Yonsei University Cancels Master’s Degree for Rep. Cho Kuk’s Son for ‘False Internship Certificate’

Yonsei University campus [Yonsei University provided], ‘It was reported that Yonsei University has revoked the master’s degree of Jo Mo (27), the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and the leader of the Innovation Party.’,
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, ‘According to Chosun Ilbo on the 8th, Yonsei University recently held an admissions fairness committee for Jo and revoked his admission, as well as his master’s degree.’,
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, ‘Under Yonsei University’s academic regulations, reasons for revoking university and graduate school admissions include falsification or forgery of application documents, proxy testing, or examination fraud.’,
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, ‘When suspicions arose that an internship confirmation letter falsely issued by former Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Kang-wook was used in Jo’s admission process, Jo’s side announced on July 10 last year through a press release, “After much deliberation, Jo decided to return the master’s degree from Yonsei University Graduate School that had sparked controversy due to the documents submitted for admission, and officially notified this intention to Yonsei University Graduate School.”‘,
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, ‘It seems that Yonsei University proceeded with the admission revocation process in earnest following the guilty verdict of Choi, who was facing charges of falsely issuing the internship confirmation letter, by the Supreme Court.’,
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, ‘Jo applied for the master’s program in the same major in the spring of 2018 after being disqualified from the Yonsei University Political Science and Diplomacy integrated master’s and doctoral program in the second semester of 2017, and received the master’s degree in 2021. At the time of admission, Jo submitted an internship confirmation letter issued by Choi, who was a lawyer at the law firm Cheongmak.’,
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, ‘The court determined that Choi’s issuance of a false internship confirmation letter to Jo, who did not actually work as an intern, constituted the obstruction of the graduate school’s admission process.’,
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, ‘Choi was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspended sentence by the Supreme Court in September last year and lost his lawmaker status. The investigation into Jo’s university admission scandal is ongoing. Jo is currently enrolled at the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University.’,
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