Sung Gi-hak, Chairman of Youngone Outdoor, Donates 100 Million Won to Sookmyung Women's University Development Fund

Sung Rae-eun, President of Youngone Trading Holdings (left), and Sung Ki-hak, Chairman of Youngone Outdoor, are posing for a commemorative photo after donating 100 million won in development funds to Sookmyung Women's University.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] Sung Ki-hak, chairman of Youngone Outdoor, announced on the 27th that he donated 100 million KRW to Sookmyung Women's University as a development fund.

Chairman Sung, who has a special affection for nurturing talent in the Korean fashion industry, said, "Through industry-academia cooperation with Sookmyung Women's University, we are promoting the development of the domestic clothing industry, and we plan to continue collaboration on resource recycling activities such as the development of eco-friendly products in line with the expansion of ESG-based management."

President Jang Yoon-geum expressed gratitude, saying, "We thank Chairman Sung Ki-hak for supporting Sookmyung Women's University’s Department of Clothing students by providing opportunities to participate in various design development projects and gain practical experience, and for being an incubator platform for nurturing outstanding talent in the fashion design field," and presented him with a plaque of appreciation.

Meanwhile, the Department of Clothing at Sookmyung Women's University, led by Professor Kim Young-sun, has been conducting various programs for 14 years in collaboration with Youngone Trading, an affiliate of Youngone Outdoor, including the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics licensed product development project and an eco-friendly upcycling graduation exhibition.

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