17 Years of University Student Donations by Local Companies... Daeseon Public Interest Foundation Generously Donates 'Daeseon Scholarship' This Year

A Total of 81 Social Welfare Majors Received 81 Million KRW

1,985 University Students from Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, Totaling 1.2759 Billion KRW

The Daeseon Public Interest Foundation generously donated a total of 81 million won to 81 prospective social workers. As the foundation's history of donations, which began in 2007, marks its 17th year, the total amount of scholarships has also surpassed 1.2 billion won.

Daeseon Public Interest Foundation, established by BN Group Daeseon Juzo Co., Ltd., a local company in Busan, announced on the 29th that it held the '17th Daeseon Scholarship Award Ceremony' at the Daeseon Juzo Gijang Factory on the 28th.

About 100 people, including Daeseon scholarship students, Chairman Jo Seong-je of the Daeseon Public Interest Foundation, CEO Jo Woo-hyun of Daeseon Juzo Co., Ltd., and other related personnel attended the event.

The Presidential Public Interest Foundation is awarding the 'Presidential Scholarship' to prospective social workers in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions on the 28th.

The 'Daeseon Scholarship,' which the Daeseon Public Interest Foundation has been awarding annually since 2007, is a program that selects prospective social workers who excel academically and serve as role models despite difficult circumstances, supporting them to focus on their studies.

This year, 81 social welfare major students from 27 universities in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions were selected, receiving a total scholarship amount of 81 million won. To date, 1,985 students have received a total of 1.2759 billion won in Daeseon scholarships.

Chairman Jo Seong-je of the Daeseon Public Interest Foundation said, "I am pleased to be able to support future social workers who will make the local community warmer. I hope the precious connections made through the Daeseon Scholarship will continue, and we will keep supporting their dreams and passion."

The Daeseon Public Interest Foundation is Busan's first private public interest foundation, established in 2005 with a full investment of 4 billion won by Daeseon Juzo Co., Ltd., a representative local company in Busan celebrating its 93rd anniversary this year, through ESG management.

Despite the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation actively carries out social contribution activities in various fields, including scholarship programs for social welfare majors, the Daeseon Social Worker Award, and providing free meals for the underprivileged in the local community.

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