[채널H] 외국인 학생 '스승의 날 감사편지' 전달 행사

 The annual heart-warming and meaningful event has come again.
To celebrate Teacher’s Day on May 15th, the Hanyang International Cooperation department held the annual ‘Write a THANK YOU letter to your teachers’ contest.
Today we will giong to visit three international students have been nominated and received the opportunity to show their gratitude to their professors. Let us hear their story.

‘Write a THANK YOU letter to your teachers’ contest offered international students to show appreciation to their grateful professors. International students from various countries participated in this event to show their respect to professors.

Dong Hang from China thanked professor Jae-Jin Lee for his warm heart that helped her get through the difficulties she had as a foreigner. Thanks to him, she became the smartest international student in her department.

<이재진 미디어커뮤니케이션학과 교수>

유학생으로부터 받은 편지뿐만 아니라 우리 졸업생들, 그리고 지금 학생들한테도 편지는 받아본 적 없는 것 같아요. 그래서 굉장히 이게 의미 있고. 또 내가 전혀 기대하지 않았고, 항이 한테 제대로 해 준 것도 없는데, 받아서 조금 미안한 생각도 들긴 하지만, 속으론 정말 기쁘고 또 ‘선생으로서 뭔가 도움을 줄 수 있었던 건 아닌가.’라는 생각에 기분이 좋네요.

<동항(DONG HANG) 미디어커뮤니케이션학과 11 (중국)>

중국에서도 9월 10일에 스승의 날이 있는데, 한국에도 스승의 날이 있고 날짜만 다르지 문화가 똑같더라고요. 이재진 교수님이 다른 교수님들보다 더 친절하시고, “유학생이라도 걱정하지 말고 그냥 열심히 배워라.” 이렇게 많이 말씀하셨거든요. 그래서 소외감 없이 매우 좋았어요.

Johlio Mergel from Cameroon speaks Korean very fluently. He visited professor Byung-Jin Park’s office located in the school of business.

<박병진 경영대학 교수>

저는 외국인 학생들이 실제로 한양대학교의 자산이 될 것이고, 우리 대학이나 한국, 학생들의 본국 간에 교류하는 데 있어서 가교 역할을 할 수 있는 자산이라고 생각하기 때문에 우리가 조금 더 신경을 써야 한다...라고 생각하고 있고요. 그런 차원에서 이렇게 감사편지를 받은 것에 나름대로 뿌듯하고 자부심을 느끼고... 행복한 생각이 들었습니다.

<졸리오 메르젤 (JOHLIO MERGEL) 전략경영학 12 (카메룬)>

He is really comprehensive, he’s really kind, he’s really like open-minded towards foreign students. Because I’m not Korean, so I’m not used to Korean ways of Korean students’ habits, I don’t, I’m not used to their culture. And he fully understands that, and he really takes care of me as a father, and calling me, checking on what I’m writing. Because I’m not a english-native speaker, sometimes I have issues with my english writing. He checks that all, and he gives me advices about how to make a really good thesis. We are now working on the paper I have to publish, and he was just awesome with me, helping me true. So, I’m really really thankful and among all the professors I met here in Hanyang University, he is definitely the best.

JELENA ELEK from Serbia called professor Sung-Moon Cho a ‘father’. She followed professor Cho very well who have been helping with her studies and career by giving precious advice and offering good guidance.

<조성문 국어국문학과 교수>

내가 좀 일찍 결혼했으면, 너 같은 딸이 있다. 그런 개념을 얘기했던 거고요. 그러다 보니까 내가 지도교수이기도 하지만 내가 아빠처럼 해줄게. 내가 네 아빠라고 생각하고, 편하게 생각하고. 학문적인 것 외에도 개인적인 생활, 또는 학교생활 외에 여러 가지 문제가 있을 때 언제든지 찾아와라. 나는 너의 아빠니까. 아빠로서 모든 걸 도와주겠다. 이렇게 얘기가 됐던 것 같아요. 그런 것이 결국은 아마 헬레나의 마음을 움직였는지, 나한테 이런 편지를 쓸 거라는 건 감히 상상도 못했고요. 지금까지 이렇게 긴 장문의 편지를 받아본 적도 없었고. 그래서 상당히 저는 오늘 감동을 했고요.

<헬레나 엘렉 (JELENA ELEK) 국어국문학과 14 (세르비아)>

I was really surprised by how kind he was and friendly to me from the start, even when he didn’t know me that well. When you leave your country, and come to somewhere so far away, you leave all of your friends, all of your familiar faces and you don’t know anyone. So when someone gives such a heart-warming welcome to you, you feel like you’re at home. And my mentor was like that too. He really tried hard to make my studying here not stressful, and easier. And he is always trying to help me with my studies and he’s.. I don’t know. Recently, he even took the role of my father. He told me that I can see father in him because I don’t have a family here in Korea.

교수님 덕분에 많이 배웠습니다.
교수님 감사합니다.

Students from other nations who came to Korea to study as ‘한양인’. They thank deeply from the bottom of their heart to professors who became their mentors offering guidance to adapt to different environment.

This event offered both students and professors to take action in following our university’s motto, “Love in deed”. Now it’s your turn to pin a carnation and show your appreciation and respect to your mentor.

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