Gwangju Fire Service Academy Wins 'Grand Prize' at Public HRD Contest

Professor Kang Hyewon Team Leader Awarded the Personnel Innovation Office Award in Research and Development Field

Gwangju Fire Service Academy announced on the 15th that Professor Kang Hye-won’s team won the top prize in the research and development category, the Ministry of Personnel Management Award, at the 41st Public HRD Contest.

The contest was held the previous day at the National Human Resources Development Institute in Jincheon, Chungbuk.

The Public HRD Contest was organized by the National Human Resources Development Institute to suggest directions for the development of public sector education and training and to ensure exemplary curricula.

The two-day event, held from the 13th, featured a total of 22 teams advancing through preliminaries to the finals in three categories: research and development, teaching and learning, and curriculum.

Professor Kang Hye-won of Gwangju Fire Service Academy, who advanced to the finals, competed in the research and development category and presented on “Development of a Pre-Diving Knowledge Assessment Tool for Prospective Lifesavers,” winning the top prize (Minister of Personnel Management Award).

Park Dong-ha, head of Gwangju Fire Service Academy, said, “The academy’s professors continuously conduct research to improve the education and training of fire officers and enhance public safety. We are proud that this achievement once again proves that Gwangju Fire Service Academy is an excellent educational institution.”

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