Chung-Ang alumni gathering in New Jersey elects Hong Yuk-gi as chair

<span style="font-size: 18px;">Chung-Ang University North America Alumni Association Convention Concludes in New York; Hong Yuk-gi Elected President; Future AX Engineering Building</span>

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Chung-Ang University North America Alumni Convention Concludes in New York… Hong Yuk-gi Elected President; Atlanta to Host Next Convention

More than 200 alumni gathered… Support continues for the Future AX Engineering Building and university development

The Chung-Ang University North America Alumni Association Federation, led by President Choi Won-cheol, held its convention from the 7th to the 9th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Fort Lee, New Jersey. More than 200 alumni from across the United States attended to discuss the university’s development and ways to strengthen the alumni association, and to officially elect the next leadership team.

Attendees included Chung-Ang University President Park Se-hyun; Kim Bu-seop, president of the university’s alumni association; Park Tae-won, vice chairman of Doosan Group and a foundation director; and Lee Eo-ryong, chairwoman of Daishin Financial Group and a foundation director. President Park shared the university’s future development plans, including the construction of the Future AX Engineering Building, its largest research facility, and plans for advanced AI and big data research infrastructure, such as a semiconductor cleanroom and GPU server room.

CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS: Key Outcomes and Newly Elected Officers

Support for the Future AX Engineering Building

Doosan Group Vice Chairman Park Tae-won donated ₩300 million; Daishin Financial Group Chairwoman Lee Eo-ryong contributed $20,000

Election of New President and Board Chair

Hong Yuk-gi of Atlanta elected president; Ahn Kyung-ho of Kansas City elected board chair

Next Convention Venue Confirmed

Atlanta, Georgia, selected to host the next North America federation convention in two years

Prominent attendees also made donations to support the university’s development. Park Tae-won, a member of the fourth cohort of Chung-Ang University’s Advanced Management Program (AMP), donated ₩300 million from his personal funds toward construction of the Future AX Engineering Building. Daishin Financial Group Chairwoman Lee Eo-ryong contributed $20,000 to support the convention and the alumni community. Alumni Association President Kim Bu-seop outlined plans for a dedicated alumni space near campus and stronger global networking.

At the subsequent business meeting, Hong Yuk-gi of Atlanta was elected president, and Ahn Kyung-ho of Kansas City was elected board chair. Alumni from across the Americas pledged to expand exchanges among regional alumni groups. The event concluded successfully, with Atlanta set to host the next federation convention in two years.

New York Economic News View:

The Chung-Ang University North America Alumni Association’s New York convention went beyond networking to create a virtuous cycle that strongly combines major university infrastructure for an “AI transformation (AX)” with North American alumni capital and networks. The Future AX Engineering Building and GPU and semiconductor cleanroom facilities, whose development is gaining momentum thanks to personal donations from figures such as Doosan Group Vice Chairman Park Tae-won, are expected to accelerate meaningful industry-academic partnerships and technology exchanges with North American talent active on the global stage, helping raise Chung-Ang University’s AI research capabilities to a world-class level.