DTM NEWS
- 2022.05.30
- [Special Lecture] Globalization of Baseball
- Famed baseball commentator and current favored nominee for the Korean Baseball Organization League Commissioner Heo Koo Youn held a talk on the topic of Globalization of Baseball on January 27, 2022, at Seoul National University. Heo kicked off the lecture with a brief history of Korean baseball and how it was first introduced to Korea by American missionaries. He explained that although baseball’s history in Korea is rather short, with intensive care for future baseball athletes and adequate financial support, baseball soon took a stronghold in Korean everyday life, allowing the Korean national baseball team to win the Baseball World Cup in 1982 and the gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Korean national baseball team currently stands third in the World Baseball Softball Confederation World Rankings. Heo expressed that because not a lot of countries compete in baseball, with the right management and funding to foster up-and-coming athletes, countries new to baseball will be able to gain a competitive edge through baseball. Because of this belief, Heo spends his time and effort to promote baseball in other Asian countries, most notably Vietnam and Cambodia where he builds baseball fields and donates baseball equipment. In the words of Dr. Joon-ho Kang, the DTM Director, “Heo Koo Youn is a baseball activist.” After the lecture, a Q&A session took place where students shared how baseball was perceived back in their home countries, contributing to a discussion of the development of baseball.
- 2022.05.30
- Celebrating a Journey that Began and Ended in a Pandemic
- The commencement ceremony for the Dream Together Master Class of 2022 was successfully held offline on December 20, 2021, in Seoul National University. 23 DTM 8th batch students from all over the world earned master’s degrees in sport management at Seoul National University after completing the intensive curriculum provided by the Dream Together Master program. 9th batch valedictorian Claudia Cardenas from Ecuador and 9th batch president Sara Mo’men from Egypt each expressed her challenging but extraordinary journey in Korea to fellow graduates and professors. The ceremony was conducted by an invitation only basis of graduating students and professors due to government guidelines of social distancing.
- 2022.05.30
- Delve into KSPO: 8th Batch Team Project
- Due to ongoing restrictions due to the worldwide pandemic, the 8th batch turned to DTM’s sponsor Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) to research in depth the organizational structure and practices of one of the largest sport organizations in Korea. Under usual circumstances, the 8th Batch would have participated in one of the many mega sport events in Korea to conduct research for the curriculum-required team project. However, with KSPO’s cooperation, students were able to research various ongoing projects and departments within KSPO. Students were divided into five different groups, and each group undertook one KSPO project or department for field research. The five different groups researched the bicycle and motorboat racing business, SPOEX, National Fitness Award, Seoul Olympic Legacy, and Korea Institute of Sport Science. The bicycle and motorboat racing business is one of many but important fundraising business to support KSPO, and SPOEX which is derivative of the words sports and exhibition is a project that supports companies that make sport-related products. The Seoul Olympic Legacy is a project that aims to keep the legacy of Seoul Olympics alive in Korea, and the National Fitness Award is a project that has the mission to raise health awareness to all citizens so that they can live up to 100 years. Finally, the Korea Institute of Sport Science aims to provide academic research regarding sport. Topics of the student research are in the following: Supporting the Growth of Sport Companies: Understanding the Sport Industry Segmentation in SPOEX, Bicycle and Motorboat Racing Business: Fundraising business to support KSPO, Sociocultural Legacy of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games: New Vision of Legacy in South Korea, Examination of Korean Sport Institute of Sports Science Research Influence on Team Korea Performance on Olympic Games, and Bringing NFA 100 Close to University Students.
- 2022.05.30
- UNESCO International Convention Executive Secretary Talks with DTM Head
- Former Regional Advisor for Africa and current Executive Secretary of UNESCO Internatioanl Convention in the area of sport values, ethics and integrity, Marcelin Dally had a meeting with DTM Director Joon-ho Kang at the DTM office, discussing about future collaboration on December 6, 2021.
- 2022.05.30
- [Forum] Dream Together Seoul Forum 2021
- The Dream Together Seoul Forum 2021 was held at the El Tower Orce Hall, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Friday, November 19, 2021 (14:00 – 17:00) where live streaming was available through Facebook and Zoom. The theme for this year’s one-day annual event was Sport and SDGs for the New Globe where important issues regarding sport and the SDGs were discussed through presentations by sport leaders from around the world. Influential figures including Keynote Speaker Won-soo Kim, Current Member, IOC Commission for Public Affairs and Social Development; Hyun-jae Cho, Chairman of Korea Sports Promotion Foundation; Joon-ho Kang, Director of Dream Together Master Program; Paul Hunt, Senior Project Manager at International Platform on Sport and Development; So-young Kwon, Professor at George Mason Univ. Korea; Bo-kyun Shim, Head of the United Nations Project Office on Governance(UNPOG); Rocky Kang-ro Yoon, President of the International Sport Diplomacy Institute(ISDI); Jiae Sohn, Professor at Ewha Womans University; DTM Alumni Nominzul Khuyag, Executive Director at Ninja Wolves Sports Foundation in Mongolia; Mazhan Mujail, Deputy Director at Federal Territory Sports Council in Malaysia; and Razif Bin Sazali, Assistant Executive Officer at the National Sports Institute of Malaysia contributed to the discussion of Sport and the SDGs for the New Globe.
