Chonnam National University 2021 Student Council... Completion of President Team Formation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] After two years since 2018, the Chonnam National University (CNU) Student Council has been formed.

According to CNU on the 16th, in the 2021 academic year CNU Student Council election held on the 2nd under the supervision of the CNU Central Election Commission, Im Gi-an (Department of Statistics, 3rd year) from the ‘Baro’ election campaign headquarters was elected as the Student Council President.

Han Chae-young (Department of Agricultural Food and Life Chemistry, 3rd year), his running mate, was elected as the Vice President.

In this election, the total number of eligible voters was 15,100, with 9,376 actual votes cast (voter turnout 62.09%). The ‘Baro’ election campaign headquarters received 6,149 votes (65.6%), significantly surpassing the opposing ‘Neulbom’ election campaign headquarters candidates Lee In-woo and Park Hong-eun (34.4%), and won the election.

The ‘Baro’ election campaign headquarters pledged ▲ operation of the Education Environment Improvement Council ▲ expansion of enrollment quotas for teacher certification, major required, and minor required courses ▲ transparent and clean financial management ▲ creating a safe school environment.

They also gained student support by presenting concrete plans to establish a new festival culture in the online era and create a safe campus in cooperation with the police.

President-elect Im Gi-an said, “As fellow students supported me during unstable situations such as remote classes, I will build the Student Council with a sense of responsibility accordingly,” and added, “I believe there are too many rights that students have not been guaranteed, such as budget deliberation and voting rights in the presidential election, so I will create a Student Council that can fulfill the students’ wishes and rights.”

In this Student Council election held amid COVID-19, each candidate introduced a new election campaign method by producing and sharing content such as pledges and implementation plans mainly through SNS platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and blogs targeting students who did not attend school.

This election, entrusted to the Buk-gu Election Commission, was conducted in a non-face-to-face manner by voting through election links sent via text messages. To encourage online voting participation, the CNU Central Election Commission held an event offering prizes such as laptops, iPads, and AirPods.

The CNU Student Council had not been formed for the past two years due to insufficient candidates and voter turnout, but after a primary election this time, the 2021 academic year Student Council was established.

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