The Neighborhood Market Must Thrive for the University to Prosper... Busan University of Science and Technology Shops at Gupo Market for Chuseok

Over 70 Faculty Members Participate in Traditional Market Shopping Campaign

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] When a university helps a neighboring market! Faculty and staff all went out to the traditional market.

Busan Institute of Science and Technology held a 'Traditional Market Shopping Campaign' at Gupo Market in Buk-gu, Busan on the 27th.

The university wore sashes and visited the market to share the difficulties of traditional market merchants who are struggling due to decreased sales caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the Level 4 social distancing measures.

About 70 faculty and staff, including Vice President Lee Sang-seok and Director of Academic Affairs Kang Min-gu, who shared the will to revitalize the local commercial district, participated.

Kang Min-gon, Director of External Cooperation Headquarters, also generously donated traditional market gift certificates worth about 2 million won. These gift certificates were all used for shopping that day.

It was Friday afternoon on the 27th. Faculty and staff, ahead of the weekend, visited the neighboring Gupo Traditional Market to buy side dishes to share with their families and ritual items for Chuseok. They also conveyed a small comfort to merchants suffering from COVID-19.

President Kang Ki-sung said, “We are building a multifaceted cooperation system with Buk-gu Office and the Gupo Market Merchants Association to support community projects such as job creation,” and added, “We gathered the hearts of faculty and staff to fulfill our social responsibility to communicate with the local community.”

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