[Alumni] Lim Kwan-heon Scholarship and Lim Kwan-heon Academic Fund Presentation Ceremony
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- 2023-04-10
On April 3, 2023, at 10 a.m. at Toegye Humanities Hall, the College of Study (Professor Kim Dong-min) held the "2023 Lim Kwan-heon Scholarship and Academic Fund Award Ceremony" with Chairman Lim Kwan-heon, who temporarily returned from Chicago, the U.S.
Kim Dong-min, president of the College of Foreign Studies, and all other professors of the College of Foreign Studies attended the event, and alumni Lim Kwan-heon presented scholarship certificates directly to students Kim Jung-yeon (Yu Dong 21) and Oh Joo-hee (Yu Dong 20).
Also, Dr. Lee Jung-seok, Dr. Choi Dae-eun, Dr. Park Byung-man, Dr. Jinham, Dr. Sung Jung-hong, and Dr. Lee Chang-kyu, who were selected as post-doctoral researchers at the Lim Kwan-heon Academic Fund, were presented with certificates.
In addition, five post-doctoral researchers from the Lim Kwan-heon Academic Fund, selected in 2022, also attended to report on their academic research progress and thank alumni Lim Kwan-heon with the winners.
Kim Dong-min, dean of the College of Foreign Studies, told alumni Lim Kwan-heon that he was also selected as a recipient of the Lim Kwan-heon Academic Fund in 2012 and received great help. The Lim Kwan-heon funds are a great help in fostering talent at ollege of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy, and they delivered the books of teachers at college of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy.
The Lim Kwan-heon Scholarship Fund provided scholarships to 40 undergraduates of international universities from 2011 to 2022, and the Lim Kwan-heon Academic Research Fund was implemented from 2011 to 2021 to support full-time and non-executive teachers. In order to foster excellent new researchers from 2022, the system was changed to the "Lim Kwan-heon Academic Fund Post-Doctoral Research Institute" and five people were selected in 2022.
Following the award ceremony, alumni Lim Kwan-heon visited President Yoo Ji-beom and donated $50,000 to the Lim Kwan-heon Academic Fund of the College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy.
The "Lim Kwan-heon Scholarship Fund" and the "Lim Kwan-heon Academic Research Fund," which were created to develop College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy and foster younger students, currently have a cumulative amount of about 800 million won, including $50,000 in donations.