Announcement of 2020 Young Professional Forum (YPF 2020)

 

Dear AKCSE Members,

 

YG Committee of the AKCSE is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for 2020 Young Professional Forum (YPF) to be held June 29- July 4, 2020 in Seoul, S. Korea. 

Each year, the YP Forum program, hosted by The Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST, 한국과학기술단체 총연합회), brings young Korean heritage students/researchers from all over the world. 60 young professional participants (including 20 from Korea) will have a valuable opportunity to meet together, share their experience/knowledge, and create a world-wide network. In this year, the AKCSE will send approx. 3 delegates from Canada to YP Forum. All travel/local expenses (including airfare*, accommodation – 6 nights, and meals) will be covered by KOFST. So, it would be appreciated if you could forward this call to your chapter and local community (including newspapers). 

 

*Airfare will be reimbursed up to USD $1800 (East), USD $1500 (Central), USD $1200 (West) or actual fare, whichever is less. 

 

AKCSE will submit the selected applicants and the final approval will be done by KOFST. Moreover, the selected participants will need to fill the additional forms at www.ultari.org

 

The below is the application information (also, please review the YP Forum Selection Guidelines attached). 

When you submit the application, you are acknowledging that you will participate in all YP Forum activities between the specified dates.

 

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Call for Applications for 2020 YPF 

  

1.Eligibility Requirements 

 The applicant must meet ALL requirements below

 

-         1.5 or 2nd generation Korean-Canadian [born in Canada or have attended schools in Canada at least for 6 years

-         Canadian citizen or Permanent resident

-         Born after 1985.1.1

-         Either graduate student (bachelor from Canadian institutions) or post-doc Status at the Time of YPF. For post-doctoral fellow, within 5 years of PhD degree, and both Undergraduate & Graduate degrees must be obtained from Canada.

-         Major in Science and Engineering (including medical, medicine, and nursing) 

-         Ability to communicate effectively in English and Korean

-         Must NOT have attended previous YG/YP Forums

-         Min. GPA should be at least 75% (cumulative) or 3 out of 4. 

-         Under privileged category will be evaluated separately. 

  

2. Application Deadline: February 22, 2020 (Application package should be submitted electronically by this date) 

  

3. How to Apply 

a) Application documents 

-         Application form (Attached in this announcement

-         Scanned copy of Canadian Passport or Permanent Resident Card as proof

-         Most recent transcript (Important Note: The applicant should convert GPA in his/her transcript to % and this GPA in % should be given in the application form). 

-         The applicant should arrange one recommendation letter (AKCSE Chapter president, or Graduate supervisor). 

b) Submit the application documents (highly recommend to consolidate all materials into one PDF file) to info@ackse.org).

Please put the following in the subject line: “[YPF 2020] Application form XXXX University – Name”.

AKCSE YG Committee will not accept any incomplete or delayed applications. 

c) Finalist Nomination from AKCSE to KOFST on February 25 or earlier.  

d) Final Notification from KOFST: TBA

 

 

YPF는 국내·외 차세대 과기인재의 역량 강화ㆍ육성을 위한 상호교류의 장을 마련 하고 글로벌 리더로서의 교육 및 네트워킹 플랫폼을 구축하기 위한 목적으로 우리 연합회가 작년부터 시행하고 있습니다.

 

1. 참가 대상: 

-        캐나다 시민권 및 영주권을 소지한 1.5세대 (최소 Grade 9 부터의 학업을 캐나다에서 마친 자) 혹은 2 세대 (캐나다에서 출생한 자 중 캐나다에서 high school을 포함하여 최소 6년이상 정규교육과장을 마친 자)로 캐나다에서 거주하는 자.  

-        과학기술관련 전공(의료, 간호, 약학 등을 포함)의 영어·한국어로 의사소통이 가능한 1985. 1. 1. 이후 출생.

-        이공계 전공 대학원생 및 박사후 연구원(post-doc) * 박사후 연구원의 경우, 박사학위 취득 후 5년 이내로 한함 (단, 학부과정, 대학원 모두 캐나다에서 마친자에 한함)

-        사회적 약자의 경우 우대 한다.

 

 

2. 참가 신청 서류: 지원 신청서 (첨부 양식 참조), 최근 성적표, Scanned copy of Canadian Passport or Permanent Resident Card, 지부장 or supervisor/professor추천서 

 

3. 신청 마감일: 2020년 2월 22(토)

info@ackse.org

 

4. 비고.

 

가.  AKCSE에서 학생 명단을 한국과총에 추천한 후, 한국 과총에서 자격 등을 검토하여 최종참가자를 통보함.   최종 선발된 학생이 YP Forum 에 참가하지 않을 경우, 다음 해 AKCSE는 선발가능 인원수에 불이익을 받게되므로  AKCSE에서는 한국 과총에 추천명단 보고전 참가자의사를 최종확인할 예정임. 

나.  참가자 지원 내역: 왕복항공료 일부(서부 : USD 1,200 / 중부 : USD 1,500 / 동부 : USD 1,800 한도 내에서 실제로 구입한 영수증 금액을 지급) 및 숙식비 일체. 

다.  최종 참가자는 반드시 YGF 홈페이지(www.ultari.org)를 통하여 직접 온라인 지원서 작성을 마쳐야 참석자로 확정. 

라.  참가자는YPForum 행사 전 기간동안 모든 일정에 참가해야 하며, 개인행동은일체 금지되어 있슴. 

 

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Please feel free to contact info@akcse.org if you have any further questions/concerns. 

I look forward to many applications from your chapters and local community. 

  

Thank you. 

 

Best regards, 

 

YG Committee of AKCSE

Dr. Simon Park simon.park@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Jong Sung Kim jskim@Dal.Ca

Dr. Chang Dong Lee patricklee@mie.utoronto.ca