Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Development Project Group Participates in 2024
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· Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Development Project Group
Participates in 2024 HUSS Convergence Camp and
Launches Global Symbiosis Consortium
- First Step Toward Fostering Humanities and Social
Convergence Professionals to Lead Sustainable Global Collaboration and Growth -
The Humanities and
Social Sciences Convergence Talent Development Group of Kwangwoon University
(Director Hye-young Lee) participated as the host university for the Global
Symbiosis Consortium at the '2024 Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence
Talent Development Project Camp (hereafter HUSS Convergence Camp),' held for
four days starting Monday, July 8, 2024, at Splas Resom in Chungcheongnam-do.
This camp was a
camp-style education program, where humanities and social sciences convergence
talents gathered to foster creative and integrative thinking. Over 40
universities participating in the Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence
Talent Development Project took part in the event.
At the event,
Kwangwoon University's Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent
Development Project Group hosted both a launch ceremony for a new consortium
and a signing ceremony. As part of the Global Symbiosis Consortium, which
fosters sustainable global collaboration and growth, plaques were awarded to
three newly selected consortia this year, including Kwangwoon University,
bringing the total to 15 universities. The presidents of the participating
universities from all consortia gathered to sign the agreement.
The 'Humanities and
Social Sciences Convergence Talent Development Project' is a program organized
by the National Research Foundation of Korea and the Ministry of Education. It
is a project to foster leading talents in the humanities and social fields by
breaking down the boundaries between universities and majors to form a
humanities and society convergence education system.
Under the theme 'The
Place Where Creativity and Innovation Begin: Humanities and Social Sciences
Base Camp,' the HUSS Academy Program and the HUSS Hackathon Program were held. The
HUSS Academy Program offered students opportunities for mutual learning through
high-quality lectures on the five major themes of the project (Digital,
Environment, Risk Society, Population Structure, and Global Culture) as well as
various fields (Humanities and Social Sciences/Science and Technology).
The HUSS Hackathon Program was held under the slogan 'Future-Agora Ideas for a Sustainable Future' in the form of a competition aimed at finding innovative and practical solutions to key issues that future society will face. Among the participants, the 'Kwangwoon University Pegasus' team (Yoonseo Jeong, Hyunji Ko, Daegun Kim, Dohun Kim, and Sujin Kwon) from the Global Symbiosis Consortium gave a presentation on 'Improving the Living Environment and Coexistence of Foreign Workers in Rural Areas.' They proposed a policy utilizing vacant rural homes for foreign workers and developed an app platform, which earned them the HUSS Project Council President's Award and a cash prize.