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Analysis of emotion of Twitter and commenters using deep learning graph technology Possible use for decision making systems and for searching fake news based on context Report in recent version of <Information Sciences>, an internationally famous journal in computer science area [April 20, 2022] <Professor HWANG Do-sam of Department of Computer Engineering (Left) and Research Professor Phan Thi Huyen Trang (Right)> “Is it possible to evaluate commenters’ emotions through analysis of online comments?” Research Team of Professor HWANG Do-sam of YU Department of Computer Engineering showed the answer to this question. Research Team of Professor Hwang developed a new model (CANN-SSCG: Convolutional Attention Neural Network – Semantic Syntactic Context Graph) to analyze emotion of users included in big data. Graphs of structures, meanings, and contexts of written texts were drawn using this model, these three different graphs were integrated to a graph, and emotion of commenters was analyzed using convolutional attention neural network. The research team explained the performance of the research saying, “Deep learning and graph technologies in next-generation’s advanced research area were used.When various data including twits and comments were tested, a result improved by 7.75% compared with previous meaning analysis methods was obtained. The developed model may be used for context-based decision-making systems and for searching fake news.” The performance of the research was reported in recent version (April, 2022) of < Information Sciences >, an internationally famous journal within higher 11% of computer science area, with the title of “Convolutional attention neural network over graph structures for improving the performance of aspect-level sentiment analysis.” The research was jointly conducted with Poland. Research Professor Phan Thi Huyen Trang of YU Department of Computer Engineering participated as lead author and Professor HWANG Do-sam and Professor Ngoc Thanh Nguyen of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology led the research as co-corresponding authors. Especially, the research team attracted attention of academic society with development of a system to help third party’s decision making by analyzing emotion of commenters and measuring satisfaction levels with use of deep learning technology and fuzzy determination structure last year. Professor HWANG Do-sam led the research team and said, “Good research performances have been obtained through practical international exchange activities with a Polish research team for many years. The research conducted as BK21 Project of National Research Foundation of Korea is evaluated as a model case of international cooperative joint researches. I plan to develop an emotion analysis system to use an integrated graph structure that includes domain knowledge in addition to structure, meaning, and context graph.” Meanwhile, the research was conducted as BK21 Project of National Research Foundation of Korea and Professor HWANG leads credible AI SW system fusion education & research team that uses big data analysis.
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Endeavor for construction of industry-academy cooperation model to strengthen capabilities of HRD Team and local enterprises’ manpower Being selected with main large enterprises and public enterprises together … The only college agency Contribution in enhancement of enterprises’ competitiveness by strengthening capabilities of human resources of local enterprises [April 19, 2022] <Shape of component quality course training for personnel of automobile component manufacturers by YU SME HRD Team> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected as “Joint training center with excellent performances in 2021 national human resource development consortium.” Project operation performances of YU SME HRD Team were accepted with achievement of more than 230% of the goal of 2021 national human resource development consortium. As YU was selected as an excellent-performance joint training center, KRW 20 million of project operation expenses will be paid to YU SME HRD Team. YU, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI, Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, and Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. were selected as excellent-performance joint training centers. Main large enterprises and public enterprises were selected and YU is the only one among universities/colleges. YU SME HRD Team provided education to strengthen capabilities of core industrial personnel in Southeast Territory in the areas of △ Automobile components, △ Logistics, △ Foreign trade, and △ Smart manufacture last year. 1,344 enterprise persons significantly exceeding 584 persons of original goal of the project completed the education and the social contribution activity of the university was externally accepted through cultivation of talents of local enterprises. Manager LEE Gyeong-soo of YU Industry-Academy Cooperation Team said, “Educational condition was poor in whole country due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. It was the result of close survey of demand for education by various manufacturing industries and active communication with contracted enterprises. We will enhance the capability through re-education of manpower of local industries and will construct an industry-academy cooperation model to enhance productivity of local enterprises and to be equipped with global competitiveness.” Meanwhile, YU SME HRD Team received a plaque of appreciation of job capability development project with acceptance of contribution in development of job capability development project by Human Resources Development Service of Korea in December last year and is accepted as a professional education institution to re-educate and to strengthen capability of manpower of local industries.
