Choi Tae-won Meets 'Choi Jong-hyun Scholarship Student' "Let's Make South Korea a Global Leader"

Choi Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, urged scholarship students heading overseas for study abroad with the support of the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, saying, "The responsibility to make the Republic of Korea a world-leading country rests on your shoulders."

Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK Group (Chairman of the Korea Higher Education Foundation) is giving an encouraging speech at the overseas study scholarship certificate awarding ceremony held on the 10th at the SK Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Choi, who is also the chairman of the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, said at a luncheon with scholarship students held on the 10th at the SK Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, "This year marks the 70th anniversary of the reconstruction of the country after the Korean War armistice, as well as the 70th anniversary of the founding of SK Group," adding, "Please strive so that Korea, the only country that received aid from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and later became an OECD member country, can advance further to become a global leader."

Chairman Choi mentioned the four-character idiom 'Eumsu Sawon (飮水思源),' which means to think of the person who made the water when drinking from a well, and added, "True leaders are those who do not forget what they have received from the people and society around them and consider ways to give back to society."

Regarding the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo, Choi said, "It is to return what we received from the international community during our impoverished days," and added, "We want to make the Busan Expo a 'solution platform' that addresses the problems faced by each country and society, thereby contributing to the world."

Choi also said, "Having recently injured my leg, I found it very uncomfortable and difficult," and urged the scholarship students to manage their health by saying, "Just as you plan your study programs, I hope you create and practice your own health programs."

The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies was established in 1974 by the late Choi Jong-hyun, father of Chairman Choi, with the belief of "planting trees looking ten years ahead and nurturing talent looking a hundred years ahead." The foundation's name does not include the company name, reflecting its mission to nurture talent responsible for Korea's future.

Over the 48 years since its inception, the foundation has supported over 4,000 scholarship students through overseas study scholarship programs and special university scholarship programs, producing more than 860 PhDs from prestigious universities worldwide. Chairman Choi attends the annual scholarship certificate awarding ceremony and holds luncheons and discussions with the students.

Choi Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group (Chairman of the Korea Higher Education Foundation), is taking a commemorative photo with scholarship students at the overseas study scholarship certificate awarding ceremony held on the 10th at the SK Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

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