Gathering alumni’s minds at 70th Anniversary of Faculty of Architecture

Sharing experiences and communication through special lectures by seniors for juniors

Encouragement of juniors in their graduation exhibition

[September 05, 2022]

<Alumni of Faculty of Architecture donated KRW 100 million of development fund.>

Alumni of YU Faculty of Architecture donated KRW 100 million of scholarship to their alma master for their juniors. Alumni gathered their minds at 70th Anniversary of YU Faculty of Architecture.

 On the 5th, YU Faculty of Architecture held 70th Anniversary of establishment. YU Faculty of Architecture was established in 1952, for the third time in the country. In the anniversary ceremony held at 3:00 pm on the 5th in YU Cheonma Art Center Chamber Hall, alumni, professors, and students including YOON Jong-sik, Chairman of Alumni Association of YU Faculty of Architecture (CEO of DOSI 21 Design Group) participated. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU and BYEON Chang-hun (Chairman of YU Alumni Association of Faculty of Architecture and President of Daegu Hanny University) participated in the ceremony and congratulated the anniversary. In the ceremony, YOON Jong-sik, Chairman of Alumni Association of YU Faculty of Architecture transferred KRW 100 million of scholarship to President CHOI Oe-chool of YU for juniors.

 Chairman YOON Jong-sik of YU Alumni Association of Faculty of Architecture said, “Alumni gathered their minds to promote development of alma master and to cheer juniors at the 70th anniversary of establishment of the department. I hope that today’s ceremony will be a motive for alumni and all constituents including professors and students to strengthen their determination towards 100th anniversary. We will make every support for development of alma master and juniors in every possible opportunity.”

<Transfer of contribution plaque in the 70th Anniversary Ceremony of Faculty of Architecture>

 Dean KANG Ju-won of YU Faculty of Architecture commented, “The 70 years for YU Faculty of Architecture were the 70 years for development of Korea. More than 6,500 alumni of YU Faculty of Architecture are working in the world over Korea. I feel the proud of the dean of the faculty because here are the alumni to participate in and congratulate the 70th-anniversary ceremony. We will continue innovations and challenges to make the best faculty of architecture in Korea over the performances for the past 70 years.”

 President CHOI Oe-chool of YU commented through his congratulatory message, “Endeavors until yesterday have determined today’s prestige and endeavors since today will determine tomorrow’s new prestige. I think that endeavors made by the alumni of YU Faculty of Architecture over the past 70 years contributed to putting Korea at the level of advanced countries. It is the time for YU, which has led cultivation of Korean talents with the founding spirit for cultivation of the pillars for national restoration, to play the role to meet the prestige of an advanced country. We will share Korea’s experiences in development with the world and will do our best for cultivation of talents to contribute to human society. We hope more cheer and interest in future, too.”

 In the ceremony, alumnus seniors including KIM Mu-kwon (CEO of Modern Architecture Architects & Engineers) and YOO Kun-ha (Chairman of Kunwon Engineering) who are working as architects had special lectures for juniors and communicated with them.

 Meanwhile, alumni visited alma master for the 70th anniversary ceremony held in the underground gallery of YU Cheonma Art Center and appreciated juniors graduation works and encouraged the juniors in the Graduation Exhibition of Faculty of Architecture. The 69th Graduation Exhibition of YU Faculty of Architecture was held until September 7 (Wednesday).