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Last May 9, Dr. Lee Sang-bum was inaugurated the 6th president of the University of Seoul(UOS). An inauguration ceremony was held in the conference room of the Natural Science Building. There were a large number of guests, such as Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul and Park Ju-ung, President of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, present at the ceremony for President Lee. Besides these guests, many other people participated in the ceremony and congratulated Dr. Lee.

University of Seoul President Lee said in a speech that, "I`ll do my best to make the UOS one of the most prestigious universities in Korea and increase competitiveness of the UOS before the centenary of our school."

The President presented five master plans for development of the UOS: (1) continuation of focus and specialization efforts of strengthening Urban Science, (2) an innovative pursuit of upgrading the quality of teaching and research, (3) continuous improvement of internalization, (4) continuous expansion of school finance and facilities, and (5) enhancing the brand value of our university. Under the slogan of , these five plans are expected to be realized step by step.

Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivered a congratulatory speech during the event. "President Lee proved his capability in managing the university during his last term of office. Because of this, I have a great expectation of President Lee and the UOS," he said. Also, the Mayor promised positive support for the master plans that the President presented.

"President Lee has shown the UOS` potential energy during the last four years by expanding finance and facilities," said Im Jong-sung, Provost and a Professor of the Dept. of English Language and Literature, with a feeling of expectancy. Kwon Tae-uk, a student of the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering said, "Of course President Lee should lead our university for a better tomorrow. It is also important for students to support the President."

As previously stated, the plans for development of the UOS that President Lee is mapping out are summarized into five ways.

Because the UOS is a public university operated by Seoul Metropolitan Government, one of the university`s goals is `Educating leading elites for urban society.` Therefore, the UOS has lots of departments related to urban science. The President plans to reinforce the specialization in urban science for its international competitiveness.

The UOS has been improving the curricula of majors and cultural studies for the last four years. As a result, the architecture education program of the UOS was certified by the KAAB this year. At present, our university`s education programs in engineering and business administration are preparing for certification. President Lee said, "We will reorganize the organization and strengthen incentives for more education certification."

To globalize the university, the UOS has exerted every effort. Above all, the Institute of International Cooperation and Education (IICE) was founded and under the IICE`s guidance, various global programs to internationalize the UOS are being carried out. "I will increase the number of English lectures and support international joint studies. There are other plans to enhance our level of internationalization."

Campus Master Plan 2018, a project to improve facilities, has been progressing satisfactorily. In consequence, the dormitory was constructed and the extension to the Architecture & Civil Engineering Building as well as the Liberal Arts Building was finished. According to the Campus Master Plan, various facilities inside the UOS are to be improved and expanded from now on. This coming summer, the extension of the Art and Design Building will be completed and the new Information Technology Building is expected to be completed this November. Next year, some other buidings will be finished and other facilities will begin construction.






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