Woosung Jeonggong Co., Ltd. Donates 20 Million Won in Undergraduate Scholarships to GIST

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwanwoo] Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, GIST) announced on the 30th that it received a scholarship of 20 million KRW for GIST undergraduate students from Woosung Jeonggong Co., Ltd.

Park Hwa-seok, chairman of Woosung Jeonggong Co., Ltd., serves as a director of the GIST Development Foundation and completed the first MBA course at GIST.

Since 2017, he has been delivering scholarships to GIST undergraduate students annually in cooperation with the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea (Fruit of Love), and including this 20 million KRW scholarship, the total donation amount reaches 51 million KRW.

Chairman Park is a leading professional manager in the Gwangju region who leads Woosung Jeonggong Co., Ltd. and New Mold Co., Ltd., supplying molds to major domestic companies such as Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Mobis, and forming technical partnerships with prominent overseas companies in Sweden, Japan, etc., through unique multi-injection mold technology.

He is currently serving as the president of the Korea Mold Industry Promotion Association, working hard for the development of Korea's mold industry.

Chairman Park said, “I have had the thought of supporting GIST, the cradle of nurturing talent in Gwangju, out of affection for local university education,” and added, “I hope this will help GIST students to leap onto the global stage and nurture their dreams.”

Jung Seong-ho, president of GIST, said, “We will use this precious support to nurture GIST members to grow into creative convergence talents.”

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