Sangchul Park, President of Honam University, "Wishing Health and Happiness to All School Members in the Hopeful New Year"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Park Sang-chul, president of Honam University, sent an animated New Year's card on the 31st to about 10,000 people including current students, prospective freshmen for the 2021 academic year, and faculty and staff, wishing them health and happiness throughout the year of the Ox in 2021 (辛丑年).

The New Year's card reflected President Park's determination to "overcome COVID-19 and vigorously move toward the future in 2021," featuring Honam University's webtoon character 'Hodeok-i' riding a white ox, symbolizing the year of the White Ox, dynamically running out from the main gate to the world.

This New Year's card was also illustrated jointly by Professor Baek Jong-sung and students from Honam University's Department of Cartoon and Animation, who previously produced a Christmas New Year's card on the 24th featuring Hodeok-i's six-sibling band playing Christmas carols.

In his 2021 New Year's message and video posted on the university website, President Park expressed gratitude to all students and faculty who thoroughly implemented non-face-to-face classes and quarantine measures despite the extreme educational environment this year, and urged everyone to work together to achieve the vision of "New Normal," "a happy university that fulfills dreams," and "an AI-specialized university" in 2021, the 43rd anniversary of the university's founding, to make it "the best innovative university in Korea."

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