Gu Ja-beom, Vice Chairman of Yongin Chamber of Commerce, Appointed Chairman of Yongin City Scholarship Foundation

Gu Ja-beom, Chairman of the Yongin City Scholarship Foundation (right), is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the appointment certificate from Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, on the 19th. Photo by Yongin City Hall

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gu Ja-beom, Vice Chairman of the Yongin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed as the chairman of the Yongin City Scholarship Foundation. Earlier, the Yongin City Scholarship Foundation held a board meeting on the 16th and elected Director Gu Ja-beom as chairman.

On the 19th, Director Gu received his appointment certificate from Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, and officially began his activities. Gu's term will last until January 2025.

Director Gu has actively engaged in support activities for vulnerable groups, including sponsoring juvenile inmates at Anyang Boys' Home.

Gu stated, "My goal is to enable more students in Yongin to receive assistance from the Yongin City Scholarship Foundation," adding, "I will do my best to further activate the foundation."

Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin said, "I expect Chairman Gu Ja-beom to advance the Yongin City Scholarship Foundation to the next level," and promised, "The city and the scholarship foundation will work together to nurture outstanding talents who will carry the future of Yongin."

The Yongin City Scholarship Foundation was established in 2001 and carries out various scholarship projects such as providing scholarships, offering English education to children from low-income families, supporting student loan interest payments, and fostering young soccer hopefuls.

Currently, it manages a fund of 22.2 billion KRW, and the number of students supported so far has reached 13,140.

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