Yonsei Team Receives Highest Recognition from Ministry of Education

 

-Selected as Top University Volunteer Program

 

 

On January 13, the Yonsei CSI Forensic Science Team, a Murray Volunteer Club, was awarded the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Award at the 2016 Test-Free Semester Conference. The conference was co-hosted by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity. More than 1,000 people attended the event, including award nominees, institute and foundation representatives, and education officials.

 

In May of last year, Yonsei signed an MOU with the Ministry of Education to support a test-free semester system using the university’s academic and professional resources. With the agreement in place, Yonsei students majoring in Forensic Science in the College of Health Science at the Wonju Campus formed the Yonsei CSI Forensic Science Team. The team visits middle schools to deliver lectures about forensic science and provide information concerning careers in the field. Middle school students interested in forensic science are encouraged to keep in contact with the Yonsei team members.

 

Yonsei Murray Volunteer Club visits other regions of the country during the summer and winter breaks to meet with students. Other activities they undertake include mentoring teens from multicultural families and providing online learning opportunities.