Woosong Educational Foundation Honorary Chairman Sung Kyung Kim awarded Kazakhstan’s Order of Dostyq
Honorary Chairman of the Woosong Educational Foundation Sung Kyung Kim received the Order of Dostyq (“Friendship”), 2nd Class, Kazakhstan’s high state award, in recognition of his contribution to the development of higher education in the country, the Kazakh Science and Higher Education Ministry reported.
The award was presented to Sung Kyung Kim by Kazakh Science and Higher Education Minister Sayasat Nurbek.
The announcement to award the Woosong Educational Foundation Honorary Chairman came a day after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and Sung Kyung Kim had met in Astana on October 31, where President Tokayev extended thanks for establishing a Woosong University branch campus in Turkistan, which upholds advanced global standards in education.
Woosong University Kazakhstan was opened this year in Turkistan in a move to strengthen strategic cooperation between Kazakhstan and South Korea in education and science.
The Ministry said the new university is set to serve not only as an educational platform, but also as a center for international cooperation, innovation, as well as for training top-tier personnel to shape Kazakhstan’s intellectual capital.
Earlier, it was reported President Tokayev awards a high honorary title to opera singer Maria Mudryak.