National University Students get together to promote the Gwangju Universiade

To encourage the participation of University students in promoting the 2015 Gwangju Universiade, University students from around the country gathered together.

2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee (hereafter GUOC) held the appointment ceremony for 'Unifriends', promotional ambassador group made up of University students. More than 300 students from all regions around the nation, including the presidents of each student council, gathered at the May 18th Memorial Culture Center on the 16th to receive the appointment certificate as promotional ambassadors and vow to actively promote the upcoming global event.

In addition to the ceremony, students visited the May 18th National Cemetery to pay their respects and experienced firsthand Gwangju's spirit of peace, human rights and democracy.

Shim Yun-jeong, one of the students appointed as promotional ambassador, expressed, "I am really proud of becoming a member of the Gwangju Universiade, a global festival for university students, and I will do my best to promote the Universiade at my university."

On the 17th, the students will visit Mudengsan Mountain National Park and take a tour of the new baseball stadium (the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field), which will be used for baseball events during the Gwangju Universiade. At the stadium, the students will wish for a successful Universiade by sending up their wishes on balloons into the sky.

One of the organizers stated, "In order for the Gwangju Universiade to become successful, we need the full support and participation of the University students, who are in the center of it all. That is why there are more than 24,000 University students actively taking part as Unifriends, Unibirds, and student reporters." He also added, "We aim to recruit around 150,000 students to become a supporting network and they will lead in the success of the Universiade, volunteering and working together with international students from around the globe."

For more information, contact Sara Shim, PR & Media Division, at +82 62 616 3832, or by e-mail at sarashim85@hanmail.net.

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