Sun Jo Hwang, president of Sun Moon university, said that he held the training camp of the preparatory college for 63 foreign students out of 200, who entered Sun Moon University in 2017. He held the camp titled "Pride in Sun Moon, 'making my own story'" in Muchangpo Beache Palace from January 4th to 5th.

Since it was conducted during winter vacation, it was hard to encourage international students to participate, but Sun Moon University successfully operated the preparatory college program for international students.

International students tend to have hard times getting used to their new life in Korea due to different environment, culture, and language. Various programs leaded in groups gave students, who came from different countries, an opportunity to lean on each other.

Participants were taught how to develop their own stories as international students by having a time to find out about themselves and their dream life, and by joining programs about self-confidence, self-knowledge, and community spirit.

Naotoshi(19, Japanese, Global Leisure and Tourism major), who was one of the participants in the camp said, "I feel relieved to come to know how to communicate and discover another “ME” inside myself. I also feel confident about my life of studying abroad."

Chang-hun Seok, director of the counseling center in Sun Moon University said, "we designed this program according to the request that foreign students need to improve servant leadership by enhancing their self-esteem. Servant leadership is an ability to care about others while self-directing their lives." He added, "we are pleased that participants are satisfied and hope they continue their successful lives of studying abroad."

In 2016, Sun Moon University was selected to join the ACE(Advancement of College Education) project; one of the government project. Preparatory college program was conducted as part of the ACE project.