<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 16, 2016, Konkuk University (KU) announced that Nanjing University’s representative office has been established on the first floor of the International House on campus.<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img style="margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;" alt="" src="ArticleFile.do?id=11660927" /><br />“Nanjing University has plans to expand in the bioscience and medical fields, and I look forward to active exchanges with Konkuk University particularly in stem cell research,” said Nanjing University Vice President Yajun Zou during his visit to KU. “Given China’s aging population, Konkuk University Medical Center can also transfer its technology and knowhow in providing medical care to senior citizens.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">“Konkuk University is partnering with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Germany in stem cell research, and we expect to increase synergy through cooperation with Nanjing University,” responded Dr. Jai Won Ryou, the dean of the Graduate School at Konkuk University.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">“The representative office is a testament to the relations the two universities had since August 2010,” said Dr. Kwangsoo Kim, KU’s Vice President for International Affairs. “I hope that with the representative office we can also exchange more students and enhance our partnership.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The two universities have been exchanging students since 2011, with 31 KU students and 7 Nanjing university students participating so far.<br /><br /><img style="margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;" alt="" src="ArticleFile.do?id=11660926" /><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt;">From left to right: Xin Xu (Program Officer, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Nanjing University), Woonsek Yoo (Former Director, Office of International Affairs, Konkuk University), Youngdal Kim (Director, Office of International Affairs, Konkuk University), Kwangsoo Kim (Vice President for International Affairs, Konkuk University), Yajun Zou (Vice President, Nanjing University), Jai Won Ryou (Dean, the Graduate School, Konkuk University), Hyun-jun Cho (Associate Dean, Division of International Studies, Konkuk University), Ho Chul Doo (Manager, Division of International Affairs & Services, Konkuk University Medical Center), Han-wool Kang (Coordinator, Office of International Affairs, Konkuk University)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p>