LEO Club: Leadership Experience Opportunity

Do you know LEO? The LEO club here at Woosong is just one chapter in the world’s largest volunteer organization, Lions Club International. It is a service club with a mission to grow the local volunteer spirit and train upcoming generations in the ways of service leadership. You might not know it, but LEO has existed at Woosong for several years, and it is operated by Jeong DeokJin, professor in the computer and information systems department. “The club does many things, says Professor Jeong, “like volunteer at a facility for physically-challenged people, distribute free food to homeless people, clean up Woosoog University campus, and feed...

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Seoul Fashion Week: Spring/Summer 2013 Preview

Korea's leading designers and celebrities introduced their collection for Seoul Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013. This show started on October 22, drawing an increased number of foreign buyers, and introduced a lineup of 48 collections. Although the weather was bad on its first day, many people filled in the two venues, the War Memorial of Korea and Seogyo Xi Gallery. Now let’s see special things about Seoul Fashion Week 2013. For men This year, many sports events took place, such as Summer Olympics 2012 in London, so it influenced the imagination of designers. Some designers were influenced by various things like travel, color, and moderation....

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Malaysian Life which became a Fabulous and Precious treasure

Have you had an amazing vacation abroad? Here are 12 students who had a fabulous experience in Malaysia. They were chosen as outstanding students in last semester’s GEEC Class, so they had a chance to go to University of Malaya in Malaysia. This was the second time GEEC Classes provided this opportunity. They had many interesting experiences. Here is what they had to say. Oh GyeongGeun, 20, Department of Electronic Railway Systems “Before I went to Malaysia, I thought life in Malaysia was tough because their GDP is lower than ours, but I was wrong. It was exciting and fun! I met many new native friends and Korean friends. We always studied...

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A Supporter’s Good Experiences of the Model UN Conference

The 18th National Model United Nations Conference (MUN) was held at Woosong University under the auspices of the United Nations Association of the Republic of Korea (UNAROK) on July 4th through the 7th, in 2012. When I first came to Woosong University, I heard this news and wanted to participate in the conference. However, I did not know much about it because I am a freshman. Besides, only Honors students (students of score above 600 on TOEIC) may enroll in the MUN class, so I decided to take part in it next year. First, I wanted to know what this contest was about and how it would be run. In mid-May, I happened to come across a public notice...

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2012 Daejeon International Food & Wine Festival

The 2012 Daejeon International Food & Wine Festival, “A New World of Taste and Style”, was held from Oct 12th to the 15th at Kotrex (Kotra Exhibition Center, Daejeon). This is the first time this event has been held in Daejeon as a local festival. A number of Wine companies swarming from all over the world competed to introduce their goods at the exhibition hall. There were 52 exhibitors from wineries, companies, and associations coming from 18 countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, and South Korea. This festival provided various programs like exhibitions, experiences, events, and performances. The exhibit halls were focused...

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