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Selection as an agency to implement the “Korea Foundation (KF) Global e-School Korean Language Education Project.” Opening as a regular course in foreign leading colleges including Mongol, Vietnam, China, etc. Professors who majored in Korean language education led National Korean Language Education Project with acceptance of their professionalism. [April 04, 2022] <Online Korean language course is being filmed in YU studio (Professor LEE Mi-hyang of Faculty of International Studies)> Korean language course of YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) is exported abroad. YU was selected as an agency to implement “Korea Foundation (KF) Global e-School Korean Language Education Project.” The purpose of “(KF) Global e-School Korean Language Education Project” is to supply foreign colleges, which have a large demand for Korean language education but insufficient professional manpower for various kinds of Korean language education, with VOD-type online lectures through domestic-foreign college linkages. Due to this selection, YU will supply foreign leading colleges with middle-level Korean language courses as a regular subject. The course to be supplied by YU is a Korean language course for faculty and the course is opened in foreign colleges as the same courses for credit completion. YU will implement the project for three years from this year to 2024. In this semester, the course will be opened in six colleges in four countries (Mongol National University, HUE University in Vietnam, Xi'an International Studies University and Xi'an International University in China, Kyrgyz Institute of Languages and Cultures, and Korean College of Central Asia) and will be expanded to Uzbekistan, Italy, and Philippine, etc. in next semester. <Online Korean language course is being filmed in YU studio (Professor Seo Hee-jeong of Department of Korean Language and Literature)> YU’s Korean language lectures are produced by Professor LEE Mi-hyang of Faculty of International Studies (Project Manager) and Professor Seo Hee-jeong of Department of Korean Language and Literature, who majored in Korean language education, in an advanced studio of YU. Foreign students will take the lectures through the lecture portal system (LMS) of YU for 16 weeks in a semester. Professor LEE Mi-hyang of Faculty of International Studies said she taught Korean language for 25 years and commented, “YU has been developing competitive education contents based on professionals’ field experiences. It has been opening and operating various middle-level Korean language lectures such as <Academic writing>, <Academic presentation>, and <Language culture of Korea> for faculty foreign students for more than 10 years ago and the course has become a benchmarking case of other colleges. I am pleased that the YU’s course is exported abroad through KF Global e-School as a part of the national project. A motive for YU students majored in Korean language to expand international exchange including participation in foreign internship was provided through this project and it is expected that network will be formed with more foreign colleges.” Meanwhile, professors majored in Korean language education in YU lead national Korean language education projects through development of Korean language texts for Turkish middle and high schools for 2021-2022 (National Institute of Korean Language) and development of translation & interpretation texts by Sejong Hakdang in Chinese and Mongolian territories for 2021-2022 and the professionalism and educational & research expert in Korean language education area is accepted internally and externally accepted.
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Acceptance of GTEP Team for completion of 15th course and educational course performance by KTA Ministers’ Award to Team Manager and Minister’s Prize and KTA Prize to completed students Birthplace of youth foreign trade professionals equipped with theory and practice of foreign trade to meet enterprises’ demand [April 05, 2022] <From the left, SOHN Hyo-gyeong, Manager LEE Jun-hee, and BAE Gi-hun of YU GTEP Team> Global Trade Experts incubating Program (GTEP) of YU won Award of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and Prize of KTA in 15th GTEP Completion Ceremony. In the completion ceremony, Professor LEE Jun-hee of Faculty of Foreign Trade, the leader of YU GTEP, won the award of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy for contribution in formation of foreign trade infrastructure and national/social development. Professor LEE has made various activities as the manager of the project for the youth to improve their capabilities as trade professionals through visit of enterprises by GTEP students, domestic/foreign internship and employment activities, and support of foreign exhibition activities. In the ceremony, Students BAE Gi-hun and SOHN Hyo-gyeong (4th grade of Faculty of Foreign Trade, YU) of 15th GTEP Team won the Prize of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Prize of KTA, respectively, for acceptance of their sincere completion of the course and performances of activities. LEE Jun-hee, GTEP Manager of YU, said, “YU has been operating GTEP Team for 20 years and has the education curriculum to cultivate professional trade manpower. We will make full support so that students may grow as trade professionals equipped with practical experiences for prompt use in the field as well as trade theory asked by enterprises.” YU GTEP Team is an internally and externally accepted birthplace of youth trade professionals. YU has been cultivating youth trade professionals for 21 years from 2002 (TI (Trade Incubator) Project of the Ministry of Industry and Resources) until now. The students of GTEP Team are improving their capabilities through theories of foreign trade including market analysis, foreign marketing, and buyer counseling education, etc. as well as education for language and foreign trade practice and through visit of foreign EXPO with staff of small and medium enterprise. They visit foreign EXPO with the enterprises in Daegu/Gyeongbuk and their capabilities for launching business in foreign markets are accepted by the industry. Meanwhile, in 15th GTEP Completion Ceremony held in KOEX on March 31, YOON Seok-yeol president-elect participated in the event to meet youth trade national team and encouraged students.
