Students of Citi-Kyung Hee Univ. NGO Internship Program join “Giving and Sharing Day”

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2010-01-29 13:50

Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Today, Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung-Ku) and Kyung Hee Univ. NGO Graduate School (Acting Dean Lee, Hwa-Yong) held a “2010 Sharing and Giving Day” event with the students of 4th Citi-Kyung Hee Univ. NGO Graduate School Internship Program.

The event was aimed at raising the awareness about underprivileged people and enhancing the sense of community. Out of 120 students, about 70 working for NGOs in Seoul/Kyonggi areas joined the initiative. They chose 10 elderly people living alone to repair their houses and visited after-school child care center in Jeonnong-dong to provide support.

Citi-Kyung Hee Univ. NGO Internship Program, sponsored by CKI and organized by Kyung Hee NGO Graduate School, marks its fourth year, and has been offering local students with work experiences in NGOs and civic groups since 2006 to help them better understand what civil society is about and establish best corporate citizenship practices. The students of the 4th internship program are working full-time in one of 70 major NGOs in metropolitan cities across the country. The internship will last for two months from Dec. 28 2009 till Feb. 19, 2010.

Prof. Lee Hwa Yong of Kyung Hee Univ. NGO Graduate School said, “This day is designed to give students an opportunity to serve the community at least for a short period of time. We hope such an engagement with the community will help them increase the sense of community and give a thought about what the role of civil society is.” Prof. Lee has been leading the 4th internship program.

“While spending time with children, although it was a just one day, I could learn that our society can become better with our little compassion and attention,” said Lee, In-Ae, Kyung Hee Univ. student who joined the afterschool child care program. After the house repair activity, Kim, Sun-Mi, a student at Inha Univ. said, “I was sad to see how these elderly people are suffering financially. More support, including financial support, is necessary for these older people living alone.”

Citibank Korea Inc.

Citibank had opened its first branch in Korea in 1967, and was born newly as Citibank Korea Inc. (CKI) through integration with KorAm Bank in 2004. CKI serves customers at 230 branches (as of end of September 2009) in Korea by providing the first class financial products and services based on the various products and know-how of Citi with global network including more than 100 years of history and 200 million customers in more than 100 countries. CKI delivers new financial world to the customers through development of innovative financial products and services, encompassing from corporate and investment banking to consumer banking, private banking, and wealth management. Furthermore, Citibank Korea Inc., as a responsible corporate citizen, conducts diverse community activities in the areas of financial education, next generation education, woman, diversity, community, and environment consistently in corporation with sound non-profit organizations.

Citi

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 140 countries. Through its two operating units, Citicorp and Citi Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citi.com

Kyung Hee University

Since the foundation in 1949, Kyung Hee University has persistently pursued the knowledge for the past 50 years under the founding philosophy, “The Creation of a Civilized World.” More than 1,200 professors are committed to establishing Kyung Hee’s unique academic tradition and 30,000 students are working hard to get ahead in their studies in Seoul Campus, Global Campus at Suwon, and Kwangnung Campus.

Kyung Hee has other goals to achieve – to build a peaceful society and realize a creative civilized world. In addition to the pursuit of knowledge, which is the duty of universities, Kyung Hee is also committed to realizing Kyung-Hee spirit aimed at realizing a peaceful civilization.

한국씨티은행 개요
씨티은행은 1967년 최초로 한국에 진출한 이래 45년 동안 선진 금융 서비스를 국내 고객에게 제공해 왔으며, 2008년 글로벌 금융위기 때 8억불을 증자해 국내 외환시장 안정에 기여했고, 1970년대 석유 파동시 2억불 차관 제공으로 한국의 무역수지 개선에 기여한 공로로 수교훈장 ‘숭례장’을, 1997년 외환위기 당시 240억불 대외 부채 상환 연장에 기여한 공로로 수교훈장 ‘흥인장’을 받는 등 한국 경제가 어려움에 처할 때에 곁에서 힘이 돼 준 친구 같은 은행이다.

웹사이트: http://www.citibank.co.kr