Inha University marked its 70th anniversary with a new leap forward.
On the 24th, Inha University held its 70th anniversary ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Incheon West Tower, attended by President Jo Myeong-woo, Chairman Hyun Jeong-taek of the Jeongseok Inha Foundation, faculty members, staff, and students. The university declared its vision as a "Global Multiversity Leading the Creation of Future Value."
With the Yonghyeon Campus, which holds 70 years of history, the Songdo Aerospace Convergence Campus nurturing talents in the aviation and aerospace fields, and the planned Inha Open Innovation Campus in Songdo, Inha University aims to become a university that develops together with the local community through campus-specific specialization strategies.
President Jo Myung-woo is introducing Inha University's future vision at the 70th anniversary ceremony. [Photo provided by Inha University]
Inha University opened its doors in April 1954 as Inha Institute of Technology. It took its first steps nurtured by the heartfelt donations of the Korean community in Hawaii, who overcame numerous hardships in a foreign land. To honor this, the university’s name was derived from the first syllables of Incheon and Hawaii.
Later, when the Hanjin Group acquired Inha Institute of Technology and it was elevated to a comprehensive university in 1972, the current framework of Inha University was established. As a comprehensive university, it has continuously developed and contributed to national progress by nurturing talents in various fields up to the present day.
President Jo said, "This year, marking the 70th anniversary of our founding, is a starting point for a new leap forward for Inha University. Based on the consensus of all Inha members, we have set a vision and slogan that embody our university’s identity, and established development directions and core strategies for a bright 100-year future."
He added, "We will strive to lead innovation in creative and convergence education and research through advanced and specialized management innovation and the establishment of multi-campuses, and to grow into a university that contributes to the development of the world and local communities."
On the 24th, key domestic and international guests at Inha University's 70th anniversary ceremony are participating in the vision proclamation ceremony. [Photo provided by Inha University]
The ceremony was attended by Kim Du-han, president of the Inha University Alumni Association; Do Seong-hoon, Superintendent of Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education; National Assembly members Yoon Sang-hyun, Park Chan-dae, Heo Jong-sik, and newly elected member Lee Yong-woo; Park Deok-su, Deputy Mayor of Incheon; Yoon Won-seok, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority; Shin Dong-seop, chairman of the Administrative Safety Committee of the Incheon City Council; and Ryu Kyung-pyo, CEO of Hanjin Kal Network, among others.
Alumni also donated development funds at the ceremony to express their love for their alma mater on its 70th anniversary. Kim Hyun-tae (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Class of ’57), chairman of the Hyun-gyeong Social Welfare Association, donated 1 billion KRW for the development of the university and support of students. Including this donation, Kim’s total contributions to Inha University’s development fund amount to 4.3 billion KRW.
Yeo Cheol-mo, chairman of Taeshin Hi-Va Glass (Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Class of ’65), also donated 100 million KRW for the university. Chairman Yeo is leading the establishment of a "virtuous cycle of donations" as the chair of the 70th Anniversary Future Development Committee.
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