Gwangju University Urban Regeneration Specialist Training Begins in Earnest... Announcement of Successful Candidates for Master's and Doctoral Programs

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju University announced on the 22nd the final successful candidates for the master's and doctoral programs in Urban Regeneration for the 2021 academic year and stated that it will actively begin training specialized personnel in urban regeneration.

Selected as the regional hub university for Honam and Jeju areas in the 'Urban Regeneration Specialized Personnel Training University Contest' organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport last year, Gwangju University established the Department of Urban Regeneration and Real Estate in its graduate school and admitted a total of 33 first-year students, including 24 master's and 9 doctoral candidates.

Students in the Department of Urban Regeneration and Real Estate at Gwangju University's graduate school will receive systematic theoretical and practical education from the first semester in two urban regeneration major classrooms.

Additionally, Gwangju University plans to fulfill its role as a regional hub university for training specialized personnel to lead urban regeneration New Deal projects by receiving a budget of 28 million KRW this year from Gwangju City and a total of 140 million KRW over the next five years.

Lee Myung-kyu, head of Gwangju University's Urban Regeneration Specialized Personnel Training Project Group, said, "To wisely fulfill Gwangju University's role as a regional hub university for training specialized personnel in urban regeneration, we will actively establish cooperative systems with related local companies and residents," adding, "We will nurture core talents necessary for urban regeneration projects to contribute to the revitalization of urban regeneration and regional development."

Meanwhile, through a customized curriculum for training Glocal Urban Regeneration Doctors (UR-Doctor), Gwangju University plans to connect employment by fostering creative and professional urban regeneration specialists through ▲practical R&D (testbed) research harmonizing field-oriented urban regeneration practice with academic research ▲integrated graduate school operation committees and living lab academic management based on regional demand-tailored urban regeneration governance ▲building an international education network linked to glocal cooperation.

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