Gwangju University Accelerates 'Student-Centered Education' Based on University Innovation Support Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju University is accelerating the cultivation of future talents by establishing a student-centered education system based on the University Innovation Support Project.

Gwangju University announced on the 8th that it invested a total of over 4 billion KRW last year to develop educational programs aligned with the 4th Industrial Revolution and to improve the educational environment.

Gwangju University was selected as an autonomous improvement university, the highest grade, in the Basic University Competency Diagnosis Evaluation announced by the Ministry of Education.

In particular, aiming to improve the best educational environment and develop global curricula, Gwangju University is building an innovative education system focused on practical fieldwork by supporting over 1 billion KRW for educational program development and operation, and over 2.7 billion KRW for purchasing practical training equipment.

On the 4th, Gwangju University held the ‘2020 University Innovation Support Project Group Performance Sharing Meeting’ in the Smart Lecture Room of the school administration building to evaluate these initiatives and discuss development plans.

Due to COVID-19, the performance sharing meeting was held in two sessions with a minimal number of participants, attended by President Kim Hyuk-jong and key faculty members.

The first session of the performance sharing meeting was arranged as a time to discuss the achievements, challenges, and future plans of the autonomous innovation departments of the College of Business, College of Culture and Arts, and College of Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as the four centers of the Institute for Educational Innovation and the Liberal Education Institute.

The second session was conducted with the sharing of project outcomes from the autonomous innovation departments of the College of Health and Welfare Education, the Student Employment Support Office, the University Life and Career Counseling Center, and the Hosim Talent Development Institute.

The performance sharing meeting included the development of new education systems through non-face-to-face online methods amid the COVID-19 pandemic, support for learning methods reflecting students’ needs, improvement and establishment of the educational environment, purchase of experimental and practical training equipment, and support for customized certification acquisition programs.

President Kim Hyuk-jong said, “Despite the difficult situation caused by COVID-19, we have made great efforts to provide the best educational environment for students,” and added, “It will continue to be challenging, but I hope everyone will actively dedicate themselves wholeheartedly for the students.”

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