Award Ceremony and Presidential Meeting Held for

 Successful Candidates of Open Competitive Examinations

An event was held to celebrate those who passed the open competitive examination for grade 5 in 2019.  The number of successful candidates from SKKU in the exam reached a record high.

The Career Development Center and Yanghyeongwan held an award ceremony and presidential meeting for the successful candidates in Sohyang Lecture Room at 600th Anniversary Hall on Monday, May 18^th.

President Dong Ryeol SHIN, Professor Sang Hoon BAE (Director of Career Development Center and Head of Yanghyeongwan), and Professor Sang Tae KIM (Supervising Professor of Yanghyeongwan) attended the ceremony to encourage and celebrate those who passed the exam.  There was a total 35 candidates, including 31 grade 5 administrative job group candidates, 2 diplomat candidates, 1 technical job group candidate, and 2 legislative job candidates.  One of legislative job candidates also passed the administrative one.

At the event, the director of the Career Development Center gave an address followed by a congratulatory speech by the president of SKKU, then there was a report on the status of passing, a memento award, a valedictory speech by representative Hyeon Chul HAN (Korean Language and Literature, ’11), and a luncheon.

President Shin said, “Don't forget the initial intentions of the successful candidates who overcame the difficult process of becoming public officials to contribute to the development of the nation and society and will also enhance the university’s position.”  He added, “SKKU will also support the production of more senior officials.” 

 Professor Sang Hoon BAE, director of the Career Development Center told the students, “The successful candidates who have achieved student success through entering national ministries should be dedicated to people in the future and become public officials who realize the motto of SKKU.”

Hyeon Chul HAN took the podium on behalf of the successful candidates and expressed his gratitude in the valedictory speech by saying, “Thanks to SKKU’s generous support, I was able to overcome the difficulties and pass the exam.”  He also expressed his ambition, “To return the favor by serving society as a good public official.”

The Career Development Center and Yanghyeongwan are carrying out various programs to support students to become public officials.  The programs such as online briefing sessions for open competitive examinations for grade 5 and national bar exam classes are currently going through a difficult situation due to COVID-19.