Daegu Catholic University Selected for 'Humanities City Support Project' ... Secures 420 Million KRW in National Funding

Discovering Chilgok's Humanities Assets, Creating New Value Through Community Sharing

Professors carrying out the Daegu Catholic University Humanities City Support Project.
(From left: Kim Su-cheol, Jeong Bo-min, Director Choi Won-oh, Park Eun-young, Park Jin-wook)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Daegu Catholic University was recently selected as a final recipient of the '2022 Humanities City Support Project' organized by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

The university announced on the 2nd that through this project selection, it will receive 420 million KRW in national funding by 2025 and will promote the 'Humanities City Chilgok Bridge' project connecting space, people, and generations together with Chilgok-gun.

Daegu Catholic University appointed Professor Choi Won-oh from the Department of Humanities as the head and formed the project team with Professors Park Jin-wook from Korean Language Education, Park Eun-young from Psychology, Kim Soo-chul from Mathematics Education, and Jeong Bo-min from Visual Design.

They plan to conduct research and education to reexamine the humanities value of Chilgok-gun, Gyeongbuk, and for this purpose, Daegu Catholic University and Chilgok-gun signed a mutual cooperation agreement on the 14th of last month.

Choi Won-oh, head of the Humanities City Support Project Team at Daegu Catholic University, said, "Since our university operates the 'Justino Free Graduate School,' the only humanities graduate school nationwide, we expect this to be a meaningful project that aligns with the university's identity," adding, "We will strive to newly discover Chilgok's humanities assets and share them with local residents."

The Humanities City Support Project aims for the popularization of humanities knowledge through discovering humanities assets together with universities and local communities and various programs. This year, six universities nationwide, including Daegu Catholic University, were selected.

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