Gwangju University Selected for 5 Consecutive Years in University Sports Team Evaluation and Support Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju University announced on the 19th that it has been selected for the ‘University Sports Team Evaluation and Support Project’ organized by the Korea University Sports Federation (KUSF) for five consecutive years.

The ‘University Sports Team Evaluation and Support Project’ is a program promoted by KUSF since 2015 with sponsorship from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation to foster and support university sports teams and strengthen the competitiveness of university sports.

It provides support for training expenses, training equipment costs, and competition participation fees to universities operating university sports teams nationwide, and the amount of support for each university is determined through an evaluation of the operation of the university sports teams.

The evaluation indicators for university sports teams consist of a total of five evaluation areas: ▲Input and facility infrastructure ▲Student-athlete operation management and support ▲Student-athlete recruitment and capability ▲Coach recruitment and capability ▲University sports team social cooperation, with 21 evaluation indicators and 60 detailed evaluation items.

Gwangju University, which operates soccer, basketball, and taekwondo teams, will receive 109 million KRW in support this year.

This amount is 15.95 million KRW higher than last year’s 93.05 million KRW, and it is the highest amount per sports team among the 111 universities that applied for the support project.

Although the number of member universities increased compared to last year, resulting in reduced support funds for most universities, Gwangju University received a favorable evaluation for contributing to the development of regional sports and university sports teams through achievements such as winning the soccer division at the National Sports Festival and winning medals at the National Taekwondo Championships.

Additionally, the school’s active support and tutoring for student-athletes’ adaptation to school life and academic performance through the university sports academic management support program contributed to these results.

Kim Sang-yeop, head of the Physical Education Department at Gwangju University, said, “Despite the impact of COVID-19, the student-athletes worked hard, which earned us high scores,” and added, “We will continue to operate various programs to nurture talents who will lead the future of sports.”

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