Academic Conference on 'Sustainable Development in the Post-Corona Era' Held

Provided by the Society for Sustainable Science

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] An academic conference exploring ways to continuously develop in the post-pandemic era of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was held.

The Society for Sustainable Science announced on the 31st that it held its winter academic conference titled "The Path to Sustainable Development in South Korea in the Post-COVID Era" on the 28th at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. A total of 47 papers in the fields of economy, society, and environment were presented, and the Sustainable Science Awards ceremony was also held.

At the forum, following a presentation by Lee Young-han, president of the Society for Sustainable Science and professor in the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, the session was chaired by Ko Mun-hyun, professor at Soongsil University Law School. Participants included Moon Hyung-nam, head professor at Sookmyung Women’s University Graduate School of Business, Kang Geon-wook, professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Choi Eun-hee, international lawyer at Lotus Law Firm. President Lee emphasized, "The phenomena caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can be summarized as 4Ds: distance, dwelling, digital, and disparity. In the post-COVID era, the 4Ps?people, prosperity, peace, and parks?are important for coexistence and environmentalization."

At the Sustainable Science Awards ceremony, Professor Moon received the award in the ICT category. Following this, Lee Byung-ryong, chairman of Hwashin International, won in the international standardization category, and Woo Tae-hee, executive vice president of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, won in the economic category. In the medical and social categories, Moon Eun-soo, chairman of Hana Medical Foundation, and Kim Heung-kwang, representative of the NK Intellectuals Solidarity, were selected respectively.

The grand prize for paper presentation was awarded to Lee Kyu-won, visiting assistant professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine, for "The History of Infectious Diseases and a Sustainable Future." The excellence award went to Doo Ju-yeon, CEO of Value Lab Associates, for "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Residential Life and Analysis of Turning Points in Housing Lifestyle." The student paper award was given to Kim Won-seop and four others, undergraduate students in the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, for "A Study on the Framework of the Gwanbang Ruins in Jeju Island."

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