SONSIK e-newsletter Volume 4, Issue 3, May 2014 EDITORIAL: SONSIK Friendship Sports Festival A Memory We Made, A Spirit We Showed, A Happiness We Shared! Dear SONSIK Family, Welcome to the 3rd Issue, Volume 4, of the SONSIK e-newsletter for 2014! We hope you will find this a useful update on our activities and would like to thank everyone who has supported this edition by providing useful information. A central component of this issue is a roundup of details of general, scientific events, research activities and social activities concerning representation of Nepalese students in Korea and the related fields. Subsequently, this issue of the SONSIK e-newsletter outlines cluster meetings recently organized and introduces the new executive committee with the works they performed in the last three months of their tenure. In our renowned mission to increase the interaction between the Nepalese students in Korea and to preserve the pride and nationalism of our colorful heritage, we are the bridge uniting two worlds and two generations in Korea and be conduit for the students who want to come Korea for further study. At the same time, we strive to reach out towards our community by embracing its diversity and keeping our own doors open. We celebrate our awareness of nationalism, patriotism and the sense of humanism to serve Nepalese community and focusing mainly for students who are the pillar for the countries development. We are Nepalese in Korea. We are students. We are an association. We are the members of SONSIK. We all are together we are a unit. This issue is mainly focused on the interaction programs held between students either it be in a form of games or gathering. We are looking forward to continuing this productive channel of information interchange throughout the SONSIK community. The future success of the e-newsletter depends on your comments, contributions and ideas! We look forward to receiving your active participation in the forthcoming issues of SONSIK e-newsletter too! IN THIS ISSUE 1 st SONSIK FRIENDSHIP SPORTS FESTIVAL 2014 2 Interaction Program at Ajou University 5 Interaction Program at Seoul National University 5 SONSIK-KINSA MOU SIGNING Data of Nepalese In Korea 5 6 CONDOLENCE Message for Ferry Tragedy 7 University Representatives For SONSIK 8 Reviewing SONSIK Last Nine-Month Activities 9 SONSIK Notice & Request 10 EDITORIAL BOARD Saurav Ghimire (Inje University), Bimal Bist (Seoul National University) Ujjwal Karmacharya ( Hanseo University) ADVISOR Taraman Kadayat (President, SONSIK) Contact Email: doc.sonsik@gmail.com Homepage www.sonsik.org.np 1
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SONSIK Interaction program at Ajou University & Seoul National University SONSIK is trying to be not only the organization for only sharing the things via facebook or some social medias but also trying to increase the interaction between students of various universities, with the same motto to understand the daily life styles and social life in Korea in a better way, SONSIK executive committee members are making a series of visit to different universities. Through such visit, we tend to understand the problems and experiences of students of every kind to possible. MoU signed between SONSIK and KINSA: SONSIK Network Building KINSA is a non-profit organization for international students living in Korea and has been founded with the view to setting the stage of exchange between Korean and international students and to extend Korean cultures via private non-profit organizations, the international students. In addition, the KINSA is willing to resolve difficulties that international students have faced with and to share the experiences together during the stay in Korea. 5
With these common motto and goal, we had decided to share our helping hands for the welfare of students and work for the betterment of students. On the date of 18th May, 2014, SONSIK signed MOU with the KINSA. Mr. Taraman Kadayat, president of SONSIK 10th EC represented SONSIK while Mr. Jason Lee, president of KINSA represented KINSA. Before the MOU program, we had a joint meeting with other int l students societies of Africa, Mexico, USA, Indonesia, Philippines and Myanmar with whom in future days; SONSIK seeks to work in a friendly environment. General Information about Nepalese In Korea 1 Worker 18, 869 (M 17,980/ F 889) 2 Family of Korean citizen 923 (M 121 / F 802) 3 Family & Long term (F1-F5) 696 4 Students 488 (M 373 / F 115) 5 Specific Activities (E-7) 301 (Korean language -132 ) 6 Refugee & Accident etc. 261 (Refugee apply - 205 ) 7 Business Visa 118 8 Missionary 73 9 Researcher 66 10 Professor 7 11 Others (Diplomat etc.) 885 Total 22,687 6
