Yonsei University, KBO, and Professional Baseball Teams Sign Business Agreement... Join Hands to Promote ESG Management Activities

University and Industry Collaborate for Regional Win-Win
180 Students from 25 Universities Participate

Yonsei University signed a business agreement on the 28th of last month with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and 10 professional baseball teams to promote ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management activities in the professional baseball industry.

University representatives from each institution and officials from the KBO and professional baseball teams are speaking at the business agreement ceremony held online via Zoom. [Image source=Yonsei University]

Now in its third year, the ‘KBO Nine Season 2024 Beyond Region’ agreement is a project that considers sustainability issues in the regions where professional baseball teams are located. The project utilizes the 'IC-PBL' method, which connects universities and industry to solve real-world problems occurring on site.

This project will involve over 180 university students from 25 universities nationwide, including Yonsei University. Participants will explore ways to promote ESG management activities of professional baseball teams and discover community-linked services.

The project will run for four months until September and consists of programs for nurturing ESG talent, including boot camps, field visits, mentoring, and performance sharing sessions. This year, based on the results of the past two years, the focus will be on proposing solutions in various fields such as regional startups, population retention, and the environment through an educational curriculum that identifies regionally linked issues.

The agreement ceremony, held online via Zoom, was attended by representatives from participating universities, KBO, and professional baseball teams. The participants agreed to join forces to spread good results nationwide again this year.

Hong Jin-gyu, head of the Yonsei University Innovation Support Project Group, said, "Yonsei University will continue to develop various programs to solve social problems and strive to create a system that actively reflects students' opinions."

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