Seunggi Lee donates 300 million won to KAIST

Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi donated 300 million won to KAIST.

On the 3rd, Seung-gi Lee attended the development fund delivery ceremony held at the KAIST (KAIST, President Gwang-hyung Lee) Dogok Campus and delivered a donation of 300 million won. He said, "It is an honor to be able to donate to a valuable place that fosters talent. I decided to donate to KAIST in the hope that our country will become a world-class and prosperous country in the field of education."

Seung-gi Lee directly contacted President Gwang-hyung Lee at the end of last year and expressed his intention to donate. A KAIST official explained, "According to Lee Seung-gi's wishes, the entire donation will be used as a fund to establish the New York campus."

KAIST signed a cooperation agreement with New York University and New York City after announcing plans to establish a KAIST New York campus last year. Currently, we are pursuing the creation of collaborative spaces at both KAIST and New York University, and are planning joint research with approximately 60 faculty members collaborating across seven fields, including robotics, artificial intelligence, brain science, and climate change. In addition, we are discussing cooperation in the field of education, including exchange students, minors, double majors, and joint degrees.

President Lee Kwang-hyung said, "Lee Seung-gi's donation was a great source of strength and support for KAIST on its way to becoming a world-class university. We will strive to help our country's talented people reach the international stage through the work that only KAIST can do." expressed.

Seung-gi Lee responded, "I believe that science is the mother of many innovations in this era, and KAIST is leading the way," and added, "In addition to helping the underprivileged, I wanted to participate in increasing knowledge."

Also, at the delivery ceremony that day, President Kwanghyung Lee immediately offered Seunggi Lee the position of public relations ambassador for KAIST's New York campus, and Seunggi Lee readily accepted, saying, "I hope that many people will join me as an opportunity. In the future, when the New York campus is completed, I will visit in person to support it." .

Meanwhile, Lee Seung-gi donated 2 billion won in medical environment improvement funds to Seoul National University Children's Hospital last year, and recently donated 550 million won to the Korean Red Cross to support the production of a mobile meal vehicle to support disaster relief activities and a blood donation bus to solve the blood shortage problem. delivered.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr