POSCO Engineering & Construction Promotes Public-Private-Academic Cooperation Urban Regeneration Project... Business Agreement with Pusan National University and Others

The '2021 Urban Innovation School in Busan' business agreement ceremony held online on the 30th. (From left) Seo Eun-sook, Mayor of Busanjin-gu, Lee Kwang-hoe, Secretary General of Korea Habitat, Seung Hyun-woo, President of Seoul Women's University, Han Sung-hee, President of POSCO Construction, Park Hong-won, Vice President of Pusan National University, Kim Woo-seung, President of Hanyang University

POSCO Engineering & Construction is hosting the 'Urban Innovation School' with university students to discover urban regeneration ideas and improve living conditions in local communities.

On the 30th, POSCO Engineering & Construction announced on the 31st that it signed a business agreement for the '2021 Urban Innovation School in Busan' project to support Batgae Village in Busanjin-gu, Busan, together with Busanjin-gu Office, the housing improvement volunteer group Korea Habitat, Seoul Women's University, Hanyang University, and Pusan National University.

The Urban Innovation School is a project where POSCO Engineering & Construction collaborates with local governments, universities, and civic groups to discover innovative urban regeneration ideas, activate programs for improving living conditions and resident participation, and provide solutions that local residents truly need.

Since last year, POSCO Engineering & Construction has participated in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's vulnerable resident support project called the 'Saetteul Village Project,' supporting joint laundromats, senior citizen rest areas, and rainwater-utilized fence gardens for village landscape improvement in Sinheung Village, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Dotori Village, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, receiving favorable reviews from residents.

University students from participating universities take the 'Urban Innovation School' course as part of their regular curriculum, experiencing the entire process from discovering local community issues to generating ideas and executing them.

The signing ceremony, held non-face-to-face, was attended by Han Sung-hee, President of POSCO Engineering & Construction; Seo Eun-sook, Mayor of Busanjin-gu; Lee Kwang-hoe, Secretary General of Korea Habitat; Seung Hyun-woo, President of Seoul Women's University; Park Hong-won, Vice President of Pusan National University; and Kim Woo-seung, President of Hanyang University.

Han Sung-hee, President of POSCO Engineering & Construction, said, "We will join forces among the public, private, and academic sectors to create synergy, participate in solving local community issues, and practice the corporate citizenship management philosophy."

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