Kyung Hee University Selected as Recipient of 'Agricultural School Practice Field Support Project'

Establishment of Glass Greenhouse and Smart Farm System at International Campus
Yongin City Recommends Support Candidates in Consultation with Kyung Hee University

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that Kyung Hee University has been selected as a recipient of the '2024 Agricultural School Practice Field Support Project.'

Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, this project supports agricultural schools with facilities and equipment for advanced agricultural technology education such as smart farms to cultivate professional farmers. A total of 70 agricultural high schools and 34 agricultural universities nationwide are eligible for support.

View of Kyung Hee University International Campus. [Photo by Yongin City]

The city explained that it recommended Kyung Hee University as a support target after continuous consultations for this public offering.

With the selection, Kyung Hee University will receive a total project fund of 600 million KRW to establish a glass greenhouse and smart farm infrastructure system at the practice greenhouse building on the International Campus in Hagal-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin.

A city official said, "We hope that this selection will serve as an opportunity to create a virtuous cycle of agricultural development and the cultivation of young farmers."

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