Pukyong National University

Mr. David Jea, the U.S. Consul in Busan, visited PKNU students and offered words of encouragement

- attended a meeting with Pukyong UN Supporters and international students at PKNU on the 20th

△ David Jea, the U.S. Consul in Busan (4th from the left in the back row), President Jang Young-Soo (5th from the left in the back row), and Pukyong National University students are taking a commemorative photo. ⓒPhoto Lee Sung-Jae (PR Team)

David John Jea, Consul of the United States in Busan, visited Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) students and encouraged them.

The U.S. Consul Jea had a meeting with Pukyong UN Supporters, a student peace volunteer group, and foreign students studying in Pukyong National University, at the Academy Hall on the first floor of Dongwon Jang Bogo Hall in Pukyong National University on the morning of August 20.

The event was organized to expand cooperation with U.S. Consul Jea, who was appointed as the new consul of the U.S. Consulate in Busan last month, to communicate with the next generation of talented people in the region.

On this day, Pukyong UN Supporters students introduced the background to the establishment of the Volunteer Corps, which carries out charity activities for veterans of the Korean War, and their activities so far.

Pukyong UN Supporters President Hwang Min-Hye (2nd year, Department of Mechanical Design Engineering) said, "Pukyong UN Supporters, which celebrated its 13th year since the first group was established in 2009, have been conducting volunteer activities in-person to find surviving veterans at home and abroad. We would be grateful if the U.S. consulate could help by providing information on volunteer activities for U.S. veterans."

In addition, foreign students attending Pukyong National University had a Q&A session with Mr. Jea, receiving advice on studying abroad.

Prior to the meeting, Mr. Jea visited the University President's Office on the 3rd floor of Pukyong National University's headquarters and visited President Jang Young-Soo in advance to discuss ways of cooperation between the University and the U.S. Consulate in Busan. He also toured the university's facilities, including a visit to Pukyong National University's Walker House, which was used as a temporary command post for the Eighth United States Army during the Korean War. <Pukyong Today>

△ A view of the meeting with Mr. David Jea, the U.S. Consul in Busan and Pukyong National University students.

△ Mr. David Jea (left) and President Jang Young-Soo at the meeting.

△ Mr. David Jea (left) is taking a commemorative photo with President Jang Young-Soo in the President's Office.

△ Mr. David Jea is giving a brief speech at the meeting.