Active Coast Guard Officers Pledge Development Fund Donation to Alma Mater Chonnam National University 'Attracting Attention'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Current Coast Guard officers who graduated from Chonnam National University have attracted attention by pledging to donate development funds to their alma mater by pooling their modest salaries.

According to Chonnam National University on the 16th, Im Chae-sung and others, graduates of the Yeosu Campus, visited Vice President Jo Gi-ryang the day before and pledged that 10 graduates will collect a total of 12 million KRW by contributing 20,000 KRW monthly for the next five years as a university development fund donation.

All of them graduated from the Department of Institutional Systems Engineering at the Yeosu Campus between 1996 and 2000, with nine serving in the Yeosu Coast Guard and one in the Jeju Coast Guard.

Im Chae-sung (class of ’97), who attended the pledge ceremony, said, “With the decline in the school-age population and the rapid changes in the educational environment due to COVID-19, the sense of crisis for regional universities is increasing. Although it is a small amount, we decided to contribute to the development of our alma mater by collecting a fixed amount monthly and to raise awareness among alumni and the local community about the Yeosu Campus through this development fund donation.”

Vice President Jo Gi-ryang responded, “I am proud and honored of the graduates from the Yeosu Campus who are serving confidently in the Coast Guard. Despite their tight salaries and demanding duties, they pledged to donate development funds to their alma mater, so the university will do its best to nurture the junior students even better.”

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