (SDG 4) for its lifetime education model catering to local community members, and 84th in Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (SDG 9), up 9 spots from last year, for its achievements in expanding the industry-academia ecosystem and technology transfers.Ajou University made it into the 101st-200th range also in Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), and Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17). Ajou University has been practicing inclusivity, preserving culture and the environment for a sustainable future, and normalizing the SDG culture on campus, among other positive actions.Starting with the 2019 installation of the Ajou Sustainable Development Goals Center, Ajou University has been working to meet the SDGs as part of its planned university development. In 2021, the Ajou Sustainable Development Goals Center partnered up with Ajou University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Suwon City and successfully developed and implemented a Sustainable Development Leadership Curriculum. It also publishes the Ajou Sustainable Development Report, an annual report on Ajou University efforts in sustainable development, and executes environmental campaigns and other activities to build greater awareness of the SDGs.The THE Impact Rankings 2022 named the universities that made notable contribution to the economy and to society, environmental preservation, and human welfare. Western Sydney University of Australia was ranked first. Among Korean universities, Kyungpook National University was ranked 13th globally. Yonsei University (27th), Kyung Hee University (74th), Hanyang University (92nd), and Jeonbuk National University (95th) were the Korean universities that entered the top 100 list for the first time.
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