Fall 2019 International Students Welcomed
- Date
- 2019/09/04
- Writer
- Waters
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Monday, September 2, 2019: An impressive 238 students from
26 countries and 80 universities around the world were welcomed to Kyungpook
National University in a ceremony that took place in Hyoseok International Hall
in the Global Plaza. Many of the
students were in Korea for the first time, but several were entering their
second semester at KNU. While the
majority of the international students at KNU are exchange students, there were
also Double Degree students in attendance, increasing the diversity of the room
even further.
Over the past several semesters, France has had the largest
number of international students at KNU and this year was no different. At one point in the night, they proudly stood
up to show off their impressive numbers.
Coming in at a close second was China, which also has an impressive
representation at Kyungpook University this semester. Over the course of the night, every student
was given the opportunity to stand and represent the country of their home
university.
Early on in the program, six students were awarded the ISAC scholarship,
a local company donated scholarship provided by CEOs of several Daegu and
Gyeongsan companies totaling 7.5 million won.
The recipients of the award now look forward to taking advantage of that
scholarship. Later on in the program,
KSA members introduced themselves with a dance and a fun quiz to raise the mood
of the room and awareness of important KNU facts. The 2019 fall international students left the
ceremony with a Kyungpook National University bag as well as a commemorative
shirt and some delicious snacks in the lobby.
All in all, a great time was had by all.