In “LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall” equipped with advanced online video meeting systems

“Metaverse Entrance Ceremony” planned and conducted by college seniors (metaverse club YUMC)

[February 28, 2022]

<YU 2022 freshman representative took an oath of admission>

  YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) held 2022 Entrance Ceremony on the 28th.

   The entrance ceremony was held online due to COVID-19 at 11:00 a.m. on 28th in “LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall” which was recently constructed by YU. “LEE Si-won Global Convention Hall” is equipped with advanced online video meeting systems for online live relay of multinational conferences, international academic meetings, and seminars, etc.

  With declaration of entrance permission by CHOI Oe-chool, President of YU, 4,861 freshmen having Student ID 22 became the students of YU. In the ceremony, such alumni as YOON Dong-han (Chairman of the Alumni Association), LEE Cheol-woo (Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor, LIM Seong-hun (Chairman of Daegu Bank), and Singer LEE Chan-won, etc. congratulated their entrance with video messages.

President CHOI Oe-chool of YU, said, “We welcome the freshmen of YU that is the best private university in Korea. YU is a real global campus for foreign students from more than 70 countries of the world to study together. I hope that you will develop the ability to realize your grand dreams with challenging spirits. Also, I respect and thank your parents for their dedicated efforts until now. Now, YU staff will do their best for education with the mind of parents. YU will guide you and provide you with sufficient support so that you may grow to be talents to contribute to human society as well as individual self-actualization. I hope parents’ large interest and cheering.”

<Metaverse club YUMC and President CHOI Oe-chool prepared 2022 Mwtaverse Entrance Ceremony of YU>

The entrance ceremony collected attention because it was held with the metaverse entrance ceremony together. The metaverse club YUMC (Yeungnam Univ. Minecraft Server) consisting of YU students planned the entrance ceremony and the ceremony was held from 2:00 p.m. Last year, the students voluntarily constructed “YU Metaverse Campus” and collected attention. They constructed YU Campus with use of Minecraft which is the representative platform to construct metaverse and held “YU Minecraft Open Campus” ceremony with invitation of high school students to YU Metaverse Campus in December last year

<YU Metaverse Entrance Festival>