- Psy Appointed as a Special Professor at the Yonsei Institute of the Arts April 17, 2023
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Advising and conducting lectures and seminars on popular arts education
[Photo 1. (from left) President Seoung Hwan Suh of Yonsei University and Special Professor Psy of the Yonsei Institute of the Arts]Global star Psy (Park Jaesang) has been appointed a special professor at the Yonsei Institute of the Arts.
On April 13, Yonsei University in South Korea held an appointment ceremony to appoint Psy as a special professor at the Yonsei Institute of the Arts. As a special professor, Psy will conduct special lectures and seminars on popular arts education, promotional and cooperative activities for the Yonsei Institute of the Arts, and advice on other education affairs.
"As a popular artist, I am proud to launch applied music and popular art at Yonsei University. I have been disappointed with the lack of infrastructure related to popular art in Korea, but I think the opening of Yonsei University's Yonsei Institute of the Arts is a symbolic event," said Psy at the appointment ceremony, "I will dedicate myself as a special professor at the Yonsei Institute of the Arts so that K-pop and K-culture would fly high."
"I am grateful that Professor Park Jaesang (Psy's real name) accepted the position of a special professor at the Yonsei Institute of the Arts," said President Seoung Hwan Suh of Yonsei University, "Yonsei University will provide active support to Professor Park, as he joins us to give advice and conduct lectures and seminars."
"I feel like the Alumni Association received a big gift," said Chairman Kyung-Sun Yu of the Yonsei University Alumni Association, "As the Yonsei Institute of the Arts aims, we hope that many elegant artists will be produced here at Yonsei University to lead the K-pop industry."
[Photo 2. (from left) President Suh, Special Professor Psy, and Chairman Kyung-Sun Yu of the Yonsei University Alumni Association]The Yonsei Institute of the Arts aims to become an industry-linked educational institution that creates added value by producing works directly connected to the art field through public convergence education beyond the walls between majors, the gap among different media and genres, and beyond national boundaries. The institute opened on March 1, 2023, aiming to become the best professional art education institution centered on producing works leading the development of Korean art. It operates three majors: Applied Music, Film Studies, and Theatre and Musical. It offers the bachelor of fine arts degree under the name of the Yonsei University president, using the academic credit bank system.
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