Gwangju University Selected for 'Content One Campus Construction and Operation Project' for 2 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju University (President Kim Hyuk-jong) has achieved the great feat of being selected for the ‘Content One Campus Construction and Operation Project’ for two consecutive years. Among universities in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions, Gwangju University is the only one to be selected for two consecutive years.

According to Gwangju University on the 4th, it was selected for the ‘2020 Content One Campus Construction and Operation Project’ promoted by the Korea Creative Content Agency and will receive up to approximately 250 million KRW in project funding. This is an increase of about 60 million KRW compared to last year.

‘Content One Campus’ is an educational cooperation system aimed at nurturing future content industry-leading talents through the development of convergence content projects and project-based education operation.

It is a broad concept of a campus encompassing all circles formed for education, including companies, universities, research institutes, and related organizations (industry-academia-research-government).

Through this project, Gwangju University will carry out the task of ‘VR Immersive Content: Kitchens and Food of Asia’ in the field of VR (Virtual Reality) convergence immersive content.

It also plans to operate curricula to produce creative convergence talents required in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution and promote various VR immersive media-based content production projects.

‘VR Immersive Content: Kitchens and Food Culture of Asia’ will be led by Gwangju University with the Asia Culture Institute participating as a consortium member. The project plans to produce and showcase VR immersive media content featuring the kitchens and food of the Gwangju Korean Village and the Ustobe Korean settlement in Kazakhstan.

To this end, the two institutions will operate a convergence course, a project-based educational program, where expert groups and students will collaborate to produce content.

In February, Gwangju University held a performance presentation for the ‘2019 Content One Campus Construction and Operation Project’ at the Fantasy Lab on the 3rd floor of the Hosimgwan building. Fifteen students from the Department of Photography, Video, and Drone directly participated in the entire process and unveiled the Asian food culture record content ‘VR COOKBOOK: Kitchens of Asia.’

Jo Daeyeon, Dean of the College of Culture and Arts at Gwangju University, said, “With this project selection, Gwangju University is taking a step further in nurturing content production personnel suited to the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution,” adding, “Following last year, we will do our best to develop immersive content that understands and empathizes with the kitchens and daily life culture of Asia.”

Meanwhile, to cultivate convergence talents suited to the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, Gwangju University opened the Smart Media Content Center, a specialized educational facility equipped with advanced equipment, in 2017. It provides practice-oriented education in virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), drones, CG, 3D printing and scanning, interactive media, and more.

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