Kwangwoon University to Create a University Cultural Street and Revitalize The Neighborhood With Media Facade

Kwangwoon University (President Yoo Jisang) held a ceremony on December 24, 2021 (Friday) 10:00 am at the Kwangwoon University Clinic Center Ⅱ and the Donghae Culture & Arts Center Plaza to mark the start of the Kwangwoon University Campus Town Project Group Donghae Culture & Arts Center Plaza Media Facade and the completion of the Kwangwoon-ro University Culture Street Project.

Since 2018, the Kwangwoon University Campus Town Project Team (Director Park Tae-won) has been carrying out a project to improve the walking environment of Kwangwoon-ro through consultation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Nowon-gu office. This project was carried out to improve the fact that Kwangwoon-ro lacks the unique cultural characteristics of the university and the local vitality has decreased due to pedestrian and environmental problems. In addition, a large media fa？ade was installed in the plaza of Kwangwoon University's Donghae Culture and Arts Center, designed to help local residents get along and contribute to regional revitalization based on Kwangwoon University's ICT technology.

The event was attended by Cho Seon-young (Chairman of Kwangwoon Foundation), Yoo Ji-sang, (President of Kwangwoon University), Oh Seung-rok (Mayor of Nowon-gu) and Ko Yong-jin, a member of the National Assembly (with the Democratic Party of Korea), sent a congratulatory message via video.

In a welcoming speech, Kwangwoon Foundation Chairman Cho Seon-young said, “We hope that this project will revive the university culture and revitalize the role of the plaza where local residents get together.” She added, “I hope that Donghae Culture and Arts Center Plaza will play a role as the center of Kwangwoon in exploring practical knowledge and nurturing talented people with human dignity.”

President Yoo Ji-sang said, "In a situation where non-face-to-face has become a daily life due to COVID-19, the media facade will become a space where you can experience and exchange various cultures within the region. I would like to thank Nowon-gu office for their anticipation and active support.”

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “The creation of Kwangwoon-ro University Street and the installation of the media facade will be an opportunity for young people to flow into the northeastern part of Seoul along with the ongoing Kwangwoon University Station area development project. I hope that it will establish itself as a symbolic facility in business as a university cultural artist.”

Park Tae-won, head of Kwangwoon University's Campus Town Project Group, said, "In the future, Kwangwoon-ro and the media facade will hold and operate various regional cultural events such as local festivals and flea markets to give new vitality to the local business revitalization project that has been stagnant due to COVID-19. We would like to thank Nowon-gu office and the Seoul Metropolitan Government for their active cooperation in making this process go smoothly.”