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Faculty students of YU College of Medicine reported, “Analysis of credibility and beneficiary of Youtube on effect of Vitamin C.” Insertion in an international journal in integrated medicine area Self-control of uncritical acceptance of Youtube information and motive for stopping exaggerated advertisements of health functional foods [April 07, 2022] <From the left, Professor JANG Min-cheol of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of YU College of Medicine and student LEE Hyeon-song of 4th grade of Department of Medicine> “The Youtube content that Vitamin C is effective in prevention and treatment of COVID-19 is reliable?” Faculty students of YU College of Medicine reported an interesting result of a study on credibility and beneficiary of Youtube information on the effect of Vitamin C in prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The thesis in which lead author is LEE Hyeon-song, a 4th-grade student of YU College of Medicine and the corresponding author is Professor JANG Min-cheol of Department of Rehabilitation was reported through Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2.446 of IF), an international online integrated medical journal. In the thesis, various kinds of information shown in Youtube in relation to intake of Vitamin C as one of known alternative therapies for treatment of COVID-19. There has been known reliable therapy against COVID-19 which was prevalent since 2020. Therefore, general population had no way but to be interested in nutrients or alternative therapy which are easily available. It was identified whether Vitamin C, one of the most common nutrients, is actually effective in prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and whether Youtube videos have reliable and beneficial information. LEE Hyeon-song, the lead author of the thesis, said, “According to precedent studies, it is difficult to say that Vitamin C is actually effective in prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Youtube videos containing corresponding subjects were evaluated. It was identified through the study that Youtube videos have low reliability and beneficiary. I hope that general population does not uncritically accept Youtube videos and does not use unnecessarily alternative therapies. Pharmaceutical companies and heal functional food companies may stop the marketing activities that Vitamin C is beneficial against COVID-19.” Professor JANG Min-cheol of Department of Rehabilitation said, “The study was conducted with a subject which may be easily contacted by general population and may be interested for a study at the level of a faculty student of College of Medicine. I am, as the tutor, proud of insertion of the thesis in an international journal. I want students challenge in studies on various areas helpful for faculty students. If possible, I hope to conduct studies on medical data with us of AI with faculty students.”
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Two organizations gathered capabilities for cultivation of female professional manpower and expansion of gender equality culture Head-to-head for women’s policies, study on cultivation of local tailored female professional manpower, and generation of jobs for female college students [April 07, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) and Gyeongbuk Women’s Policy Development Institute (President, HA Geum-suk) concluded an agreement on cultivation of female professional manpower and expansion of gender equality culture. The agreement was concluded in Large Conference Room on F3 of YU Head Office on the 7th and main staff of both organizations including KIM Jae-chun (Vice-President of Education Innovation), MOON Yong-seon (President of Human Right & Gender Equality Center), and HA Geum-suk (President of Gyeongbuk Women’s Policy Development Institute participated in the ceremony. Both organizations agreed to gather capabilities for ▲ Cooperation in establishment of local women’s policies and sharing of expert, ▲ Holding joint forums and workshops for generation of gender equality policies and women’s jobs, ▲ Establishment of connection systems and sharing of information for generation of jobs for female college students, ▲ Development of studies and education on cultivation of local tailored female professional manpower, etc. Gyeongbuk Women’s Policy Development Institute was established in 1997 to design long-term development and develop policies for development of local women, to support development of local women’s capabilities and their activities, and to support cultivation of female professional manpower and generation of good jobs for women. President HA Geum-suk of Gyeongbuk Women’s Policy Development Institute said, “It is expected that detailed and practical activities will be made for establishment of gender equality policies and generation of women’s jobs through the agreement with YU that is a local base higher education institution. KIM Jae-chun (Vice-President of Education Innovation of YU) said, “YU has been supporting expansion of gender equality culture and generation of jobs for youth through professional agencies such as Human Rights & Gender Equality Center and College Job Plus Center, etc. in the university. It is meaningful that the agreement was made with Gyeongbuk Women’s Policy Development Institute which has professionalism in gender equality and female capability development and social participation policies. I hope that this agreement acts as a motive for active exchange of human infrastructure and experts between both organizations for implementation of gender equality policies and cultivation of local talents.”
