Mokpo Cultural City Center Signs Business Agreement with National Mokpo University Library and Culture Research Institute

Establishing a Cooperative Foundation for Linked Development Between Cultural City Project Organizations and Local Universities

Mokpo Cultural City Center announced on the 17th that it signed a business agreement with the Institute of Island and Coastal Culture at National Mokpo University on the 15th, promising mutual cooperation and support for the training of professionals and events and activities of both institutions in the future.

Mokpo Cultural City Center and the National Mokpo University Library and Culture Research Institute are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement. [Photo by Mokpo Cultural City Center]

This agreement was made to promote mutual development of the Mokpo Cultural City creation project, including discovering the value of Mokpo's unique cultural resources and fostering cultural talents, through advisory cooperation for regional cultural research in humanities, ecology, history, and daily life, as well as support for professional personnel.

The Institute of Island and Coastal Culture at National Mokpo University leads research on domestic and international island and maritime cultures and practices interdisciplinary research across various academic fields.

Director Bangsu Lee of Mokpo Cultural City Center and Professor Seokjun Hong, Director of the Institute of Island and Coastal Culture, stated, "Through this agreement, we will cooperate in regional cultural exchange and development and do our best to spread island humanities, ecological culture, island culture, and local culture."