Dong-A University Staff Receive Commendations from Minister of Education and Mayor of Busan

Dong-A University employees Seunghun Pyeon and Wonho Lee received the Minister of Education Commendation and the Mayor of Busan Commendation, respectively.

Employee Seunghun Pyeon, who has been working in the Admissions Management Division of the Admissions Office since March 2020, was recognized for designing and operating admission processes that meet social demands, contributing to the revitalization of regional universities, alleviation of private education burdens, and normalization of high school education, and received the Minister of Education Commendation.

He contributed to the expansion of student record-based and comprehensive admission types, simplification of admission elements, design and operation of admission processes to foster local talents and regional universities, and the establishment and stabilization of various admission plans through statistical analysis of the admission process.

(From left) Hyuntae Park, Director of External International Affairs, Wonho Lee, Staff of International Exchange Division, Haewoo Lee, President, Seunghoon Pyeon, Staff of Admissions Management Division, and Jaejin Park, Director of Administration, are taking a commemorative photo after receiving awards.

Employee Wonho Lee, working in the International Exchange Division of the Office of External and International Affairs, received the Mayor of Busan Commendation in the field of ‘2023 Foreign Student Recruitment’ for his outstanding achievements in planning new programs to strengthen internationalization capabilities and increasing the number of foreign students.

Since 2018, he has been responsible for student exchanges and foreign student recruitment in Chinese-speaking regions in the International Exchange Division, making significant contributions to expanding the recruitment of foreign students including Korean language institute students, undergraduate, and graduate students by expanding networks across regions in China.

The awarded employees said, “We believe this award was received on behalf of the team members who worked hard together. Although there were many difficulties such as the decrease in admission resources and the COVID-19 pandemic, we think the results came from thorough preparation, and we will strive to further enhance our expertise in the future.”

President Haewoo Lee said, “I sincerely congratulate you on receiving an award, which can be said to be the happiest moment in your career. Thanks to the hardworking employees, various indicators of the university are improving, and as the president, I will also work harder.”

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