Today, August 23, OshSU signed a memorandum of cooperation with Andong National University.
The meeting was attended by the rector of Andong National University, Kwon Sun Tae, the head of the group leading cooperation between universities and agriculture, professor Jeon Ik Jeong, the vice-rector for academic affairs Kim Byung-Gyu, the vice-rector for academic affairs of OshSU Zamirbek Bojonov, the director of the Higher School of International Education Dilmurat Tursunov, department heads, program managers participated.
The delegation was briefed on the activities being carried out at OshSU in the areas of quality education, internal and external academic mobility, creation of new modern infrastructures, multilingual education, and access to global rankings by OshSU vice-rector for academic affairs Zamirbek Bojonov during the meeting. He claimed that OshSU presently has agreements in place and is working with more than 300 educational institutions across more than 30 nations. In addition, he stated that he was prepared to deepen ties with South Korean universities and work with them on academic mobility.
On behalf of the delegation, the rector of Andong National University, Kwon Sun Tae, congratulated the OshSU team and expressed interest in working with the top university with an abundance of resources. He stated that he is interested in fostering academic collaboration between departments with related specialties in both educational institutions as well as fostering cooperation in the area of new technologies in order to foster the development of agricultural specialties.
A memorandum of collaboration between the two universities was signed during the conference.
The delegation learned about the conditions provided for students to study the Korean language, culture, and traditions during visits to the Korean language centers where regional studies majors from the Higher School of International Education studied.
One of the top universities in South Korea, Andong National University has a history that dates back to 1947.