Dankook University Selected as Participating University in the 'Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent Development Project'

Consortium Formed with Sogang University, Sangmyung University, Daejeon University, and Wonkwang University
86 Billion KRW Supported Over 3 Years to Develop Humanities and Social Sciences-Centered Convergent Curriculum

Dankook University has been selected as a participating university in the social structure field of the "Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent Cultivation Project (HUSS)." View of Dankook University Jukjeon Campus.

Dankook University announced on the 3rd that it has been selected as a participating university in the social structure field of the 'Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent Cultivation Project (HUSS)'.

Hosted by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, this project aims to establish a convergence education system centered on the humanities and social sciences through shared cooperation among universities and to cultivate convergence talents needed for the future society. Dankook University, along with Sogang University, Sangmyung University, Daejeon University, and Wonkwang University, forms a consortium to participate.

At Dankook University, five departments are participating: the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, Department of Counseling, Department of Public Administration, Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, Department of History, Department of Philosophy, and Department of Statistical Data Science.

The consortium will receive approximately 8.6 billion KRW in funding over three years to pursue key tasks such as developing and operating convergence education curricula centered on the humanities and social sciences, improving educational infrastructure, and reforming academic systems under the main theme of 'Responding to Social Structure Changes through Building a Healthy Ecosystem of the Community.'

In particular, the plan is to cultivate 5,000 harmonious leaders (Community Innovators) equipped with humanities insight, social problem analysis skills, cultural content production abilities, and AI and big data utilization capabilities.

Additionally, innovative educational models such as microlearning, short-form content, telepresence lectures, living lab projects, and cohort learning will be newly introduced. An Echo integrated platform, including LMS (Learning Management System), AI examination system, and AI career coaching, will be established to share infrastructure among consortium universities.

Professor Yoo Hyun-sil of Dankook University's Department of Counseling stated, “By creating an educational environment where various disciplines converge, we will help students develop creative and critical thinking skills. In particular, by cultivating convergence talents with the 4I core competencies, we will make a practical contribution to solving the complex problems of future society.”

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