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Over 250 scholars, international development experts, and public employees in the development sector from 27 countries attend
International Saemaul academic conference hosted to create a global cooperation network
[November 21, 2018]
<The 2018 International Saemaul Development Conference was held at the Daegu Interburgo Hotel on the 21st>
This international academic conference, which was co-hosted by YU (President Sur Gil-soo). Cheongdo-gun (Governor Lee Seung-yul), and Global Saemaul Development Network (GSDN, Chairman Choi Wae-chul/YU Professor) was joined by over 250 people from 27 countries comprised of scholars, experts, and public officials in the development sector. This academic conference that was co-hosted by three institutes discussed plans to implement the global Saemaul Undong focusing on the local Saemaul development cases in Asia-Pacific (Vietnam, Philippines, Papa New Guinea) and Africa (Uganda, Tanzania).
Cheongo-dun Governor Lee Seung-yul who hosted this event said, “The 50,000 residents of Cheongdo will do its role as the cradle of Saemaul so that the Saemaul Undong will go beyond Korea and be reborn as a development strategy that contributes to the co-prosperity of the global community.” Cheongdo-gun Council Chairman Park Gi-ho introduced various activities on recycling resources and emphasized the new role of the Saemaul Undong for sustainable development.
YU Park Chung Hee Saemaul Institute Director Park Seung-woo said, “Unlike the social mood in Korea, Saemaul Undong is actively unfolding in developing countries around the world. The local development cases in developing countries presented in this conference show how effective our Saemaul development model is in community development sites of various countries in Asia, Oceania and Africa.” He also added, “This event will help share global Saemaul Undong experiences and form a continuous cooperative network and once again confirm our efforts and will to spread the Saemaul development model throughout the world. In particular, Saemaul sharing cases and directions can be examined from a new dimension through this international conference.”
Lastly, GSDN Chairman Choi Wae-chul said, “The Saemaul Undong experience, which is a UNESCO Memory of the World, will be an important strategic tool for overcoming poverty for developing countries. Korea must not participate actively to overcome the common challenges of the international community and also actively help improve the quality of life for citizens of developing countries.” He also emphasized, that “Above all else, the most important thing is localization through the fostering of human resources.”
YU opened the Park Chung Hee Leadership Institute (current Park Chung Hee Saemaul Institute) in 2009, the Saemaul Research Center in 2010, the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) in 2011 and installed the Department of Saemaul and International Development in 2015, thereby recently constructing the best infrastructure for education and research on the Saemaul Undong.
Meanwhile, Cheongdo-gun, which is known to be where the Saemaul Undong first started, signed an MOU with YU in 2011 and established and operated the Saemaul Research Center and is in charge of the globalization project of the Samaul Undong in the Philippines and Vietnam. The Global Saemaul Development Network (GDSN), which is one of the co-hosts of this conference, is an international NGO that was launched as a foundation in 2015 and it is leading in the formation of a global network to share the Saemaul development experience joined by over 450 members.
Also, Kakumba Paddy, the vice-secretary general of LVRLACC (Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Countries Cooperation, introduced the Saemaul Undong model that was applied in Uganda. Malawi Provincial Administrative Rural Development Department Economic Advisor Wilson Bil Nagoli also took part in the discussions. The general discussion was hosted by former YU President Lee Hyo-soo and was joined by former KOICA President Kim Young-mok, UN World Food Programme (WFP) Korea Branch Chief Lim Hyung-joon, Gyeongbuk Technopark Director Lee Jae-hoon, and Daegu-Gyeongbuk Institute Senior Researcher Oh Chang-gyun, etc. took part to actively discuss Saemaul development for developing countries from a global perspective.