There are 22,687 Nepalese immigrants living in Korea, including undocumented (2200), dominated by male (20,043) population. 18,800 of them are unskilled workers, mostly employed in manufacturing industries, while 2267 of them are working in agricultural, fisheries and livestock sectors. The second largest group is made up of married immigrants (946), mainly the females (825). Besides, there are 488 Nepali students currently pursuing higher education in the country with 251 enrolled in Master s program and 153 people in the Ph.D. program, remaining in language and other programs. (Source: Ministry of Education, Immigration Office, Republic of Korea, 2014.JAN) Deepest Sympathy for the Sewol ferry Disaster in Korea 7
8 UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES FOR SONSIK With the aim of collection of name of all the members at different Universities in Korea SONSIK has selected some of the representative in the following universities to update the activites and play a model role for the interaction between sonsik and the respective university. The name of the representative with their respective university is given below: University Name E-mail Ajou University Deepak Sapkota sapkota.deepak66@gmail.com Andong National University RameshworMaharjan mrameswor@gmail.com Catholic Univeristy of Daegu Ganesh Bastola bastola.g.9@gmail.com Catholic University of Korea Kshitiz Raj Shrestha kshitiz_shrestha@hotmail.com Changwon National University Babu Ram Dhungana baburamdhungana@yahoo.com Chonbuk National University Suresh Raj Pant pant.suresh88@gmail.com Chonnam National University Suresh Paudel suresh104@gmail.com ChosunUniveristy PraneshSthapit praneshb01@yahoo.com Chung Ang University Prakash Khadka prakashkhadka3@gmail.com Chungnam National Univ, Main Campus Ramchandra Acharya ramchandra.acharya@gmail.com Chungnam National Univ, Medical campus SubodhGautam sabsubodh@gmail.com Chungbuk National University Vikash Kumar Shah vcas4all@hotmail.com Daegu University SovakarAryal skaryal27@yahoo.com Daeshin Christian University Ajay Aryal jesus12228@yahoo.com EwhaWomensUniveristy DurgaBanjade dbanjade@ymail.com Gachon University Bhakta Prasad Gaire samarpanbp@gmail.com Handong Global Univeristy SushilTamrakar tmsushil458@gmail.com Hanseo University UjjwalKarmacharya ujj_histry@yahoo.com Hanyang University Rajesh Nepali Inha University Dirga Lamichhane dirga_lamichhane@yahoo.com Inje University SauravGhimire samadarsisg@gmail.com Jeju National University Pradeep Adhikari pradeep47adhikari@gmail.com Jeonju University Nirmal Prasad Bhatt biochemnirmal@gmail.com Kangwon National Uni, Chuenchon Prakash BabuAdhikari pbadhikari@yahoo.com Kangwon National University, Samcheok Siddhartha Pandey ccdartha@gmail.com Keimyung University SushilParajuli skerung@yahoo.com Konkuk University SujanSigdel sujan.sigdel@gmail.com Kongju National University RoshanKhadka rosan.khadka17@gmail.com KAIST BaburamBhattrai bobs.iom@gmail.com Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Rina Pandey pandyrina@gmail.com Korea Aerospace University BimalSubedi biprsa@gmail.com Korea Maritime & Ocean University Nirmal Acharya acharyanirmal85@gmail.com Korea University RoshanJha roshan_jha@korea.ac.kr Kumoh National University of Technology Rupak Pandey pandeyrupak6@gmail.com Kwangwoon University Vivek Raj Shrestha vivekrajshrestha@gmail.com Kyung Hee University Medical Center HridayesPratapMalla hridayes_malla@yahoo.com Kyungpook National University Ajay Kumar Jha ajaykjha123@yahoo.com Kyungsung University SharmilaAmatya amatyaz@gmail.com Mokpo National University Keshav Raj Paudel keshavrajpaudel@gmail.com Sejong University Pushpa Raj Adhikari pushpasir@yahoo.com Pusan National University Samundra Tiwari samundra_tiwary@yahoo.com Seoul National University BimalBist bimalbist@gmail.com Sogang University Agni Koirala koiralaar@yahoo.com Sunkyunkwan University Rajesh Singh rajeshluck@gmail.com Sunkyunkwan University Suwon Campus Subash Nepali Adhikari subashadhikari@hotmail.com Sun Moon University NiranjanKoirala nrk.bio@gmail.com Tongwon College SagarGautam lonelysamuel21@gmail.com Transportation University of Korea Ram HariGiri giriramhari@yahoo.com Ulsan University Upendra Mani Tuladhar tula_upen@hotmail.com University of Incheon Tanka Rana tankarana36@gmail.com WonkwangUniveristy SumanPoudel sumanpdl45@gmail.com Yeungnam University TilBahadurThapaMagar laphale@hotmail.com Yonsei University MadhuSudhanAtteraya madh_att@yahoo.com
