Mapo-gu Hosts the 7th Science Creativity Festival

1,300 Middle School Students in Mapo-gu Experience the Future at the 'Science Creativity Festival'

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, Communicates with Students Attending the Science Creativity Festival

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) announced on the 15th that it held the '7th Science Creativity Festival' under the theme 'Youth Green Future' at the Mapo-gu Office Plaza.

Hosted by Mapo-gu and organized by the Mapo Youth Culture House, this festival involved about 1,300 middle school students from the region who experienced booths themed around ▲GreenTech ▲HumanTech ▲FutureTech and attended lectures.

The 43 experience booths featured content incorporating various advanced technologies such as ▲RFID wireless technology ▲recycled plastic sorting technology ▲drones ▲artificial intelligence robots ▲future agriculture ▲algorithms ▲autonomous driving, and the schedule was managed through reservation to disperse participants, allowing youth to safely and comfortably engage in the experiences.

In the auditorium, environmental science lectures were held in the morning and afternoon sessions. Lecturers included Ko Seol-tae and Kim Jin-young from the Seoul Digital Foundation, science communicator Jigu, and Lee Jeong-gyu from the Ecopsychology Research Institute, who gave talks on topics such as ▲Artificial Intelligence AI ▲Climate Crisis ▲Humanoid Robots ▲Cosmic Evolution.

Mayor Park Gang-su inspected the on-site booths, interacted with the youth, listened to explanations from booth operators, and personally tried drone piloting.

Mayor Park said, “In the 21st-century knowledge-based society, it is important for youth, the future leaders, to learn and experience advanced technologies, not only as learning but also as a way to explore career paths. Mapo-gu will continue to strive to provide a stable environment where youth can realize their dreams, including offering various learning opportunities and learning spaces such as ‘Mapo Naru Space.’”

‘Mapo Naru Space’ is a self-study space with about 140 seats, opened in March on the first floor of Hotel Naru in Dohwa-dong, and operates year-round without holidays.

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