Senior and University Supported... Pukyong National University Provides Special Scholarships to Students from Wildfire-Affected Areas

Scholarship Award Ceremony on the 22nd, Alumni Association Provides Scholarship Support

Dean of Students Kim Youngmok (far right) and Secretary General of the Alumni Association Lee Jungkyu (far left) are presenting scholarships to students and taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] University students affected by the wildfire on the East Coast last March received scholarship benefits thanks to the consideration of their universities and seniors.

On the 22nd, Pukyong National University announced that it had provided special scholarships to students from families in the special disaster area.

On the same day, Pukyong National University held a scholarship award ceremony at the university headquarters, where Kim Young-mok, Director of Student Affairs, and Lee Jung-gyu, Secretary General of the Alumni Association, attended and each delivered emergency living support funds of 1 million won to two enrolled students.

Recently, Pukyong National University held a Student Scholarship Guidance Committee meeting and resolved to provide special scholarships, including a full tuition waiver for the first semester and emergency living support funds, to help students from wildfire-affected families continue their studies stably.

This special scholarship was supported by the Alumni Association, which stepped in to provide funding after hearing about the university’s special scholarship support. Pukyong National University conducted a survey of scholarship recipients and accepted scholarship applications before awarding the scholarships on this day.

Lee Jung-gyu, Secretary General of the Alumni Association, said, “We decided to provide special scholarships to students from families suffering pain and difficulties due to recent wildfires in Uljin, Samcheok, and other East Coast areas, hoping to offer at least some help.”

Chung Young-soo, President of Pukyong National University, said, “We hope that students and parents suffering from wildfire damage will overcome it quickly and achieve stable studies and livelihoods. We will prepare various support measures to resolve students’ difficulties.”

In 2020, Pukyong National University supported 8,287 students with 1.4 billion won in special scholarships to overcome COVID-19, and last year, it provided full tuition waivers and emergency living expenses of about 93 million won to 55 Myanmar students who were going through a difficult time due to the Myanmar situation.

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