Jongno-gu Partners with Hyundai Construction and Others for 'Smart City' Creative Education

Jongno-gu Signs MOU with Hyundai Construction, Hyundai Engineering, and Jungbu Education Support Office to Provide Creative Education Program for 1st-Year Students at Four Middle Schools... Combines Self-Developed Video 'Theory Classes' with Hands-On 'Practice' Including Experiential Teaching Aids, Eliciting Positive Student Response

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu (District Mayor Kim Young-jong) partnered with local companies and the Jungbu Office of Education to present a creative education program titled "Fun Smart City" to over 500 middle school students from the 1st to the 9th of this month, receiving positive responses.

This program follows a business agreement signed last month among industry (Hyundai Construction, Hyundai Engineering), government (Jongno-gu), and education (Jungbu Office of Education) to ▲ mutually connect and support human and material resources for the successful operation of creative education ▲ exchange opinions and information for mutual development.

The participants were first-year students from four middle schools: Seoul National University College of Education Affiliated Girls' Middle School, Cheongun Middle School, Sangmyung University College of Education Affiliated Girls' Middle School, and Baehwa Girls' Middle School.

The program covered topics such as smart cities, smart construction technology, and future city planning and production practice. Earlier in February this year, a demonstration session was held for middle school teachers, followed by a preliminary demand survey before implementation.

Lectures were conducted by related experts and staff from Hyundai Dream-Kium Mentoring.

The education was well-structured with both theoretical classes and practical sessions. For the practical part, separate experiential teaching aids were provided to stimulate students' interest, enabling them to create their own future city, which was a notable feature.

Additionally, company executives participated in special lectures sharing vivid on-site experiences, providing students with opportunities for creative education as well as career exploration.

Through this, students learned about the positive effects of smart cities in solving urban problems and expanded their thinking to new era issues that smart cities may bring, such as job reduction. They were also able to build their own future city with brilliant ideas gained through sharing opinions and collaborative problem-solving.

District Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, “We will continue to provide opportunities for students to cultivate imagination and creativity through creative educational content like ‘Fun Smart City’ and to reflect on their career paths.”

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