'POINT' Elected to the Student Council

Reporter Seo Yea-weon

seoyeaweon@naver.com

Every semester, the student council election is held. 'Point', which was the sole candidate for the student council and therefore won the election, consists of President Ko Dong-hyun and vice president Jo Min-gu. The election for the student council received a lot of attention, meaning that many students participated in the vote, with a total of 3551 students casting votes. Of the 3,551 votes cast, 2,407 votes, accounting for 67.78%, were in favor of 'Point' and 1,144 votes (32.22%) were against.

President Ko Dong-hyun expressed his gratitude to the students for showing a lot of interest and he is determined to put his full effort into the role as president of the Student Council and work hard for what students want in the future. Vice president Jo Min-gu said "I believe in the possibility of joining together, just like our slogan says, 'possible in together.' I think everything can be changed with the help of all BUFSians." He expressed his strong will by saying that.

'Point' made a total of 24 pledges. The first pledge promises to actively improve the president election system and reflect on the voting rights of BUFSians. At an on-campus public hearing held on Monday, November 14, The Woeseong Times asked representatives of 'Point' about how to improve the above pledge. The second pledge is about scholarship benefits that have been discussed in advance with the Student Affairs & Welfare Team. It expressed its aspiration to partially increase the score scholarship and open achievement-related scholarship programs so that many more BUFSians can benefit.

The final part of the hearing was a free press question session, in which 'Point' was asked how it would continue and supplement the work that the 'All for you' Student Council of 2022 had carried out. Ko Dong-hyun said he was sorry to have to abolish the designated parking system and said he will secure areas to solve this problem. And Jo Min-gu said he was sorry for the shuttle bus problem and said he will solve this problem by signing the terms of the contract. 

As such, the student council 'Point' is expected to take the initiative as a student council and lead the Busan University of Foreign Studies in a good direction, with more diverse and active appearances than before, led by president Ko Dong-hyun and vice president Jo Min-gu.