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Donation to Scholarships of 300 Million Won by Yeong Yul Seo, CEO of PT.Pratama Abadi Industri
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Donation to Scholarships of 300 Million Won by Yeong Yul Seo,
CEO of PT.Pratama Abadi Industri
CEO of PT.Pratama Abadi Industri
On 17th of May at the Dean’s Office, the Business School received a contribution of 300 million won by Yeong Yul Seo. Mr. Seo is one of our proud alumni (Business ‘69) who is currently the CEO of PT.Pratama Abadi Industri (PT.Pratama).
(From left) KU Vice President for Planning and Budget Jae Wook Kim, KUBS Dean Soo Young Kwon, KUBS Alumni Yeong Yul Seo, KU President Jaeho Yeom, Vice President for Development and External Affairs Byung Hyun Yoo (Picture by Communications Team)
A ceremony for the donation was held at Korea University Main Hall where KU President Jaeho Yeom, KUBS Dean Soo Young Kwon, KU Vice President for Planning and Budget Jae Wook Kim, Vice President for Development and External Affairs Byung Hyun Yoo participated to appreciate the contribution. Mr. Seo commented, “this contribution is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the start of my business. After today’s donation of 100 million won, I plan to make additional contributions of 200 million won to support my junior students, to broaden the eligibility of scholarships."
After the ceremony for donation, Mr. Seo also gave a special lecture for KUBS students. As a part of the School’s , he discussed ‘The Rule of Opportunity: Opportunity comes to those who devote themselves to something they want’. In his lecture, Mr. Seo advised the audience that “looking back, my late start of tertiary education, financial difficulties, and all other issues running my business, I believe I was able to overcome all those years because I kept reminding myself what is important.” He also pointed out the importance of setting out a negative mindset, “because you will be able to prepare and prevent the worst case scenario.” ( ▶See Article)
The establishment of PT.Pratama Abadi Industri goes back to 1989 in Indonesia. After starting his career in Indonesia since 1982, his business achieved an exceptional success. The company has grown to a big corporation, with its outstanding annual sales of 380 million dollars, 30,000 local employees as well as 90 Korean supervisors. This Nike OEM manufacturing business made the remarkable achievement within 28 years since the establishment. His business has been contributing a large part of Indonesia's economic development by creating jobs and the acquisition of foreign currencies. At the same time, it takes a large proportion of Korea’s export, achieving an annual total of 30 million dollars of material sourcing from South Korea. Since 1995, KUBS has sent a total of 30 students to PT. Pratama for an overseas internship experience.