Inha University-Ulsan University Complete Global Convergence Education... Solutions for International Issues like Climate Crisis Derived

Global Green Challenger... Expansion of Overseas Internships

Inha University recently announced on the 3rd that it has successfully completed the 'Global Green Challenger (GGC)' program in collaboration with Ulsan University.

The GGC program is a global convergence education program jointly planned and hosted by Inha University's Climate Crisis Response Project Group, Future Automobile Project Group, Secondary Battery Project Group, and Ulsan University's Climate Change Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Development Project Group. It was promoted with support from the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Development Project and the Advanced Field Innovation Convergence University Project.

Inha University and Ulsan University structured the program by linking team-based autonomous projects with eight partner universities from seven countries overseas, language and cultural learning, local explorations and seminars, and hackathon competitions.

As the host university, Inha University signed international education cooperation agreements since last year with Mongolian National University, Niigata University in Japan, Henan University of Technology in China, Kazakhstan International Relations and World Languages University, Ilia State University in Georgia, IUT and AUT in Uzbekistan, and Central Asian Korean University in Kyrgyzstan.

GGC Chinese team students and faculty are taking a commemorative photo after completing the project contest locally.
[Photo by Inha University]

The GGC program, held for the first time this year, involved 119 university students and 43 faculty members from Korea and abroad over the past two months, presenting a total of 52 projects. Notably, Beomju Kim, a student in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Inha University, teamed up with students from IUT and AUT to propose a rainwater storage and greywater purification system.

This idea was inspired by the climate characteristics of Uzbekistan, where a large amount of rain falls intensively in a short period but dries up before reaching rivers due to the dry and hot weather. They also developed a prototype of the 'Wise Droplet' application, which allows real-time monitoring of water usage to raise awareness about resource waste, receiving favorable reviews.

Students participating in the GGC program received certificates jointly awarded by the heads of four domestic university project groups and the presidents of overseas partner universities.

Inha University and Ulsan University plan to connect 40 outstanding performers of this year's GGC program and students participating in convergence majors with short-term standardized field training (internships) at 14 local companies and institutions across six countries. This is to enhance the educational effect of the GGC program and strengthen support for students' career paths after graduation.

Yang Dahun, a mechanical engineering student at Inha University who participated in the program, shared, "It was a valuable opportunity to experience the global climate crisis issue firsthand through pre-projects and local explorations."

Kim Jeongho, head of Inha University's Climate Crisis Response Project Group and organizer of the GGC program, said, "The purpose of the GGC program is for domestic and international students with diverse majors and experiences to share their thoughts and develop problem-solving skills together. Next year, we plan to expand the GGC program to South America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia, collaborating with a total of 12 countries and 14 universities."

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