Soongsil Cyber University Successfully Holds 'February 2022 Degree Conferment Ceremony'

[Chairman Jo Seong-gi, President Han Heon-su, department heads, and graduates (degree recipients) are posing for a photo.]

Soonchunhyang Cyber University (President Han Heon-su) successfully concluded its online degree conferment ceremony for February 2022.

Originally scheduled to be held offline on February 26 at the Han Kyung-jik Memorial Hall on the Soongsil campus (Soongsil University), this degree conferment ceremony was conducted on the 23rd via pre-recording with only a minimal number of attendees, including Chairman Jo Seong-gi, President Han Heon-su, Vice President Jeong Byeong-uk, heads of various departments, the president of the alumni association, representatives of graduates, and awardees, in compliance with government quarantine guidelines to prevent COVID-19 infections amid the spread of Omicron.

To ease the disappointment of graduates who could not attend the ceremony, the event video was released on the university’s website and official YouTube channel on the 26th.

The ceremony began with an opening by Dean Bae Yoon-seon of the Academic Affairs Office, followed by a prayer from Director Kwak Ji-young of the Admissions and Student Affairs Office, an academic report by Vice President Jeong Byeong-uk, introductions of faculty members by department through video, degree conferment and graduation awards by President Han Heon-su, the graduation oath, congratulatory remarks and awards by Chairman Jo Seong-gi and Alumni President Ahn Yoon-su, and a representative speech by a graduate.

Kim Myung-seon, a student from the Department of Christian Counseling and Welfare, who received the degree as the graduate representative, was awarded both the President’s Award for Merit and the Korean Council for Distance Education President’s Award. Kwon Kyung-mi from the Department of Social Welfare, who delivered the graduate speech, received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. Additionally, the Dean’s Award and Chairman’s Award for academic excellence were bestowed upon Kim Yong-hwan from the Department of Fire and Disaster Prevention and Jeong Song-hwan from the Department of Real Estate, respectively. Furthermore, Lee Soon-geum from the Department of Real Estate and Jeong Kyung-sook from the Department of Youth Coaching and Counseling were named as alumni association presidents.

In his graduation oath, President Han Heon-su said, “I extend my congratulations and encouragement to all graduates who have earned their diplomas from Soonchunhyang Cyber University, a leading global online education university, based on their passion for learning despite the turbulent social atmosphere caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. I sincerely hope that you will deeply engrave the pride and dignity of being a proud Soonchunhyang member and fully demonstrate your capabilities as key talents contributing to the development of the nation and society.”

Rooted in Christian values, Soonchunhyang Cyber University, which has established itself as a national private university representing online education in Korea by practicing ‘truth’ and ‘service,’ is building a smart campus optimized for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era based on a powerful e-learning system and state-of-the-art mobile LMS.

As a fully online four-year higher education institution where students can earn credits necessary for various nationally accredited certifications as well as a regular four-year bachelor’s degree through 100% online classes and exams, the university also leads lifelong learning promotion by operating a specialized program that allows students to take major courses free of charge for life, both during enrollment and after graduation.

Moreover, the university operates various internal scholarship programs, including admission, general, academic, clergy, military, industry-sponsored education, disability, and equal educational opportunity scholarships, aiming to provide tuition fees at about one-quarter the level of general offline universities and scholarship benefits to all students. All scholarship recipients also receive dual benefits from the Korea Student Aid Foundation’s national scholarships.

Meanwhile, Soonchunhyang Cyber University, which attracted the highest number of applicants since its founding and garnered attention with its regular admissions for new and transfer students for the first semester of 2022, officially concluded the first half of this year’s admissions with the announcement of additional admissions results on the 21st. The university will begin the 2022 first semester academic schedule in earnest starting with the opening of classes on March 2.