Mokwon University Selected for Industry-Academia Cooperation 'Execution Living Lab Project' with Companies and Public Institutions

Officials from Mokwon University and representatives from the Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungnam Regional Innovation Platform are taking a commemorative photo after signing the '2022 Execution Living Lab 2nd Public Offering Project Agreement.' Photo by Mokwon University

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Department of Trade and Logistics at Mokwon University has been finally selected for the ‘Daejeon·Sejong·Chungnam Region Living Lab Project’.

According to the university on the 12th, the Living Lab project is a regional innovation platform initiative led by 24 shared universities in the Chungcheong area, where universities collaborate with companies and public institutions through industry-academia cooperation to identify and solve local issues by conducting experimental activities.

Professor Lee Seo-young’s team from the Department of Trade and Logistics proposed the ‘Foreign Student Exclusive Menu Creation Project (hereafter Mokwon Living Lab)’ and was finally selected as the implementing university for the project.

The Mokwon Living Lab project was planned based on the inconvenience faced by foreign students who have difficulty communicating in Korean when using Korean restaurants, especially in choosing menu items. The core of the project is to produce and provide foreigner-exclusive menus written in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and other languages at restaurants near the university.

The Mokwon Living Lab is being promoted with participation from students of the Department of Trade and Logistics as local activists, in cooperation with Daejeon Seo-gu Office, Seo-gu Village Net (local activity experts), and D&C Company.

Mokwon University expects this project to provide foreign students with convenient access to Korean restaurants and opportunities to share various Korean dishes with their acquaintances. Additionally, it anticipates an increase in restaurant usage by foreign students and a corresponding rise in restaurant sales.

Professor Lee Seo-young said, “It is significant that the university collaborates with the local community to solve regional problems and participate actively. Considering the current trend of a decreasing school-age population and an increasing number of foreign students, efforts are needed to create an environment where they can study abroad without inconvenience.”

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