Seodaemun-gu, Discovering Urban Regeneration Ideas Linked with Universities

2020 Cheonyeonchun Urban Regeneration New Deal 'University-Community Linkage Project' Contest

Seodaemun-gu Cheonyeon·Chunghyeon-dong Urban Regeneration Activation Area Map

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) is calling for project teams consisting of local university (graduate) professors and students to participate in the ‘2020 Cheonyeon-Chunghyun Urban Regeneration New Deal University-Community Linkage Project.’

Participants in this project will research tasks related to Cheonyeon and Chunghyun-dong in fields such as economy, culture, housing, welfare, and community, and propose activation plans.

To facilitate smooth applications, the district provided example ‘call for proposals’ topics, including ▲activation of the hinterland space of Yeongcheon Market and Seodaemun Station Matgol Street ▲improvement of alley pedestrian and traffic environment ▲activation of social economy through career-interrupted women and baby boomer generation ▲improvement of illegal dumping in low-rise residential areas ▲activation of local communities using resident hub spaces and urban regeneration facilities ▲strengthening urban regeneration capabilities of residents and merchants.

Additionally, pre-application consultations will be held until the 22nd of this month at the Cheonyeon-Chunghyun Urban Regeneration Support Center (21-9 Doknipmun-ro, 2nd floor).

Applicants wishing to participate can download the application form and project plan from the Seodaemun-gu website’s public notice section, complete them, and submit via email (keepmien@sdm.go.kr) by the 24th of this month.

The district plans to select three project teams by evaluating project appropriateness, public interest, regional contribution, project execution capability, student participation programs, and the relevance between majors and application topics, and provide each team with a subsidy of ten million won.

The selected teams will conduct local explorations, workshops, interviews with local activists, and resident interviews over approximately six months from May to November this year, and submit a final report.

They will also participate in the ‘University-Community Linkage Project Performance Presentation,’ a forum for exchange between local residents and project executors, around November.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, stated, “This University-Community Linkage Project was planned to present new perspectives and directions for the Cheonyeon-Chunghyun Urban Regeneration New Deal and to provide universities with opportunities to actively participate in the local community.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.