SONSIK Last 9-months activities Reviewing 3 rd quarter- tenure of SONSIK 10 th EC Despite the several challenges and obstacles, during last 9 months SONSIK 10 th Executive committee has tried to work honestly to integrate, represent and empower Nepalese scholars in Korea and Nepal as well. Here is a list of SONSIK 9-months activities with its purpose: SN Activity Purpose 1. Organized 1 st SONSIK Interaction Program with 9 th EC, To finalize SONSIK one-year working plan SONSIK seniors, and Advisory Board, Representatives from different Organizations at Embassy of Nepal 2. Participated in KISSA International Students Sports Festival To represent Nepal among foreign students 3. SONSIK IN Nepal: a) Organized Blood Donation Program, b) Organized Youth Education program in school To introduce & Promote SONSIK in Nepal and to share opportunity, challenges for Nepalese students to study in Korea c) President gave Interview in Ujjwalo 90 Network FM For Interview Video Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jic3gun71a4 4. Nepal Korea Friendship Day-2014 To promote Nepali culture & to collect fund 5. Collected fund for Dr. Chitra Sharma Wagle To help Dr. Wagle s children s education 6. Celebrated Nepal Day in Daegu To promote Nepali culture & to extend SONSIK networking 7. Published SONSIK e-newsletter Volume 4 Issue 1 To introduce SONSIK 10 th EC, 1 year plan, and activities 8. Re-designed SONSIK website (www.sonsik.org.np) To make more attractive & useful website 9. Created SONSIK Youtube Channel To share the SONSIK activity videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucjcmjlvjboywihtoabarqg?feature=watch 10. Collected information of University representatives for To enhance SONSIK networking with all the students SONSIK 11. Organized Talk Program with Pokhara University faculties To find possible collaboration between Universities of Nepal and Korea 12. Organized SONSIK Interaction Program in Gwangju To update SONSIK activity & make new SONSIK supporters 13. Held meeting with SONSIK supporters Maintain and build relation with SONSIK supporters 14. Coordinated to Sign MoU between Pokhara University and Yeungnam University To have network building between two academic institutions. 15. Organized SONSIK workshop on SONSIK 5-year plan To shape SONSIK future direction 16. Held meeting with SONSIK Journal editorial Team & SONSIK To shape the future direction of SONSIK Journal. Alumni in Nepal 17 Organized SONSIK 3 rd Educational Seminar To inspire & inform Nepalese scholars for contributing in Nepal 18 Published SONSIK e-newsletter Volume 4 Issue 2 To introduce SONSIK activities 19 1 st SONSIK friendship Sports Festival 2014 Extend Friendship, & Local resources & new relations with supporter 20 Organized SONSIK Interaction program at Ajou University To update SONSIK activities and share ideas with Ajou University Nepalese community 21 Organized SONSIK Interaction program at Seoul National University To update and share ideas with Seoul National University Nepalese community 22 Signed MoU with Korea International Students Association To work together for the benefit of Nepalese Students 23 Published SONSIK e-newsletter Volume 4 Issue 3 To update SONSIK activities 9
!!!!!! UPCOMING PROGRAM Seminar in Daegu Theme: Present work valuing the future generatio! (Theory and Practice) SONSIK Area: Gyeongsanbuk/nam-do Program Coordinator: Ajay Kumar Jha Venue: Daegu Date: July 6, 2014 Time: Sunday 1 pm to 5pm E-mail: ajaykjha123@yahoo.com & kadayattaraman@gmail.com All the Nepalese students are requested to fill up the data management form available from the SONSIK webpage (http://sonsik.org.np/join-online/) Hoping to update all the records of Nepalese students studying, living, situation or difficulties. 10
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