Seongbuk-gu Multi-family Housing Leader Training

Despite the Challenging Educational Environment Due to COVID-19, Students Show Passion Completing the 5-Week Course... Actively Fulfilling Roles as Community Leaders by Participating in Apartment Community Revitalization Projects After Graduation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) held a graduation ceremony for the Apartment Housing Leaders Training Academy on the 10th.

Seongbuk-gu operates the Apartment Housing Leaders Training Academy every year to educate and train practitioners who will systematically and innovatively lead dispute prevention among apartment residents and promote apartment community revitalization projects.

Since 2011, the academy has offered a diverse 5-week curriculum including special lectures on the power of community neighbors, communication and conflict management, introduction of best practices, apartment site visits, and community activity program experiences. From 2011 to the 12th term, a total of 581 people have graduated from the academy, and this year, the 13th term produced 19 graduates.

In particular, this year, due to COVID-19, the capacity was reduced to 20 people, acrylic partitions were installed at each student's seat, body temperature was checked every time they attended lectures, and although it was uncomfortable, masks could not be removed inside the classroom. Despite these challenging educational conditions, the passion of the 19 graduates who completed the academy was remarkable.

Graduate Yang*young expressed, “Through sharing the community revitalization project case ‘Hello. Let's Greet,’ I learned that if apartment residents greet each other and communicate, they can share good memories together through community activities and further create a space for residents' harmony.”

Another graduate, Shin*hye, said, “In a community full of people with diverse experiences, I pledged to listen more carefully to the stories of ‘residents with different interpretations,’ take pride in the community activities of our apartment that started from me, take responsibility, and complete them well,” which resonated with many graduates.

Seongbuk-gu Mayor Lee Seung-ro congratulated the graduates, saying, “I was impressed by the passion of the students who participated in the lectures without fail while complying with quarantine guidelines despite the reluctance for face-to-face education due to COVID-19. I hope the 2020 13th Apartment Housing Leaders Training Academy graduates actively participate as leaders of the apartment community, opening their hearts to neighbors and contributing to the happiness and revitalization of the Seongbuk-gu community.”

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