Jinju Mayor Cho Kyu-il Delivers Invited Lecture at HELP University in Malaysia

Special Lecture on Jinju K-Entrepreneurship
Over 200 Attendees Including Government Officials, Business Leaders, and University Students

Jo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, delivered a special lecture in English on the topic of 'Jinju K-Entrepreneurship' at Help University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The lecture was held at the invitation of Paul Chan, President of Help University.

The special lecture was attended by Paul Chan, President of Help University; Chan-Low Kam Yoke, Co-founder of Help University; Noh Jae-yeol, President of KOCHAM Malaysia; Matthew Lee, Chairman of KMT Group & President of OKTA Malaysia Chapter; Jung Woo-kwang, Director of KMT; Kim Jae-hyun, Vice President of the Korean Association in Malaysia; Dato Seri Dr. Khalid, former official of the Prime Minister's Office; Tan Sri Tan Hoon Swan, former Malaysian politician; Ko Sung-won, Secretary General of the Korean Association in Malaysia; as well as Malaysian government officials, key business leaders, NGO representatives, and over 200 Help University students. The lecture was broadcast live so that Help University students could watch it in their classrooms.

Group photo of the English special lecture on the theme of "Jinju K-Entrepreneurship."

Mayor Jo Kyu-il began his lecture by introducing Jinju as a UNESCO Creative City and the capital of entrepreneurship in Korea, highlighting its culture, arts, major industries, and agriculture.

Mayor Jo stated, "The Jinju K-Entrepreneurship spirit, which embodies the entrepreneurial values of the four founding families?LG, GS, Samsung, and Hyosung?that grew and interacted around Jinju, was the driving force behind Korea's economic miracle in the past century. Jinju City is making various efforts to spread this Jinju K-Entrepreneurship spirit globally, such as establishing the Korea Entrepreneurship Hall, hosting the Jinju K-Entrepreneurship International Forum, developing the K-Geosang tourism route, and creating an international youth village."

He continued, "Recently, Jinju K-Entrepreneurship has been gaining attention from academia and the business world as a new spirit of the times to overcome the crises and challenges facing our society and to open a better future. The Malaysian government's Madani spirit, which emphasizes core values such as sustainability, dignity, and trust, shares many similarities with Jinju K-Entrepreneurship. It is important to pass on and develop Jinju K-Entrepreneurship to future generations, especially as Korea seeks a new economic leap forward centered on the aerospace industry."

During the lecture, the audience expressed amazement at the fact that the founders of global companies LG and Samsung originated from the same region, and showed great interest in the unique, practical Confucianism of Korea that influenced these entrepreneurial spirits.

After the lecture, a variety of questions and comments from the audience followed. When a Help University student asked about strategies for responding to the era of artificial intelligence (AI), Mayor Jo Kyu-il replied, "If we uphold the Jinju K-Entrepreneurship spirit, which respects humanity and values community, AI can be used in a positive way that benefits humanity."

Another student commented, "I am glad to learn about Jinju K-Entrepreneurship. I hope the MOU between Jinju City and Help University will provide Malaysian students with a great opportunity to learn about Korean entrepreneurship."

Paul Chan, President of Help University, said, "I hope today's event will lead to a visit by a Help University delegation to Jinju to experience Jinju K-Entrepreneurship firsthand, and that Help University will participate in the upcoming 'Jinju K-Entrepreneurship International Forum' scheduled for October," expressing his high expectations for Jinju K-Entrepreneurship.

This enthusiasm continued at the senior group meeting after the special lecture. President Paul Chan and other participants shared various opinions on the upcoming visit of the Help University delegation to Jinju in October and the organization of international forum sessions.

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