"Thanks to the great support sent by our donors, Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has risen to become a leading university in Korea. I sincerely thank you."

To honor the noble intentions of donors who contributed to the university's development fund, JBNU held the 'JBNU Donors' Night' event at Jinsudang Gain Hall at 6:30 p.m. on December 7.

The event was held at year-end to express gratitude to institutional, organizational, and individual donors who contributed to the university's development, and to present the university's progress and vision.

Prior to this, from 5:00 p.m., a scholarship certificate presentation ceremony was held in which scholarship donors directly presented scholarships to some 200 beneficiary students, adding further significance to the day's events.

About 200 people attended the event, including donors such as Kim Hong-sik, President of Jeonbuk City Gas, who attended on behalf of Mokjeong Kim Kwang-soo, Honorary Chairman of MiraeN Group, who donated 2 billion won last year and this year; Mrs. Oh Jeong-ok, the widow of the late Professor Ryu Jeom-ho (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), who showed great love to the university and his students during his lifetime; as well as President Seo Geoseok and JBNU administrative officers and college deans, former President Kim Su-gon, Jeonbuk National University Alumni Association President Jeong Byung-ha, Kim Jeong-tae, Chairman of the Kiseong Association, and Lee Yong-jae, President of the Seoul Alumni Association and Chair of the Development Support Association.

The event, which was held in two parts, saw donors personally present scholarship certificates to students in the first part, sharing warm bonds between donors and beneficiaries. In the second part, donors were introduced and each was warmly thanked.

Notably, Lee Yong-jae, President of the Seoul Alumni Association and Chair of the Development Support Association (CEO of Dasan Electron), donated 100 million won to the development fund in support of the university's advancement, adding special significance to the occasion.

President Seo Geoseok said, "Thanks to the precious intentions of each person present here, JBNU has been able to develop into one of the most notable universities in the country — ranked sixth among domestic comprehensive universities in world university evaluations, third among domestic comprehensive universities in evaluations of world-class science and technology papers, and first nationwide in university service satisfaction. I will deeply heed the precious intentions of our donors and build JBNU into a prestigious university that represents Korea and leaps onto the global stage."