Pukyong National University

"Well, I should not say 'Latte is a horse...'"
A message from President Kim Young-seup to newbies of Pukyong National University who are stuck at home

△ President Kim Young-seup introduces the great scenes of Pukyong National University history to Pukyong students ⓒPhoto by Lee Sung-jae (PR Team)

At the end of this video, president Kim Young-seup of Pukyong National University said to students, "This shouldn't be 'Latte is a horse (means 'Back in my time~' it is a buzzword in Korea currently)', am I nagging?", he worried, but the students of Pukyong National University sitting in front of him smiled.

It was in the video titled 'The university president tells the history special feature of Pukyong National University.'

This video is a 30-minute time with a meeting between President Kim Young-seup of Pukyong National University and students of Pukyong National University. This is the first lecture in online content lecture, chapter 1 <College Life and Human Rights> created by the Future Education Innovation Division

Even if he could not managed to get avoid of saying 'Latte is a horse..' entirely(^^), this video is interesting to tell newcomers of Pukyong National University who are 'stuck at home' with Corona 19, what kind of university Pukyong University is, and how to enjoy college life.

This video on YouTube's Pukyong National University channel has more than 300 views.

Let's go into that video for a moment.

<The best 125 picks of Busan Guiness> "Pukyong National University, the first university in Busan"

First, in this video, a student asked, “Please tell me the history roots of Pukyong National University, which is recorded as the first university in Busan in the book of 'The best 125 picks of Busan Guiness'" then, president Kim answered to the student, "The Busan National Fisheries University, the predecessor of Pukyong National University, was founded in 1941 and was a four-year university since its establishment."

He said, “At that time, Busan Fisheries University was the only four-year college in the Busan area, and there were only a few four-year colleges across the country. Because it has such deep historical roots, Pukyong National University is a university with a lot of experience and developed process.

What is the key to the success of Dongwon Group's Chairman Kim Jae-cheol?

President Kim said, 'I am proud that Chairman Kim Jae-cheol of Dongwon Group is an alumnus of Pukyong National University. What kind of person is he?' He spent a lot of time on this question from the student.

President Kim said, “Jae-Cheol Kim, the founder of Dongwon Industries in 1969, has grown into top 20 company group with 15 trillion won in sales today", he chose the alumnus Kim Jae-cheol's secret to success as 'reading'.
 
President Kim said, “whenever I meet him and I could feel, Chairman Kim Jae-cheol really reads a lot of books.“ and he added, "Despite the difficult times, he was passionate and challenging until he succeeded after graduating from college, but it can be said that the root of his success lies in reading.” It is said that Chairman Kim always had a book on his side when he was on a fishing boat when he was young.

An alumnus of Pukyong National University, first step on Antarctica in Korea

President Kim responded to a student's question, 'Who is the alumnus of Lee Byeong-don, of Pukyong National University, who first stepped on Antarctica in Korea?", “The proud alumnus who opened the first path to study the ocean of my country is Lee Byeong-don.”

“In 1963, the alumnus of Lee Byeong-don visited Antarctica for the first time, and the importance of Antarctica was known to the government and the people. We have an Antarctic base. Few countries have Antarctic bases. Alumnus Lee Byung-don opened the way. He is our proud alumnus and the one who started researching our sea. He thought big about the road that others didn't go before and took a big step.”

The departments that have over 90 years history, the first and only departments are, “Numerous”

One student asked why many departments with more than 90 years of history have been established in our university. “Because the history of Busan National Fisheries University and Busan National University of Engineering is long, there are many 'only' and 'first' departments,” said the president Kim said and introduced the relevant departments.

"Since there are many 'first' and 'only' departments," president Kim said, "At that time, talented people studied in the department and are now active in society.” and he added, "70% of the Busan Architect Association is from Pukyong National University. The number of alumni in Busan is about 6,000," he introduced.

Presidents of the world, become alumni of Pukyong National University

Regarding the reason why many foreign presidents received an honorary doctorate degrees from our Pukyong National University, the university president Kim said, “The countries of the presidents who have received an honorary doctorate degree are small island countries like Vanuatu Palau Kiribati, but have a lot of abundant seas of abundant fisheries resources, and these are important countries exercising a vote in the United Nations. "Youths in these countries want to receive an honorary doctorate from our university to learn and interact with marine or fisheries skills."

"This is how people outside know us better than we know us. This is a good thing. In the future, if the United Nations World Fisheries University is established in our university, the global status of our university will be further enhanced."

What is the president's nagging(?) with affection?
 
The president Kim said to the students, “When you are in college, do not be afraid to do what you want to do. You need to write down the bucket list and try to challenge even small ones. Even if you fail during your university life, no one blames you. You cannot do that the moment you go out to society.”

The president Kim emphasized that “Who am I, how will I live, why am I doing this, we need to ask these questions to ourselves habitually. I hope you to be great university students who dream big and asks yourself about life you are living." <Pukyong Today>

▷ "CLICK!!" for watching the video 'The university president tells the History special feature of Pukyong National University'