'Late bloomers' who generously contributed development funds to the university on their graduation
The first graduates of Future Convergence College ... delivered 5 million won to President Jang Young-Soo
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△ Mr. Choi Dae-sik (on the far right) and other graduates of Future Convergence College are taking commemorative photos with President Jang Young-Soo (center). ⓒPhoto by Lee Sung-jae (PR Team)
At a university graduation, 'late bloomers' donated development funds to the university asking the school to use the money for their school friends, warming the hearts of the people around them.
Pukyong National University announced that the 1st Alumni Association (Chairman Choi Dae-sik) of Future Convergence College donated 5 million won in development funds to President Jang Young-Soo on 22, February.
"Personally, after graduating from high school, I couldn't go to college because of my family circumstances, but I am very impressed after receiving my college diploma 40 years later." said, Choi Dae-sik (58 years old, self-employed), who graduated from the Department of Mechanical Shipbuilding Convergence Engineering at Pukyong National University's Future Convergence College, and he added, "To those who missed the opportunity to learn, we are thankful for this program which opened the path to university graduation, so we wanted to help our juniors a little in return."
Future Convergence College is a support lifelong education project supported by the Ministry of Education that supports adult learners over 30 years old with an academic background of high school or higher, or those who are employed (over 3 years of terms in office) after graduating from high school (specialized high school, Meister High School) to obtain a regular bachelor's degree.
Pukyong National University, which found the first future convergence College in the southeastern region in 2017, produced 53 first graduates on the 19th, including 23 students from the Department of lifelong education and counseling, 12 students from the Mechanical and Naval Architecture Convergence Engineering and 18 students from the Electrical and Electronic Software Engineering.
Mr. Choi said, "The last four years of receiving scholarshipos and studying online all night and on weekends has been a special time in my life. I fell in love with the new experience of learning and wanted to learn deeper, so I applied to the Graduate School at Pukyong National University to continue my studies."
The age range of graduates of Pukyong National University's Future Convergence College varies from those in their 20’s to those in their 60’s. Especially Gam Eun-geun, who graduated from the same department as Choi Dae-sik, had the rare experience of graduating at the same time, on the same day as his daughters, Choi Eun-young from the Department of Ocean Engineering, and Gam Ha-young from the Department of Chemistry. Mr. Choi said, "I feel that the importance of learning does not change over years. No matter how difficult it is for my juniors, I hope they do not give up on their studies and finish them. Graduates of Future Convergence University also plan to donate and support development funds every year."
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