The 57th Science and Technology Women Leaders Forum Held
Topic: COVID-19 and Happiness in South Korea
Lecture by Professor Incheol Choi, Department of Psychology, Seoul National University
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] The Korean Federation of Women’s Science and Technology Associations (hereinafter referred to as Women’s Federation) will hold the 57th Women Leaders in Science and Technology Forum on the 29th.
This forum will feature a lecture by Professor Choi In-cheol from the Department of Psychology at Seoul National University under the theme "COVID-19 and the Happiness of the Republic of Korea." Professor Choi In-cheol is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Seoul National University and the director of the Happiness Research Center at the same university. He is a leading authority on happiness theory and has been conducting research on human happiness. After graduating from the Department of Psychology at Seoul National University, he earned his master's and doctoral degrees in social psychology from the University of Michigan. In 2003, he received the Korean Psychological Association Young Scholar Award, in 2007 the Seoul National University College of Social Sciences Excellent Research Professor Award, and in 2008 the Seoul National University Education Award. His publications include "Frame" and "Good Life," which are considered textbooks in psychology.
In this lecture, he will deliver a message on finding the meaning of happiness amid the prolonged crisis caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and how to contemplate what constitutes a good life as we grow weary in these challenging times.
The Women Leaders in Science and Technology Forum is a representative forum of women in science and technology that invites experts active in various fields of society, including science and technology, to discuss timely issues in order to promote leadership among women scientists and enhance innovation capabilities.
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Since its inception in 2007, this forum, now in its 57th session, has served as a communication platform for women leaders in science and technology and has strived to contribute to solving social problems by consolidating the capabilities of women human resources in the science and technology sector.
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