Korea UN Peace Research Institute at Pukyong National University Holds "2025 Autumn Roundtable"

Published 28 Oct.2025 15:56(KST)

The Path to Peace with Future Generations

The Korea UN Peace Research Institute at Pukyong National University, led by Director Cho Jeonghyeong, held the "2025 Autumn Roundtable: The Path to Peace with Future Generations" on the afternoon of October 24 at the Dongwon Jangbo Hall.

UN Week Pukyong National University Korea UN Peace Research Institute Roundtable Event. Photo by Pukyong National University

The institute organized this event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, to uphold the founding spirit and values of peace of the UN, and to pass them on to future generations.

UN Week Pukyong National University Korea UN Peace Institute Event. Provided by Pukyong National University

Approximately 60 participants attended the event, including Bae Jeongcheol, President of the Korea Research Institute of Ship and Ocean Engineering; Do Yongbok, President of Saratoga and a Korean War veteran; Lee Chiwoo, Advisor for External Cooperation at Busan Metropolitan City; Kang Mina, Deputy Mayor of Nam-gu District, Busan; Choi Yunhong, former Deputy Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education; and representatives from the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Pukyong National University. The event featured presentations and discussions.

The campus of Pukyong National University, which served as the headquarters for both the United Nations Ground Forces Command and the Eighth United States Army, as well as the command post of General Walker during the Korean War, is recognized as a historic site symbolizing the UN’s spirit of peace. This is especially significant in Busan, the only city in the world with a UN Memorial Cemetery.

This event, held at Pukyong National University, was regarded as a first step for Busan to become a "global city of peace and solidarity."

The Korea UN Peace Research Institute at Pukyong National University plans to continue developing various programs to realize the vision of Busan as a sustainable city of peace through research on the UN spirit and values of peace, as well as through exchanges with participating countries and the international community.