- 2022.05.30
- Sri Lankan Alumnus Presents DTM Adventure at ANOC General Assembly
- 5th Batch Alumnus Gobinath Sivarajah from Sri Lanka presented his DTM experience at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Crete, Greece, on October 2021. He was selected to demonstrate how cooperation among sport organizations can foster influential sport administrators.
- 2022.05.30
- Former Mongolian President Meets with SNU Physical Education Faculty
- Mongolia's former President Khaltmaagiin Battulga met with physical education faculty members at Seoul National University on November 2, 2021. The DTM Office was reunited with DTM alumnus 1st batch Nyamtsogt Ganbold who was part of the delegation, and current Mongolian DTM students also had the opportunity to reconnect with members from home.
- 2022.05.30
- IOC Communication Head Visits DTM
- International Olympic Committee (IOC), Head of Communications for Asia, Nancy Park visited DTM Director Dr. Joon-ho Kang at the DTM office in Seoul National University on March 4, 2021. Both heads talked about future collaboration.
- 2020.12.22
- [Graduation Ceremony] Class of 2021
- Graduation Ceremony: Class of 2021 The commencement ceremony for the Dream Together Master Class of 2021 was successfully held offline and online with professors and DTM 7th batch students. 17 DTM 7th batch students from all over the world earned master’s degrees in sport management at Seoul National University after completing the intensive curriculum provided by the Dream Together Master program. The offline ceremony was conducted with only the graduating students and professors to receive their graduation certificates at different time slots due to the government guidelines of social distancing. The online ceremony was conducted via YouTube. The link for the online ceremony is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgJJ_Jsb6oA&t=864s Date & Time: December 18th, 2020 16:00 – 18:00 Venue: Offline (Building 153 Room 316), Online (YouTube) Seoul National University Dream Together Master Professors from left Yongho Lee, Joon-ho Kang, YuKyuom Kim Baboucarr Camara from Gambia Arsalan Asad from Pakistan Wilfredo Alejandro Gonzalez Gonzalez (Salutatorian) from Guatemala Hilda Nshuti from Uganda Mohammad Selim Hossain from Bangladesh Mai Olivia Yin Hua Thawng Luai from Myanmar Dana Haider Izzat Touran from Jordan Larona Koosimile from Botswana Maria Fernanda Delgado (Valedictorian) from Mexico Permita Adi Listiani from Indonesia Placide Bagabo from Rwanda Wehigaldeniye Gedara Deepika Swarnamali from Sri Lanka Razif Bin Sazali from Malaysia Kenneth Odeng Adade from Ghana Maria Mohammnad Barakat from Jordan Chidiebere Ezeani from Nigeria Best Thesis Award Winners from left Razif Bin Sazali, Maria Fernanda Delgado, Maria Mohammad Barakat
- 2020.12.20
- [Forum] Dream Together Seoul Forum 2020
- The Dream Together Seoul Forum 2020 was held at the SKY 31 Conference A Hall at the Lotte World Tower, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Friday, November 20, 2020 (14:00 - 17:00) where live streaming was available through Facebook and Zoom. The theme for this year’s one-day annual event was Sport for a Better World where pressing issues regarding the promotion of sports in the untact era were discussed through presentations by sport leaders from around the world. Influential figures including Keynote Speaker Joon Oh, Professor at Kyunghee University; Jae-kee Cho, Chairman of Korea Sports Promotion Foundation; Joon-ho Kang, Director of Dream Together Master Program; Yang-woo Park, Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Myung-ho Lee, President of the Korea Paralympic Committee; Seungmin Ryu, IOC Member and President of the International Sport Strategy Foundation; So-young Kim, Attending Member of Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee at the Seoul Metropolitan Council; Saejeong Park, Team Manager of Sport Science Team for the Future National Athletes at the Korea Institute of Sport Science; Junghoon Oh, Principal of Isu Middle School; Changho Moon, Deputy General Manager of the Seoul Shinmun Daily; Arram Kim, Manager of the Pyeongchang 2018 Legacy Foundation; Jiae Sohn, Professor at Ewha Womans University; DTM Alumni Gobinath Sivarajah, Project Manager at the Teqball Federation of Sri Lanka; Soe Soe Myar, Director of the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar; and Matsepo Khau, senior officer at the Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sport and Recreation of Lesotho contributed to the discussion of Sport for a Better World. The offline event was attended through invitation-only due to COVID-19 precaution measures. Joon-ho Kang, Director of Dream Together Master Program Jae-kee Cho, Chairman of Korea Sports Promotion Foundation Keynote Speaker Joon Oh, Professor at Kyunghee University Myung-ho Lee, President of the Korea Paralympic Committee Seungmin Ryu, IOC Member and President of the International Sport Strategy Foundation