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Being selected as the agency to implement Saemaul Undong Invitation Training Project by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security Training for public officials of three countries, i.e. Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia Performance of education/training in Saemaul International Development area was internationally accepted. [March 18, 2022] <Saemaul Undong Training with invitation of 2019 Ethiopian SNNPR Leaders> YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected as the agency for 2022 Saemaul Undong Invitation Training Project by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. This project is a part of ODA (Official Development Assistance) to contribute in eradication of poverty and improvement of local citizens’ life in developing countries by sharing development experiences and Saemaul Undong in Korea with the public officials and village leaders, etc. of developing countries. Public contest was conducted for five educational courses for eight countries in 2022 and YU was selected for two Saemaul Undong Invitation Training Courses for three countries, i.e. Malawi, Ethiopia, and Zambia. YU intends to provide training two times in July and August for about eveey 10 days with invitation of more than 30 public officials and village leaders, etc. from three countries. YU intends surveyed situation and educational demand in three African countries for this training In advance, deduced strategic points of Saemaul Undong, and intends to provide education about local application measures for Saemaul Undong in systematic, mental, and practical aspects through the training. <Saemaul Undong Training with invitation of 2019 Ethiopian SNNPR Leaders - Field learning for Gyeongsan-si Mushroom Farmers> President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “The performances of YU accumulated in Saemaul International Development area were accepted. Korea had been supported by international societies but was officially accepted as an advanced country last year. Now, Korea has to play an elegant role of an advanced country in international society. YU intends to make a new start for “cultivation of talents to contribute in human society” this year, i.e. 75th anniversary. YU will contribute to common prosperity and sustainable development of global human beings over regions and countries.” Saemaul International Development Education/Training of YU has been domestically/internationally accepted already. YU has been providing Saemaul Undong Invitation Training for the Ministry of Public Administration and Security every year since 2018, was recently selected as the agency to implement KOICA 2022 Global Training Project, and intends to operate “Azerbaijan infectious disease prevention/management course” for frontline health staff and high-level staff of Azerbaijan. Ethiopian SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region) Saemaul Undong Policy Training” program conducted by YU was selected as the best example in “Excellent 2018 KOICA Global Education/Training Case Contest. Such performances were possible because YU had organizational foundation specialized in and experiences and expertise accumulated for a long time in education, research, and business areas in Saemaul International Development Area. YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) and International Development & Cooperation Center are the representative cases. PSPS was established in November 2022 to cultivate global Saemaul Leaders for developing countries. Graduates from PSPS are working as professionals of Saemaul Development and regional development in the whole world and form a global human network for globalization project of Saemaul Undong. Also, YU International Development & Cooperation Center plays the role of a global base education agency in Saemaul International Development area to provide local public officials and public agency employees with education/training programs to establish development strategies and support regional development policies in developing countries.
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Central Club Expo - YU Club Association, on 16th and 17th 3,000 students of 77 clubs make activities in eight sections including academy, service, athletic, and art [March 16, 2022] “Freshmen of Student ID 22! Join clubs and enjoy pleasant campus life!” The college event restored vitality of campus after a long time. Central Club Expo was held for freshmen of YU at opening of 2022 new semester lectures. Central Club Expo is an event to be held in March every year and senior members of clubs explain properties, activities, situations of clubs to freshmen and recruit members on the street. The event could not be held for two years due to dispersed COVID-19. The EXPO was held by YU Club Association (Chairman CHO Se-hyeon) on 16th and 17th on Cheonmaro of the campus and more than 60 clubs of eight sections (refinement, academy, applied academy, language, religion, service, athletic, and art) of YU Central Clubs participated in the event and made club member recruitment activities for freshmen and current students. In the EXPO, not only Central Clubs but also Student Ambassador and international ambassador students of YU made PR activities for students in separate booths and UBS of YU Educational Broadcasting also made PR activities to recruit trainee reporters. Also, Student Counseling Center operated a student counseling booth and internal student-counseling programs got positive responses from students. Chairman CHO Se-hyeon (4th grade of Department of Korean Education) of YU Club Association said, “Clubs are the spaces opened for all YU students to share hobbies and interests. I think campus life may be more valuably and pleasantly enjoyed through club activities. As it is a contact club event held first time in recent three years, students seem to expect so much and have large interest. In addition to Student ID 22 students, it seems that there are many students who could not enjoy proper campus life due to COVID-19. Students will be able to enjoy more pleasant campus life if they get various kinds of information on clubs through the EXPO and make activities after joining interested clubs.” Meanwhile, about 3,000 students joined 77 clubs consisting of eight sections in Central Clubs of YU club Association. Sectional clubs are introduced on the website of YU Club Association (www.yuclub.co.kr).
