Ajou's Law School students meet lawyers from law firms

2015-09-14

On September 11th, a program entitled 'A Meeting Between Seniors and Juniors in the Legal Profession – Communication and Exchanges' was held in the College Academic Building at Ajou University. Ten lawyers from major Korean law firms took part in the event and had conversations with about 50 students from the University's Law School.

The program, which was organized by the Korean Legal Center (KLC), lasted from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on that day in five classrooms. The KLC prepared the event to help lawyers consult prospective lawyers about their concerns and establish role models as senior lawyers.

During the event, Dong Geon Kim from Barun Law and other lawyers discussed the ethics of  legal practitioners and their philosophies of life, etc. In addition, they provided customized advice to the University students on their future careers.

Lawyers who participated in the program are as follows:

▲ Dong Geon Kim (Barun Law) ▲Soon Moo Soh (Yulchon) ▲In Jae Lee (Bae, Kim & Lee) ▲Hyo Geun Jin (Jin Hyo Geun Law Firm) ▲In Dong Park (Kim & Chang) ▲Jeong Jin Choi (Daeryook & Aju) ▲Tae Hak Chung (Yulchon) ▲Seung Su Kang (Kim & Chang) ▲Sang Jin Kang (Kim & Chang) ▲Hyeon Hee Choi (Hyeonjae) 

The KCL's program at Ajou is the third session following similar events that were held in the Law School at Seoul National University in July and the Law School at Yeungnam University in August under the same title.
 
Ajou University and Suwon City hold the '2015 Suwon Drone Festival'

2015-09-14

Ajou University and Suwon City held the '2015 Suwon Drone Festival' on September 12th and 13th at the University campus. The festival turned out to be popular, attracting about 20,000 citizens.

The Festival featured lectures, demonstrations, and exhibitions regarding drones, and offered opportunities for participants to try drones. In addition, there were performances to celebrate the event, including formation flying of drones, b-boy performances, and a performance by Ajou's cheerleading team Cento.

Drone demonstrations were opportunities for participants to see how drones are actually used in life-saving at sea, emergency rescue activities, airplane crop dusting, etc. At the booths established on the University's auxiliary field by drone-related industry, academia, research institutions, and public agencies from Korea and abroad displayed various types of drones and their parts. Other programs included contests of drone racing, aerial photos taken by drones, and model aircrafts made by teenagers. 

 
Ajou's professors led by the LINC Project Group also took part in the event and set up booths where people were able to experience drones and see drone-related studies firsthand. Professor Yong Jin Kwon (Department of Industrial Engineering) demonstrated an integrated simulator for manned and unmanned aircrafts and formation flying of drones, and Professor Jeong Han Ko (Department of Industrial Engineering) showed how drones are made with 3D printers. Other interesting activities were experiencing tactical data link simulators for national defense prepared by Professor Ho Gi Baek (Department of Military Digital Convergence) and a meeting between unmanned automobiles and drones prepared by Professor Bong Sob Song (Department of Mechanical Engineering).

During the first day of the Festival, the Policy Research Society for the Drone Industry led by Professor Kwon hosted an academic seminar on the development of the drone industry under the theme 'Innovations to Be Brought by Drones.' Six drone experts from the industry, academia, and research institutes were invited to the seminar.

Suwon City Mayor Tae Young Yeom said, "We would like to develop Suwon into a leading city in the drone industry based on its excellent infrastructure," adding "Suwon is one of the perfect cities for our vision because we have Samsung Electronics and about 600 related companies here, and we can access an outstanding pool of talents at Ajou and other universities."

Ajou University's President Dong Yeon Kim said, "While the drone industry is in its early stage, its market size is already valued at about 2 billion dollars and related startups and industry are sharply growing," adding, "Ajou would like to join forces with Suwon City for the development of the drone industry."

Ajou's Visiting Professor Jin Pyo Kim (Graduate School of Public Affairs), a former member of the National Assembly, and Sang Min Kim, a current member of the National Assembly and former President of Ajou's Student Council, gave congratulatory messages at the festival.

Drone – unmanned aircraft – was first developed for military purposes in early 20th century, and its uses are expanding into police investigations, disaster relief, agriculture, and logistics, etc.