Mutual Exchange and Cooperation to Develop Solutions for Environmental Issues
Full Effort to Foster Prospective Creators through Project Linkage and Startup Support
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Chosun University LINC+ Project Group, nine universities participating in the Honam-Jeju LINC+ Project, and the National Asia Culture Center are joining forces to cultivate professionals in the eco-friendly industry.
The agreement ceremony held on the 4th of last month was planned to devise solutions to environmental problems using creative culture and arts projects. To this end, the Honam-Jeju LINC+ (Social Customized Industry-University Cooperation Leading University) Project Group Council and the National Asia Culture Center pledged mutual exchange and cooperation.
Each institution will promote the operation of joint educational programs to revitalize the ‘ACC Social Design Lab’ project, support creation and production for nurturing talent in the eco-friendly business sector, and discover prototypes and link projects through jointly hosting eco-friendly business competitions.
In particular, Chosun University will foster prospective creators with experimental attempts in the eco-friendly industry sector through the 'Eco Creator Project,' one of the detailed programs of the project.
The project recruits teams on the theme of eco-friendliness and supports a capstone design course in the eco-friendly industry sector. Afterwards, each team will participate in a competition, and outstanding team ideas will be linked to startup support projects.
Kim Chun-sung, head of the LINC+ Project Group, said, "I hope this agreement will be an opportunity to prepare practical and efficient solutions to environmental problems, which have emerged as national social issues," adding, "It is expected to be a time to carry out a win-win project and competition that realizes students’ latent abilities and solves environmental problems."
Meanwhile, the ACC Social Design Lab project is hosted by the National Asia Culture Center, Asia Culture Institute, and the Honam-Jeju LINC+ Project Group Council, and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the National Research Foundation of Korea, and the Ministry of Education.
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