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Hand-in-hand by college and public agency for cultivation of industry-tailored talents and generation of jobs for the youth Development and operation of industry-academy cooperation programs and cooperation to strengthen network to generate jobs for the youth [March 18, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) and National Pension Service concluded an agreement on the work for cultivation of industry-tailored talents and generations of jobs for the youth. The agreement ceremony was held at 4:00 p.m. in 18th in Large Conference Room on 3F of YU Head Building and JEONG Jin-yeong (Chairman of Employment Office), PARK Jeong-bae (Planning Director of National Pension Service), LEE Myeong-ho (Daegu Regional Manager), and other staff of both organizations participated in the ceremony. YU Employment Office and National Pension Service Daegu Regional HQ agreed in ▲ Cooperation in industry-tailored talent cultivation project, ▲ Development and operation of industry-academy cooperation programs, and ▲ Strengthening of network to generate jobs for the youth. With conclusion of the agreement, both organizations decided to make detailed agreements on operation of field practice programs to strengthen working capabilities of public agencies including National Pension Service, employment (job) academy, and mentoring programs for industrial complex staff and students. JEONG Jin-yeong (Chairman of Employment Office) participated in the agreement ceremony and said, “Colleges and public agencies will hand in hand to cultivate regional talents and generate jobs for the youth. Both organizations will gather forces to develop and implement various industry-academy cooperation programs to cultivate tailored talents asked by industries.”
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Acceptance of Yu’s educational course by the government with advanced reflection of social demand Selection of the first freshmen for 2022 2nd Semester … acquisition of master’s degree in health through 100% online classes Configuration of fused subjects with medical IT technology and health medicine service, etc. - Cultivation of professional healthcare manpower [March 14, 2022] YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) will open a department in the graduate school to get a master’s degree through 100% online classes from 2nd semester in 2022. Department of Smart Healthcare of YU Environmental Health Graduate School was selected for online master’s course by the Ministry of Education.It is an online graduate school course installed by YU to cultivate professional healthcare manpower to meet developed health and medical technology and entry into a super aged society. There is the evaluation that a systematic educational course was configured to meet social changes including demand for new industries and to be linked with specialization strategies and teaching-learning strategies of colleges. The master’s course of Department of Smart Healthcare of YU Environmental Health Graduate School consists of five semesters (24 credits) and entrance quota is 20 persons (planned).The first freshmen will be selected for the 2nd semester and graduates will get a master’s degree in health. Especially, differentiation from traditional health areas collects attention. Differentially from the theories and practice training of traditional health areas, the course will be focused in learning of new healthcare areas in which medical IT technology and healthcare service are fused with reflection of social changes and in actual application of such areas. For this, professors of various academic areas such as physiology, electric engineering, family medicine, preventive medicine, and pharmacology, etc. will take charge of classes. Opened subjects include ▲ Smart Healthcare, ▲ 4th Industrial revolution and healthcare, ▲ Critical access to health therapy, ▲ Tailored medicine, ▲ Health in life, and ▲ Drugs in life, etc. Education demanders are expected to be fairly wide. It is expected that not only hospital/clinic personnel and general administrative staff including healthcare professionals such as nurses and physical therapists, etc. but also general citizens who intend to improve theoretical knowledge on and practical capabilities for new health improvement method will be interested in the course. President CHOI Oe-chool of YU said, “It is the result that Yu’s innovative educational course in which social demands are reflected in advance matched rapidly changing social environment and governmental policy changes. We will continuously innovate educational courses to lead social changes not only in specific academic areas of graduate school courses but also in all undergraduate and graduate academic areas. Meanwhile, online degree courses of general colleges are operated by general colleges rather than remote colleges (cyber colleges) through 100% online classes after approval by the Ministry of Education.Six majors were selected for six colleges including YU, Korea University, and Kookmin University this time and YU is the only one from Yeonghonam or Gangwon territory.
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