Professors in the Major of Voice Donate 100 thousand dollars for Students N
No.88347- Writer YU
- Date : 2010.06.10 14:25
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Teacher\'s desire to help students\' wishes to become the world renowned singers
4 professors including dean Han, Yong-hee pledges to donate a part of salary until their retirement
[March 11, 2010]
Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Maria Callas... Students dreaming of becoming world famous singers are being helped by professors who have pledged to donate a large sum of money for their students.
On the morning of the 11th, Han, Yong-hee, dean of the Yeungnam University Major of Voice, and Lee, Ui-won, dean of the School of Music visited the office of the university president and pledged to donate 100 thousand dollars for scholarships in their department. Four professors in the Yeungnam University Major of Voice has decided to donate part of their salary until they retire to provide 100 thousand dollars in scholarships.
Dean Han, Yong-hee (photo, left) stated, \"In order to become a world renowned singer, students must make great efforts, but they also need strong support,\" while adding, \"We agreed that there is nothing more valuable than seeing our students being active in the global stage. Though it may not be of much material help, we hope that our students will know how we feel.\"
Lee, Hyo-soo, president of Yeungnam University stated his appreciation saying, \"With teachers and students joining their minds together, I believe that we will one day see singers from Yeungnam University performing at the La Scala Theatre in Italy.\"
From left to right: Cho, Gye-hyeon (executive vice-president for external cooperation), Lee, Hyo-soo (president), Han, Yong-hee (dean of Major of Voice), Lee, Ui-won (dean of School of Music)