Gyeongnam National University LINC+ Project Group Boosts Reality Solver 'UOK Living Lab Research Association'

Research Activities Initiated for Local Issue Resolution

The Gyeongnam National University LINC+ Project Group is holding the UOK Living Lab Research Association inauguration ceremony and taking a commemorative photo. (Photo by Gyeongnam National University)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] What should be done about illegal garbage being dumped right in front of the university main gate? To address these everyday and real-life issues, 'problem solvers' have clenched their fists in determination.

The LINC+ Project Group at Kyungnam University announced on the 15th that it held the 'UOK (University Of Kyungnam) Living Lab Research Group Inauguration Ceremony' in the Industry-Academia Cooperation Seminar Room on the 5th floor of the Industry-Academia Cooperation Building. This Living Lab Research Group will take on the role of problem solvers improving quality of life.

The UOK Living Lab Research Group is a research lab that integrates humanities, social sciences, and science and technology to solve regional social problems. Professors from various fields participate to study the regional establishment of the Kyungnam University UOK Living Lab model and solutions to local issues.

On this day, along with the inauguration ceremony, the 'UOK Living Lab Research Group' focused on the 'illegal garbage dumping problem around the Kyungnam University main gate,' which has raised many complaints, and examined local issues such as ▲identification of community problems ▲data investigation and analysis of community problems. They also took time to apply the 'Kyungnam University UOK Living Lab model' to solve these problems.

Park Eun-joo, head of the LINC+ Project Group at Kyungnam University, said, "Through the Kyungnam University UOK Living Lab, which integrates humanities, social sciences, and science and technology, local residents and experts will work together to solve various social problems faced by the community and derive solutions that everyone can experience as a communication platform for regional revitalization."

The UOK Living Lab Research Group plans to hold a 'UOK Living Lab Workshop' with local residents to transform the area in front of the Kyungnam University main gate and prepare problem-solving methods and various solutions desired by the community.

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