Engineering Students from South Korea Visit SIUE
Eight students and one professor from Tongmyong University in South Korea recently visited the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering as part of an exchange agreement.
The South Korean visitors were at SIUE from Dec. 8-10. Their visit was a result of SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe signing a memorandum of understanding in June with Tongmyong University in Busan, South Korea.
The agreement set up a dual diploma program with Tongmyong, which allows for select Korean students to transfer to SIUE and complete their junior and senior years. Upon graduation, the students will receive their respective diplomas from both Tongmyong University and SIUE.
On Dec. 9, the Koreans visited SIUE’s Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) and were briefed on how the Center provides training for students in the operation, maintenance and management of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems.
“The ERTC staff was very pleased to provide the students with a tour of our one-of-a-kind training center,” said Paul Shetley, ERTC director. “When we host students from other countries, we are reminded that the need for clean, reliable water is universal.”
The students also expressed interest and appreciation of the work being done at ERTC, according to Dr. Jeonghoon Song, professor at Tongmyong – who accompanied the eight students.
Students who visited SIUE included: Minil Kim, Hyoseong Kang, Siheon Kim, Gyeong Duek Son, Geon Yeong Noh, Hyun Doug Yang, Dae Seok Lee and Ho Seong Kang.
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Paul Shetley (right), director of SIUE’s Environmental Resources Training Center, talks to South Korean visitors.
Paul Shetley gives a demonstration at the ERTC to South Korean visitors.
