Gwangju University Cultivates 'Creative Convergence' Talent Specialized in Urban Regeneration Field

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju University (President Kim Hyukjong) announced on the 20th that it aims to become a representative urban regeneration hub educational institution in the Honam and Jeju regions by nurturing creative convergence-type talents with master's and doctoral degrees specialized in the field of urban regeneration.

Gwangju University, the only university in the Honam region selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's weekly 'Urban Regeneration Specialist Training Project,' has newly established master's and doctoral programs in the Graduate School of Urban Regeneration and reorganized departments to promote a new curriculum for training Urban Regeneration Doctors (UR-Doctor).

Through customized education, Gwangju University plans to nurture urban regeneration specialists with creativity and expertise by conducting practical R&D (testbed) research harmonizing field-oriented urban regeneration practice with academic research, operating an integrated graduate school committee and living lab academic programs based on regional demand-tailored urban regeneration governance, and establishing an internationalized educational network linked to glocal cooperation, ultimately connecting to employment.

In particular, to strengthen practical skills and employment capabilities, the university plans to operate a 'Glocal Urban Regeneration Program' through convergence with the Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, the School of Architecture, the College of Culture and Arts, and the LINC+ Project Group.

Additionally, Gwangju University intends to enhance the level of urban regeneration by establishing a consultative body of related organizations linked with metropolitan and local governments such as Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province, urban regeneration support centers, regional research institutes, companies, and domestic and international universities.

Meanwhile, Gwangju University, which is carrying out the 'Urban Regeneration Specialist Training Project,' will play a pivotal role in urban regeneration hub education by receiving an annual national subsidy of 190 million KRW per university for five years from this year through 2024, together with six universities including Korea University, Inha University, Chungbuk National University, Kyungpook National University, and Kyungsung University.

Lee Myungkyu, head of the Urban Regeneration Specialist Training Project Group at Gwangju University, said, "As a hub university in the Honam and Jeju regions, we will nurture key talents necessary for urban regeneration projects to contribute to the revitalization of urban regeneration and regional development."

Meanwhile, Gwangju University is the only university in the Honam and Jeju regions operating the Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate.

It has established itself as a cradle for nurturing urban regeneration talents representing the region by operating the LH Honam Urban University, conducting over 10 urban regeneration university sessions for local governments in Gwangju and Jeonnam, and being selected as a pre-education institution for real estate development specialists by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

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