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Pukyong National University Holds Donation Ceremony for 1 Billion KRW from Alumnus Kang Se-heung

？ Visited Alma Mater on the 27th … Supports University Development and Fisheries Science Research

Pukyong National University (President Bae Sang-hoon) held a donation ceremony on the morning of October 27 at the university headquarters reception room for alumnus Kang Se-heung (Class of ’58, Department of Manufacturing Engineering).

On this day, alumnus Kang Se-heung delivered a certificate of donation for a KRW 1 billion development fund to President Bae Sang-hoon. The donation is intended to support university advancement, fisheries science research, and scholarships.

A Korean American entrepreneur, Kang Se-heung is the current president of the William and Margaret Kang Foundation in the United States. He visited Korea to attend this ceremony.

In May of this year, alumnus Kang Se-heung had already donated 100 million KRW to his alma mater through fellow classmate and honorary professor Jang Dong-seok of Pukyong National University. Building on this, he has pledged to donate a total of 1 billion KRW over the coming years, contributing 100 million KRW annually.

Mr. Kang graduated in 1964 from Busan Fisheries College, the predecessor of Pukyong National University, and moved to the United States in 1966. There, he earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food engineering from the University of Washington. In 1983, he founded SKS Trading, which he developed into a comprehensive international seafood trading company, making a significant impact on the global seafood market.

Pukyong National University honored Mr. Kang Se-heung with the ‘Proud Pukyong Alumnus Award’ in 2008 and conferred upon him an ‘Honorary Doctorate in Fisheries Science’ in 2017 in recognition of his contributions to raising the university’s prestige.

The university plans to use the development fund donated by Mr. Kang to support research in the field of fisheries science, provide scholarships, and promote the overall development of the university. <Pukyong Today>