[Focus] KGSF Alumni Gathering in Cambodia2018-09-18Hit:682
- Writer김지혜
포토갤러리
In January, KGSF Alumni Gathering took place in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia with the attendance of four Cambodian alumni members- Vongsokunty
Koun, You Chheang (FMBA 2012), Ratana Khom (FMBA 2013), and Choung Keang Lim
(FMBA 2014). Channeary Vann, another member of FMBA 2013, couldn’t join the
gathering since she was on leave of absence for childbirth. During the
gathering, the group had a nice time talking about memories of school, life at
KAIST, their present lives and recent news about KCB. They also reminisced about
their experiences at KGSF with its challenging courses, tight course schedule
and strict grading. At the end, they laughed about the memories with a big
sense of accomplishment from both KAIST and their current workplaces.
The next two days, the Cambodian alumni members invited
Professor Kim to their working places- The Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunication, Ministry of Economy and Finance and the National Bank of
Cambodia- and guided him around the ministries and arranged some meetings with
their senior colleagues. During the visit, the senior officials including Mr.
Khou Vouthy, the Director of Economic Research and International Cooperation
Department at the Central Bank of Cambodia told Professor Kim that two KAIST
alumni employees are the leading staff members and they are taking charge of
important tasks in the bank. When Professor Kim asked about what area of
professional knowledge their institution would request KGSF to teach, they
answered that analytical tools are essential so that employees can analyze the
micro and macroeconomic phenomenon appropriately.
Through this visit, the 6th KGSF Alumni
Association has been established in Cambodia as of January 24, 2018 and Mr. Choung Keang Lim (FMBA 2014) was
elected as the representative of the group. He will be managing their regular
meetings, and he will be in charge of communication between the alumni and the
university.
He commented “First
of all, I am very proud of KAIST and being a KAIST graduate. This is why I was
pleased when Professor Kim visited Cambodia and workplaces of Cambodian alumni.
Before his visit, we barely had the time to catch up because everyone seemed so
busy with their own work and lives. However, with Professor Kim’s visit, we
were able to come together as a group and welcome our professor. At the gathering,
we had good quality time sharing our latest stories and happenings. In
addition, we had a good dinner time together with a pleasant atmosphere. On our
way home, we couldn’t finish talking about how much fun we had together that
night.
We would like to
sincerely thank Professor Kim for visiting us in Cambodia, and a special thanks
to KAIST for preparing an alumni network session. This kind of gathering really
builds up better relationships with other KAIST alumni. We do hope that KGSF
will continuously provide this kind of opportunity for all their alumni and
countries.”
In addition, Professor
Kim commented, “I
was very glad to see the Cambodian alumni members working ardently at their
governmental institutions, taking important positions, and finally contributing
to the development of the Cambodian economy. Phnom Penh was also full of
vitality and dynamism where many high new buildings are under construction here
and there in the city, and the people and many kinds of transportation move
fast.”
In our next edition, we will cover our alumni
gathering in Mongolia which happened in August! We hope to see many of our
other alumni in the near future and look forward to hearing from those that are
interested in becoming alumni representatives of their country/region!