Volunteer service and cultural exchange activities with Uzbekistan and Vietnam

Opportunity to develop basic knowledge as global citizens by carrying out global social contribution activities 

Local governments and universities collaborate to develop local youth’s global capabilities

[July 28, 2023]

<YU Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps’ Activities in Uzbekistan>

YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) students embarked on global social contribution activities during their vacation.They were dispatched to Uzbekistan and Vietnam to engage in volunteer work and cultural exchange activities.

Twenty students from YU Global Leaders College went to Uzbekistan volunteer work from the 3rd to the 13th. YU Global Leaders College was established this year to respond to Korea's global status and the needs of the international community.

<Starting Ceremony for Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps>

 Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps visited kindergartens, welfare facilities for the disabled, and nursing homes in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and provided educational volunteer activities such as making fans and painting. During the dispatch period, they visited National University of Samarakant and engaged in cultural exchange activities with local students through Korean language classes, making Korean food, and learning traditional dances. Students from both universities also held an environmental cleanup campaign near the campus.

<YU Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps’ Activities in Uzbekistan>

 Park Ye-ji (3rd year Saemaul International Development Department) who went to Uzbekistan volunteer work said, “It was my second overseas volunteer activity following Vietnam volunteer work in my sophomore year. In Uzbekistan, local kindergarten children and teachers liked it and I was, therefore, able to do volunteer work happily. I think it's good that I could develop my major's competencies and gained various experiences through overseas volunteer activities.”

From the 10th to the 18th, YU Social Contribution Group dispatched students to Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province in Vietnam to carry out volunteer activities. Last year, YU launched a social contribution group consisting of students and faculty members as part of achieving a new vision of 'a creative innovation university that contributes to the prosperity of human society' and has been continuously carrying out volunteer activities both inside and outside the campus.  

<Students from Gyeongsan-si and 7 local universities, including YU, carried out social contribution activities in Vietnam>

 Especially, these volunteer activities in Vietnam are meaningful in the respect that the local government and local youth planned and promoted the volunteer activity together. Local governments and universities held hands to expand opportunities for global contribution activities for local youth and to improve their global mindset. Thirty students from Gyeongsan City and 7 local universities, including YU, joined together.

 They carried out educational volunteer activities and local meal support activities at a local orphanage in Vietnam and also conducted cultural exchanges and workshops with students from Lak Hong University in Dong Nai Province. In addition, various programs were carried out to strengthen global capabilities, such as visiting Korean companies in Ho Chi Minh, Gyeongsangbuk-do Ho Chi Minh Office, and Saemaul Foundation Ho Chi Minh Office, etc.

 President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “Through overseas volunteer activities, students can broaden their view of the world and develop basic knowledge as global citizens. Especially, It will be an opportunity to have various experiences in developing countries and think about the challenges that the people of the world must solve together. Korea's young generation should be grateful for enjoying the fruits of their parents' dedicated efforts. Now, our young generation must play a role as global citizens. The university will actively support students so that they can gain a variety of experiences, from small volunteer activities that can be started from the surroundings to global social contribution activities around the world.”

<Disbanding ceremony for YU Global Leaders College Overseas Volunteer Corps>