Andong City Appoints Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon as Honorary Ambassador... Leading Promotion of 'Humanities Value Forum'

Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, was appointed as the honorary ambassador of Andong City's ‘21st Century Humanities Value Forum’.

On the first day of the 10th 21st Century Humanities Value Forum on the 27th, Andong City in Gyeongbuk welcomed Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, as an honorary ambassador ahead of the opening ceremony. Going forward, Mayor Oh plans to work together with Andong City to promote and expand the ‘Humanities Value Forum’ both domestically and internationally, aiming to create a better world through humanistic reflection.

Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong City, is holding up the appointment certificate after appointing Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul (right), as an honorary ambassador of the 'Humanities Value Forum'.

Mayor Oh has long been interested in solving social issues through the humanities. In particular, he was the first to propose and implement the ‘Humanities of Hope’ program, which helps socially vulnerable groups regain self-esteem through self-reflection and design new lives through self-reliance. This program has created a significant impact by enabling thousands of homeless people and citizens to hold onto hope and plan their future dreams.

This appointment was made following the exchange enhancement agreement signed between Andong City and Seoul City on October 6. It is expected to greatly contribute to the spread of humanities values centered on Andong, the hometown of humanities, and the creation of a humanities city network.

Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, said, “I sincerely congratulate the opening of the 10th 21st Century Humanities Value Forum and hope it will grow into a prestigious global humanities platform,” adding, “Seoul City will also strive to help humanities intellect that benefits humans and society spread more widely.”

Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong City, stated, “The 21st Century Humanities Value Forum has presented various practical goals to solve many problems of modern society through humanities values,” and added, “We will cooperate and strengthen exchanges with Seoul City, which has been contemplating these issues, and expand the network domestically and internationally to advance into an international forum that establishes universal humanities values and directions for humanity.”

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