Gwangjin-gu and Jangro Theological University Officially Launch Campus Town Project

Gwangjin-gu and Jangrohoe Theological University Selected in 2020 Campus Town Contest... Youth Entrepreneurship and Local Programs Related to Humanities 진행

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) and Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary have been finally selected for the 2020 Campus Town Project new competition and will officially promote the project.

The Campus Town Project is a program that utilizes the human and material resources of universities to solve youth issues in cooperation with the local community while inducing mutually beneficial regional development.

Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary will receive 500 million KRW in support for one year, and depending on the project evaluation, can receive up to 1.5 billion KRW until 2022.

The Jangsin University Campus Town Project, titled "Youth Startups for Breath, Rest, and Life - Youth, Square Project," plans to support youth startups based on the university's humanities-related resources and promote local linkage programs to foster coexistence with the community.

Specifically, to promote youth startups, they will hold startup competitions and preliminary startup education, and provide startup spaces to excellent startup teams.

They are also planning programs for mutual growth between the university and the community, such as guerrilla gardening with local residents and developing trekking courses connecting the school, village, and Achasan.

Gwangjin-gu and Jangsin University aim to enhance youth activities through this Campus Town Project, discover entrepreneurs through cooperation with local residents, and contribute to creating youth jobs and revitalizing the region.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, "Following Sejong University and Konkuk University, with Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary selected for the Campus Town, we expect to focus on expanding startup infrastructure through mutual cooperation and strengthen practical business support for startup teams." He added, "Through the Campus Town Project, we will conduct various programs to lead cultural benefits for residents around the university area and revitalize the surrounding commercial districts, thereby inducing mutually beneficial regional development."

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