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★ University Advisory Committee (대학평의원회) is a body founded to deliberate or provide advice on major educational matters, which was established according to Private Schools Act (사립학교법) and Article 10-6 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act.

Members of the Committee are the following:

1. Faculty
2. Staff
3. Students
4. Teaching and/or research assistant
5. Alumni
6. Parents of students
7. People outside Yonsei who can contribute to the university development

• All minutes (click) are being released publicly on the website of Yonsei University.
• Current members of the Committee (click)

Click more at the bottom to view the detailed information about the Committee.

★ Tuition Fee Review Committee (등록금심의위원회) is a university-level committee which reviews general matters in determining tuition. Members the Committee are comprised of

1. faculty/staff (5 persons) recommended by Vice President of University Planning and Development (Sinchon and Mirae Campus), General Administrative Manager at Yonsei University Educational Foundation
2. students (5 persons) recommended by Vice President for Student Affairs and Services
3. a professional (1 person) outside Yonsei Univerisyt who has expertise in finance and budgetary matters
4. a chairperson (1 person)

and these members are appointed by the President of Yonsei University.

Click here to view the full text of Rules/Regulations on Tuition Fee Review Committee, and here to check out the minutes of the Committee.

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Ethics Center (윤리센터) is a body under Head of Ethical Management at Yonsei University. Head of Ethical Management is a department which is directly under the President of Yonsei University and oversees cases related to ethical issues.

The Center is responsible for

1. education on ethics and
2. providing counseling and protection for people who reported ethics violation cases.

These aforementioned principles are stipulated in Rules/Regulations on Ethics Center (윤리센터 규정, click). *The regulations have been revised as of 2023. 

Members of Yonsei community can report cases which violated ethical principles (including bribery) through the website of Ethics Center.

• Reporting violation of ethical principles (click)
• Reporting corruption and bribery (click)

Yonsei University recognizes student union bodies both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Click here to view the full texts on Rules on Managing Student Council and Student Groups (학생회 및 학생단체 운영에 관한 규정), which delineate management and election of these bodies. These student councils are operated based on their own principles titled “Student Council Constitution (총학생회칙).”

• Undergraduate (click)
• Postgraduate (click); please refer to here to view the English version.

Following are the projects run by student bodies at Yonsei University.

★ Undergraduate: Instagram account of General Student Council at Yonsei University (click)
★ Postgraduate

1. Social media account for students
   
2. Production of supplementary materials for freshmen and introduction of scholarship programs for postgraduate students (click)

Social Engagement Center, which is under the Institute for Higher Education Innovation (IHEI, click) manages community outreach projects organized by students. 

For details, please review Community Mentoring Program Report 2024(click).

Following are the community outreach projects by Yonsei University.

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Student Organizations
The Undergraduate Student Council, Graduate Student Council, and General Club Association serve as representative bodies that support the activities and welfare of undergraduate students, graduate students, and student clubs, respectively.
(Click to visit their website)

Faculty Senate of Yonsei University
Established in 1960, the Faculty Senate promotes the university’s founding ideals of pursuing truth and realizing freedom through the active participation of all faculty members in university governance, contributing to Yonsei’s development and academic culture.
(Click to visit their website)

Yonsei Labor Union
Founded in 1988, the Yonsei Labor Union works to strengthen the status of university staff and foster a united and cooperative employee community.
(Click to visit their website)

Global Engagement & Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF)
The Global Engagement & Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF), co-hosted by the Institute for Global Engagement & Empowerment (IGEE), the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future, and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, is an annual international forum that brings together global leaders, experts, and stakeholders to collaborate in advancing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
(Click here to view the official website) 

Sustainable Campus Initiative
Yonsei University, together with Korea University, Seoul National University, and POSTECH, held a Joint Declaration Ceremony for the Sustainable Campus Initiative. The initiative was established to address global challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and carbon emissions, and to emphasize the importance of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management and education while actively promoting actions such as the implementation of a paperless campus. Since the joint declaration, the four universities have continued to hold workshops to engage in in-depth discussions on the role of universities in achieving a sustainable society.
(Click here to view the news)