TROY—Troy University and Pusan University of Foreign Studies agreed Tuesday to establish a “2 plus 2” agreement that will send students from South Korea to study at Troy University.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Troy University Chancellor, and Dr. Yoo Sun-gyu, President of Pusan University of Foreign Studies (PUFS) signed the agreement Tuesday morning in the Chancellor’s Office on the Troy Campus. Under the “2 plus 2” model, students will complete two years of undergraduate study at the PUFS campus in Namsandong, Busan, in South Korea and then transfer to Troy University to complete the final two years of the baccalaureate degree program.

The “2 plus 2” degree will be offered primarily in the social sciences, but other undergraduate programs may be added at the consent of both universities. Since 2003, the two universities have collaborated on a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program, as TROY professors have visited Korea to lecture at PUFS.

The agreement calls for faculty exchange between the two universities. Troy University officials said this program may pave the way for study-abroad opportunities to send U.S. students to Korea.

In addition, Troy University played host this week to a delegation of administrators from Qafqaz University, a private Turkish University in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dr. Ahmet Sanic, Rector, led the delegation, which toured the Troy Campus and discussed a partnership with TROY officials.

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Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor of Troy University, and Dr. Yoo Sun-gyu, President of Pusan University
of Foreign Studies, sign an agreement establishing a cooperative degree program between the two universities.

In front, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor of Troy University, and Dr. Yoo Sun-gyu, President of Pusan University
of Foreign Studies complete the signing of an agreement establishing a cooperative degree program between the
two universities. Back row, from left, are Dr. Richard Federinko, Senior Vice Chancellor of Student Services and Administration; Dr. Earl Ingram, Vice Chancellor of University College at Troy University; Kim Chang Ho, Dean and Director of International Language Education Center at Pusan University of Foreign Studies; and Dr. Curt Porter, Associate Vice Chancellor of International Affairs at Troy University.

Pronunciation Guide:
Pusan is Pooh-Sahn
Yoo Sun-gyu is You Sun Choo
Busan is Boo-Sahn
Qafgaz is Goff-Gahz
Ahmet Sanic is AAH-met Say-nick