Gwangju University Holds 'Field Meeting' with Graduates Employed at Social Enterprises

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Professors and graduate students from the Department of Youth Counseling and Lifelong Education at Gwangju University held an on-site meeting with alumni who are employed and active in social enterprises.

According to Gwangju University (President Kim Hyukjong) on the 7th, this meeting was organized to encourage alumni working at the social cooperative "Sallim" and the preliminary social enterprise "Familia," who participated in the '3rd Korea Social Economy Expo' recently held at the Kim Daejung Convention Center in Seo-gu, Gwangju, and to hear their opinions on the prospects of the social economy.

Im Hyungtaek, director of the Gwangju University Social Economy Research Institute and professor of the Department of Youth Counseling and Lifelong Education, said, "Our university has been conducting the Social Entrepreneur Fostering Project for nine consecutive years and is actively promoting research on realizing social economy values and field support projects," adding, "Students are also actively working in related companies."