The 19th Next Generation Women Leaders Scholarship Award Ceremony and the 4th Global Women Leaders Scholarship Award Ceremony were held this year with the school love scholarship donated by the Women Faculty Association of Kookmin University.

The Women Faculty Association of Kookmin University has been awarding the Next Generation Women Leaders Scholarship since 2007 and the Global Women Leaders Scholarship since 2022 to support female students to grow into the next generation of women leaders.

The students selected as the 19th Next Generation Women Leaders Scholarship recipients are Shim Hyo-jin (Department of Forest and Environmental Systems, College of Science and Technology), Yang Min-jung (Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Media and Advertising), Lee Ji-hyun (Department of Public Law, College of Law), and Jeon Ji-hee (Department of Sports Health and Rehabilitation, College of Physical Education). Sennita Natthida (Department of Global Korean, College of Global Humanities and Regional Studies) was selected as the Global Women Leaders Scholarship recipient. Next-generation female leaders received 4.5 million won per person, and global female leaders received 3 million won.

All five selected scholarship recipients attended the scholarship award ceremony, along with Professor Kim Seung-hyun (Department of Fashion Design, currently in charge of accounting), Professor Lee Mina (Department of Advertising and Public Relations, currently in charge of general affairs), and Professor Lee Dong-eun (Department of Korean Language and Literature, currently in charge of the chair). Professor Lee Ji-yeon (Department of Metalwork, currently in charge of general affairs) also attended on behalf of the next chair.

In his congratulatory speech, Professor Lee Dong-eun (Department of Korean Language and Literature, current president) congratulated the students selected as the next generation of female leaders scholarship recipients and expressed his hope that they would grow into leaders who would lead positive change in society by fully demonstrating their capabilities. He also added that he expects the scholarship recipients to form a meaningful network through active exchanges, sharing various perspectives and knowledge, and inspiring each other.