Youngjin College Wins Minister of Education Award in University Library Evaluation... Achieves Top Excellence Selection for Third Time

Yongin Technical College (President Choi Jaeyoung) announced on the 31st that its library was ranked first in the College A Group in the Ministry of Education's university library evaluation and received the Minister of Education Award.

The university library received the Minister of Education Award at the "National University Library Conference" hosted by the Ministry of Education, held at the Lahan Select Hotel in Gyeongju on the 29th. Yongin Technical College achieved the honor of being selected as the best university library for the third time, following previous wins in 2011 and 2017. At the award ceremony, Seoul National University took first place in the University A Group for four-year institutions.

Yeungjin College Library won the Minister of Education Award as the first place in Group A of junior colleges at the "National University Library Conference" held in Gyeongju on the 29th. (From left) Suyeon Kim, Librarian; Hyeyoung Song, Director; Jinhan Jung, Team Leader; Seunghee Seo, Librarian.

The Ministry of Education's university library evaluation is conducted every three years for 376 university libraries nationwide, aiming to strengthen educational and research competitiveness through investment in libraries and the discovery of best practices.

This year's evaluation classified colleges by student enrollment into College A Group (4,000 or more students), B Group (between 2,000 and 4,000 students), and C Group (less than 2,000 students), and selected the best university library by combining scores from four areas and 24 indicators.

In this evaluation, Yongin Technical College Library received high scores in each indicator for its specialized services tailored to students, such as interactive LMS user education on report writing, operation of the gamification-based Bookmangtalchul Club, and hosting of the Humanities Writing Contest.

Additionally, the library contributed to increasing the utilization rate of library materials by organizing cultural events that allow students to engage with books more easily and with interest, through programs such as BookBTI and the Reading Challenge, which were planned by librarians and coded by students from the Department of Computer Engineering.

Furthermore, the university library remodeling project greatly improved student satisfaction by creating spaces such as a book cafe, group study rooms, carrels, open reading rooms, and book curation areas.

Song Hyeyoung, Director of Yongin Technical College Library (Professor), said, "Our librarians are organizing a variety of cultural events with creative ideas and planning so that our students can make full use of the library. Thanks to the university's generous investment in the library, it has become a place bustling with students. We will continue to work hard to ensure that the library serves as a valuable guide for our students as they open the door to the future."

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