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| The case of Professor Seonghoe Huh | |||
| 작성자 | Department of External Cooperation | 작성일 | 2013-01-14 |
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| The case of Professor Seonghoe Huh | |||||
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Donated part of his salary for 10 years One student is studying in an empty classroom while the sun is shining, and a professor is standing right behind him like a shadow. A guardian named a professor to help them study. Who was the model for this picture? He is Professor Seonghoe Huh from the Department of Oceanography. He saved 200 million won over the past decade by saving a part of his monthly salary to donate for student scholarships. The subject of the picture for the New Year November calendar was “giving back”. At the end of last year, 31st December, we visited his office on the 2nd floor of the Ocean Science Research Building. "It's already been 10 years," he said. May 2002, at the anniversary of Pukyong, his donation started with five million won from the prize of Pukyong scholarship awards, and it's been over 10 years. He gathered 200 thousand won from his monthly salary and deposited it into a scholarship account of Pukyong, He also contributed any prize money or bonuses into this account. Therefore, the money piled up and it had reached up to a hundred million won, and the interest of it was around three million and 600 thousand won. This money has been delivered to 4 students in the Department of Oceanography. The object of this scholarship is different from normal scholarships. This scholarship is not for the students with a high score, but for poor students, especially students who are studying and working a part-time job. So the help is needed indeed. Why did Professor Huh decide to save money for the scholarships for over 10 years? "I could see many people around me in trouble, especially people who lost their jobs in the IMF crisis. As you know, I didn't need to worry about that because I'm a professor. Because of that, I could feel thankful. Suddenly, I began to think that I needed to share my good fortune with Pukyong University students because my university job was stable due to them. His goal was 200 hundred million won. He mentioned that it had piled up around 120 million won, so after 3 or 4 years, the goal would come true. He also does other special affairs for students. First of all, the "Reading Books Campaign" is one of his activities. As of 3 years ago, he donates around 30 books annually for students. These books are for anyone placed in the department office. Now around 200 books fill the bookshelf, mostly related to Oceanography and some autobiographies. This book donation is for the convenience of students in the building and to raise their accessibility to books because it is much closer than going to the library. His goal is to collect 500 books on that shelf. What he especially emphasizes to students is the importance of reading books. One of the principles in his life is that in order to get a skill in life, reading books is essential. In his class "Understanding of University Life", reading five books is mandatory to get a score, and he is planning to increase the number of books to 10. Making a study group and being their mentor are his tasks as well. Four teams of study groups made up of sophomores and one team of juniors are currently running. The group of five people has been meeting once a week and debating about oceanography after reading original edition major books. He mentioned that he started to run the study groups hoping to train talented ocean scientists by guiding them to be competitive, and he feels that it is worthwhile even though it requires a lot of time and commitment. Let's get back to the donation. In 2002, when he decided to save part of his salary, his two daughters were in university. They both got married this year and started their own families. So, how could he afford to help his family and contribute money to the student scholarship account? "I received help from many people around me. There were some difficulties for sure, but I think it was way too meaningful."<Pukyong Today> |
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After the new year calendar was handed out, there were many comments about the picture for November which is especially touching.