University LINC+ Project Group, '5th Community Contribution Ideathon in Gijang'
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] College students' fresh and creative ideas have heated up the basic local government, Gijang-gun.
The LINC+ Project Group of Dongseo University announced on the 16th that it successfully completed the ‘5th Community Contribution Ideathon (Evergreen Idea Contest)’ held in Gijang-gun on the 11th and 12th.
The Community Contribution Research Association has been jointly hosting ideathons to solve community problems, developing university-specific community contribution (ESI) indices, and holding community contribution capstone design fairs since 2017, involving 10 universities by region participating in the LINC+ project.
The research association is conducting projects to share and spread community contribution achievements.
The event was held with the purpose of revitalizing the Busan Gijang Filming Studio, scheduled to be built in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, and discovering ideas for linking Gijang-gun’s tourism resources.
About 60 students, professors, and officials from 10 universities, including Dongseo University, participated in the event.
Participants received preliminary education on problem-solving process, KPI design, and achievement methods for team projects, and chose one of the following themes for pre-study: ▲ ideas to enhance the city brand image linked to the Busan Filming Studio construction ▲ unique tourism content ideas for Gijang-gun using movies and dramas.
On the 11th, participating teams had time to verify their prepared ideas. Based on a briefing on local issues by Ban Ji-han, an official from the Gijang-gun Culture and Tourism Department, teams conducted field surveys and interviews with local experts to concretize their ideas and produced results.
To utilize student ideas, related local organizations including Gijang-gun, the Korean Film Council, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters, and Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Agency participated in the evaluation.
As a result of the judging, Honam University’s Dragon Ball team received the grand prize by proposing a low-cost, high-efficiency promotional plan for Gijang-gun using short-form content under the theme ‘Challenge in Gijang.’
The Excellence Award was given to two teams that received high praise from the judges: Daejeon University’s E.M.S team with ‘Gijang Odego, Dandi Alryeojulge’ and Jeju University’s Jedaero team with ‘Giriki Gijang-gun-e Namuri.’
Kim Hyung-woo, director of Dongseo University LINC+ Regional Cooperation Center, said, “We will do our best so that universities and local communities can cooperate to play a central role in regional development.”
The 5th Community Contribution Ideathon was hosted by the Ministry of Education, National Research Foundation of Korea, Dongseo University LINC+ Project Group, Gijang-gun, and Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Agency, and jointly organized by the LINC+ project groups of Kyungnam University, Keimyung University, Dongguk University, Dongseo University, Daejeon University, Jeju University, Chung-Ang University, Chungnam National University, Honam University, and Hallym University belonging to the Community Contribution Research Association.
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