21st Suwon City Women Leaders University Launches

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] The 21st Suwon City Women Leaders University opened on the 18th. There are 45 students enrolled.

The opening ceremony, held at Yulgok Hall Grand Auditorium of Ajou University, was attended by the 21st cohort students, Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun, Ajou University President Choi Ki-joo, Ajou University Global Future Education Institute Director Lee Sung-yeop, Suwon City Women Leaders Association President Kim Su-min, and executives and members.

Suwon City Women Leaders University is a women's talent development program hosted by Ajou University Global Future Education Institute and organized by Suwon City. The 21st cohort will run every Thursday through July 25th.

The curriculum is designed with lectures that strengthen women's leadership and capabilities and discover potential. Experts from various fields serve as instructors.

Lecture topics include △Soft Power of Women Leaders Moving the World △What Makes People Attracted: The 1% Difference △Self-Leadership: Personal Growth and Motivation △Opening Tomorrow with Wonderful Lives, and others.

Established in 2004, Suwon City Women Leaders University is a flagship women's talent development program of Suwon City. To date, it has produced 1,158 graduates who are actively serving as women leaders driving the local community as city and provincial council members, women's organization members, and volunteer activists.

The 'Suwon City Women Leaders Association,' composed of graduates, has practiced sharing since its launch in 2004 through various activities including support for single-parent families, sponsorship of the Suwon Mayor Scholarship Foundation, distribution of goods to low-income families, scholarship sponsorship for low-income middle and high school students, donations for kimjang funds for the underprivileged, and scholarship sponsorship for middle and high school students from large families.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun said, "I sincerely thank the women leaders who are reliable partners for women and warm helpers in our local community," and added, "I will build a city where the power of women can blossom anytime, anywhere."