Dongmyung University Holds Joint Seminar with Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Delegation

Sharing Educational Innovation for a Super-Aged Future Society

On the 1st, Tri Rismaharini, the Minister of Social Affairs of Indonesia, and her delegation visited Tongmyong University (President Jeon Ho-hwan) to seek wisdom in preparing for a super-aged society.

The delegation attended a joint seminar with Tongmyong University faculty on responding to an aging society, and then toured the College of Companion Animals, the Department of Social Welfare, the Department of Nursing, and BIC International College, which is an exclusive college for international students.

The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs delegation highly praised Tongmyong University, which was recognized as an innovative educational institution preparing for the future society, ranking 34th in the world in the leadership category of the WURI evaluation for university educational innovation this year, and visited to benchmark its achievements.

President Jeon Ho-hwan explained the field of educational innovation at Korean universities in preparation for a super-aged society during the seminar.

President Jeon emphasized, "I hope that the major success cases of Korean education will be shared with Indonesia so that we can jointly gain wisdom to address the future aging society," and added, "The root of Korea's premium brands that start with 'K' lies in education."

Minister Rismaharini said, "Indonesia has many islands, remote areas, and small cities, which makes it difficult to establish a foundation for social education and other initiatives," and added, "I hope that cooperation between Tongmyong University and local universities in Indonesia will contribute to the development of Indonesian education."

Minister Rismaharini is a prominent figure in the Indonesian government, having served as the mayor of Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city and a sister city of Busan. She is also an alumna of Tongmyong University, having received an honorary doctorate in architecture while serving as mayor of Surabaya.

The Indonesian Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and his delegation are visiting Dongmyung University and taking a commemorative photo.

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