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- Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture Holds the 3rd East Asian Tao Culture International Academic Conference
Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture and Beijing University Religion and Culture Institute held a joint international conference on "the Idea of Immortals Embedded in East Asian Tao Culture" from July 7 and 8 in Beijing, China. The conference was a forum for sound academic debate of Korea, China and Japan. From Daesoonjinrihoe, Seongam Cha Seon-Geun(Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture) gave a presentation titled "Theories on Immortal Realm in Korea during Modern and Contemporary History-Focused on Immortal Realm-." It's the conference's 3rd year and the conference emerged to be the only place for in-depth discussions and presentations based on East Asian traditional religions From Korea, Hwang Seon-Myeong(former president of Korea Assoc. of New Religions), Chinese Rep. Prof. Kim Hun and Prof. Wang Zong-Yu(Beijing University) and from Japan, Hachiya Kunia(Honorary Prof. at Tokyo University) presented their researches at the conference. They agreed to continue to research on traditional cultures based on Tao of the three countries paying attention to the different aspects resulted from each country's circumstances.
2016-06-28
- Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Andrew Z. Fire Visits Daejin High School
Andrew Z. Fire, the Nobel Prize winner in medicine and Prof. at Stanford University, paid a visit to Daejin High School(Principal Lee Tae-Yeol) on May 30 and gave a special lecture to the gifted students in advanced science class. The invitation was made by Biological Science Dept. of Hanyang University as a part of Bio Youth Camp. A research on double stranded RNA's interference effect in formation of new genes took him years to study and finally to receive a reward. Prof. Fire gave hopes to the students insisting that RNA interference should be applied to guard from viral genes such as cancer cells. Daejin High School was approved of the intensive science school by Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. And then the school signed a bilateral MOU with the natural science college of Hanyang University in order to provide advanced education for the gifted in Feb. 2010.
2016-06-28
- Foreign Religious Scholars Visit Yeoju Central Headquarters Dojang for Seminar
Nine scholars from America, Great Britain, Vietnam and the Philippines and Professor Ichigawa Hiroshi of Tokyo University in Japan visited Yeoju Central Headquarters Dojang on Nov. 14 to participate in the seminar. After watching the promotion video clip and introducing the doctrine of Daesoonjinrihoe, the guests and staff had a heated discussion, followed by a Q&A session. This seminar was carried out as a part of the special program of '2014 Autumn Conference of the Korean Association for Religious Studies.'
2016-06-28
- Mongolian Social Welfare Officials Visit Yeoju Headquarters.
The delegation of social welfare officials in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia came to visit the Yeoju Central Headquarters Temple Complex on September, 23. With intent to benchmark an advanced system of Daesoonjinrihoe Social Welfare Foundation and to exchange with Daejin University and invite students, Enkhtaivan(a person of Mongolian cultural merit), Boldbaatar, the head of Nalayh District in Ulaanbaatar) and seven others arrived in Seoul on 22 and started their five-day official visit. In the first day of their visit, the delegation had a discussion of international exchanges at Daejin University, and followed by a tour through the Yeoju Central Headquarters Temple Complex and social welfare facilities. After having a talk with Seongam Yun Eun-do, the delegation had a question and answer session regarding the advanced social welfare system. They paid a visit to the Toseong Temple Complex and went back to Mongolia on 26.
2016-06-28
- Junior Korean Association in LA Visits Daesoonjinrihoe Social Welfare Foundation
A group of members affiliated with the Junior Korean Association in LA visited Daesoonjinrihoe Social Welfare Foundation on July 1. Headed by Vice President Lim Yeong-Bae, about 50 people in the party were guided to Yeoju Dojang and Daesoonjinrihoe Social Welfare Foundation to take part in the welcome ceremony held at Youth Center followed by a tour of the facilities such as the nursing home and the geriatric hospital. In his welcome speech, Seongam Yun, the president of the Foundation, asked the visitors to learn as much as possible in the journey and to pass on the breathtaking progress of Korea to the world. Vice President Lim reciprocated his speech, on behalf of the association, and delivered the appreciation plaque expressing his heartfelt gratitude for the complete support of their visit to Korea. The members of the association enjoyed the dinner party hosted by the foundation and rode a bicycle along the Gangcheon Barrage making precious memories. They were accommodated in the most modern facilities for 4 days having the breakfast full of dedication and went back to US on July 4. The LA Junior Korean Association was founded by LA Korean Association headed by Pres. Bae Mu-Han last November. Their first visit to Korea was planned in hopes of establishing Korean identity and giving pride as Korean. The party arrived in Korea on June 26 and stayed for 8 nights and 9 days visiting Cheongwadae, the National Assembly, Samsung Electronics, the Joint Security Area of Panmunjeom and KBS. For entertaining experiences, they also had some military training at the Marine Corps and traditional archery experience.
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