Soongsil University Delivers 'Soongsil's Spring' Kit for Class of 2021 Freshmen

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Soongsil University delivered the ‘Soongsil’s Spring’ kit to comfort the 2021 freshmen who could not enjoy campus life due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to support their university life.

The ‘Soongsil’s Spring’ kit consists of a diary guiding freshmen to a fulfilling university life, a scented candle capturing the fragrance of Soongsil University, and a card package containing a letter from the president. It was created to celebrate becoming a full adult on May’s Coming-of-Age Day.

The scented candles are ‘Pyongyang Soongsil Fragrance,’ which contains the history of Soongsil starting in Pyongyang in 1897, and ‘Seoul Soongsil Fragrance,’ representing Soongsil rebuilt in Seoul in 1954 after being closed during the Japanese colonial period due to refusal to participate in shrine worship.

President Jang Beom-sik of Soongsil University encouraged in his congratulatory letter, “Although the world has been going through a long period of silence amid the pandemic, we have nonetheless seen new life sprouting this spring without fail. From afar, we send you Soongsil’s spring and fragrance as we await your return to campus. We support the freshmen who are starting a new chapter as adults at Soongsil.”

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