Dong-A University Emergency Response Technology Policy Research Center Signs MOU with Green Package Solution

Revitalizing Disaster and Environmental Cooperation Projects

Award Ceremony for the Senior Generation UX Innovation Contest

The Emergency Response Technology Policy Research Center at Dong-A University (Director: Professor Lee Dongkyu) has signed an MOU with Green Package Solution (CEO: Ahn Sunghoon) and also held an awards ceremony for the "UX Innovation Contest for the Elderly Generation."

This agreement was promoted to expand the use of eco-friendly industrial new materials and to activate cooperation projects in the disaster and environmental sectors, aiming for sustainable development.

Green Package Solution started its eco-friendly (Fiber Mold) packaging business as an R&D agent in 2016. The company develops a variety of eco-friendly containers and packages made from plant-based materials (bamboo and sugarcane), and is taking on global environmental challenges to reduce plastic use.

The "UX Innovation Contest for the Elderly Generation," jointly organized by the Dong-A University Emergency Response Technology Policy Research Center and Green Package Solution, was prepared to foster the problem-solving abilities of local youth. It targeted trainees in the "Gerontechnology-Based AI Platform Developer Training Program."

Contest participants proposed innovative ideas from a user experience (UX) perspective by combining social issues related to the elderly with eco-friendly packaging.

The Grand Prize for UX Innovation was awarded to a team consisting of Je Hwanseong (Dong-A University, Department of Business Administration) and four other students: Song Bongjun (Dongguk University, Department of Public Administration and Police Studies), Moon Dohyun (Dong-A University, Department of Philosophy, Life and Medical Ethics), Ha Hyobin (Dong-A University, Department of Social Welfare), and Lee Sieun (Dong-A University, Department of Economics). Each received a prize of 500,000 KRW and a certificate.

The Excellence Award winners (Kim Jihyun, Department of Tourism Management; Lee Suhyun, Department of Medical Life Science and Engineering; Jang Hyejin, Department of Chinese; and Jung Junhwa, Department of Medical Life Science and Engineering, all from Dong-A University) received 300,000 KRW. The Director's Award from the Emergency Response Technology Policy Research Center went to Kim Minbeom (Department of Economics), Kim Soyeon (Department of Economics), Bae Junmo (Department of Political Science and Diplomacy), and Song Siyoung (Department of Economics, all from Dong-A University), who received 200,000 KRW. The Merit Award went to Jo Hyeonji (Dong-A University, Seokdang Talent Development School), who received 100,000 KRW.

Professor Lee Dongkyu, head of the "Gerontechnology-Based AI Platform Developer Training Program" at Dong-A University, said, "Starting with this agreement, we will prepare measures to provide meals and delivery in plant-based containers, considering the nutrition of the elderly. We will also strive to contribute to solving elderly issues in the mid- to long-term by linking the use of AI meal monitoring and nutrition management platforms based on gerontechnology with elderly welfare."

Ahn Sunghoon, CEO of Green Package Solution, said, "I am very grateful that Professor Lee Dongkyu and many students are interested in eco-friendliness. I hope students will take a leading role in helping more people understand eco-friendly products for a healthier society."

Dong-A University Emergency Response Technology Policy Research Center and Green Package Solution are signing an MOU to activate cooperation projects in the disaster and environmental fields.

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