The Beginning of Change and Innovation in Gyeongnam Province, Launching the 2nd Cohort of Social Innovation Activists

Among 154 Trainees Selected Through Open Recruitment, 114 Completed the Course

Gyeongnam Province Governor Kim Kyung-soo is delivering a congratulatory message through a video at the graduation ceremony of the 'Gyeongnam Province Social Innovation Activist College.' (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] The completion ceremony for the "Gyeongnam Province 2nd Social Innovation Activist University," hosted by Gyeongsangnam-do and organized by the Public Interest Activity Support Center, was held on the 2nd at the Public Interest Activity Support Center.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the ceremony was conducted online, where Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly member Kim Young-jin and Lee Jong-eun, head of the Public Interest Activity Support Center, presented certificates of completion to five representatives of the trainees.

Additionally, Governor Kim Kyung-soo conveyed via video, "You are the protagonists who are newly blooming the flowers of innovation in every corner of our Gyeongnam," and added, "We also look forward to wonderful innovative collaborations with the senior social innovators, the 1st graduates who are active in various innovation fields."

This training, conducted to nurture social innovation activists, consisted of two courses: ▲ Regional Innovator Course and ▲ Non-Profit Organization Course (NPO, Women & Environment), operated at Gyeongnam National University, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, and Inje University.

A total of 154 trainees selected through an open recruitment participated in a total of 82 hours of educational programs including training, workshops, and field practice from June 26 to October 14, of which 114 completed the course.

Social innovators who completed the "Gyeongnam Province Social Innovation Activist University" are actively involved as key players in public-private cooperation in various social innovation fields such as resident participatory budgeting, resident autonomy, village communities, and public interest activities.

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