Chairman Choi Pyeonggyu:
"Become the Leaders Who Will Build a Great Korea"
The public interest corporation Unhae Scholarship Foundation awarded a total of 3.2 billion KRW in scholarships to 400 scholarship students on the 27th.
On the same day, the foundation held the 12th Unhae Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony at the Grand Mercure Ambassador Changwon and announced that it provided 8 million KRW per person in scholarships.
The ceremony was attended by about 470 people, including Chairman Choi Pyeong-gyu, foundation officials, the 12th Unhae scholarship students selected nationwide and their families, and Choi Jae-won, president of Pusan National University.
Participants of the 12th Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony of the Unhae Scholarship Foundation are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by SNT Group
At the ceremony, Chairman Choi said, "I am deeply moved to congratulate the 12th Unhae scholarship students at the beginning of spring, which symbolizes youth," and added, "This precious meeting today is an immense happiness and fulfillment for me, who has lived as a businessman for half a century."
He continued, "The driving force that transformed Korea from the world's poorest country through developing country status to an advanced nation today is the great DNA and spirit of challenge of the Korean people, which grows stronger in times of crisis," explaining, "This made possible the rapid growth of the Korean economy and the Miracle on the Han River, which the world envies, from an industrial and technological wasteland."
"Korea's semiconductor, automobile, shipbuilding, and energy technology sectors are already leading the global market, and the defense industry has led the K-defense boom within half a century since pursuing self-reliant defense in 1973," he said. "Beyond the rapid growth of industry and technology, Korea has also proven its excellence in the humanities, the source of imagination, contributing to the globalization of K-culture," he added.
Chairman Choi emphasized, "Our Unhae scholarship students, the future leaders, must continue bold challenges toward becoming a G2 beyond an advanced Korea," and said, "I hope you creatively inherit the great DNA of the Korean people and build a great Korea together with G1 America in the fields of economy, national defense and security, technology, and culture and arts."
He also said, "With your creative imagination and strong spirit of challenge, you can surely grow into great Koreans leading the world," and added, "That is the heart of the Unhae Scholarship Foundation, supporting the noble challenges of Korea's youth."
The 12th Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony of the Unhae Scholarship Foundation was held at the Grand Mercure Ambassador Changwon. Photo by SNT Group
Established with 30 billion KRW in assets, including 10 billion KRW of personal funds from Chairman Choi Pyeong-gyu of SNT Group in 2013, the Unhae Scholarship Foundation selects outstanding science and engineering university students annually and awards scholarships.
Through four additional donations by 2023, the foundation's principal assets expanded to 90 billion KRW and total assets to 140 billion KRW as of the end of 2024.
Over the past 12 years, the foundation has awarded a total of 11.5 billion KRW in scholarships, benefiting 1,480 students to date.
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