Geochang-gun Opens 'University of Urban Regeneration for Cooperation and Empathy'

Aging Comprehensive Social Welfare Center Transformed Through Urban Regeneration

Opening Ceremony of Geochang-gun Cooperative and Empathetic Urban Regeneration University (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 29th that the opening ceremony of the 2021 ‘Geochang-gun Cooperative and Empathy Urban Regeneration University,’ hosted by Haengbokmaeul Geochang and organized by Geochang-gun, was held at the Geochang-eup Office with about 25 attendees including students and education officials.

The Geochang-gun Urban Regeneration University, which first opened in 2019, has served as a foundation for discovering local resources and strengthening community capabilities through a solid curriculum and participation from various social groups.

Last year, the Urban Regeneration University was operated in the Jukjeon and Sangdong districts, and based on this, it was selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Urban Regeneration New Deal project.

This course is planned to be promoted as a project aimed at physically improving the aging comprehensive social welfare center while innovating urban spaces, and strengthening the role and function of a community-centered social work hub space reflecting local characteristics, under the specialized themes of the Urban Regeneration New Deal project and social work.

On the day, Yoo Soo-sang, CEO of Haengbokmaeul Geochang, emphasized, “Urban regeneration projects are initiatives that enhance urban competitiveness and improve quality of life by strengthening local capabilities and revitalizing urban functions using local resources,” adding, “It is necessary to establish a new role and identity for the comprehensive social welfare center as a qualitative improvement of social services in response to rapidly changing social environments and as a practical approach to community-centered social work.”

Meanwhile, starting with the opening ceremony, the county plans to conduct expert education on the role of social welfare centers, field inspections, diagnosis and alternative exploration through facilitation techniques, and a performance sharing session until March.

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