Namyangju City Successfully Concludes ‘Knowledge Lecture Thehagi’ Special Lecture for Public Officials

'One Masterpiece That Changed My Life' - Stories of Comfort and Transformation Through Art

Namyangju City held the 4th Knowledge Lecture Thehagi of 2024 on the 1st at Dasan Hall in City Hall, providing a special lecture to about 300 affiliated public officials. Photo by Namyangju City

Gyeonggi Namyangju City (Mayor Joo Gwang-deok) announced on the 4th that it successfully held the 4th session of the 2024 Knowledge Lecture Thehagi special lecture for about 300 affiliated public officials at the City Hall Dasan Hall on the 1st.

The 'Knowledge Lecture Thehagi' special lecture is a program designed to provide various job insights that help Namyangju City public officials establish the city's vision and policy goals, and it is being held a total of five times this year.

The training is conducted through special lectures by experts in various fields, and in March, Mayor Joo Gwang-deok of Namyangju City was the first lecturer.

In May and August, respectively, Professor Jeon Mi-young of Seoul National University gave a special lecture on 'Trend Korea 2024,' and Professor Park Jeong-ho of Myongji University's Department of Real Investment Analysis gave a lecture on 'Global Economic Outlook and Change Management.'

This special lecture featured Jeong Woo-cheol, a writer and docent at the Seoul Arts Center, who gave a lecture titled 'A Masterpiece That Changed My Life.'

Docent Jeong Woo-cheol carefully analyzed masterpieces by masters such as Edvard Munch and Jules Breton and eloquently introduced the lives of the painters, emphasizing the special power of art that goes beyond aesthetic experience to bring change to daily life and deliver healing and comfort.

Kang Hye-sook, head of the Personnel Department, said, "I hope this will be a time to develop cultural and artistic capabilities and insights in the public sector by integrating administration and art while viewing masterpieces with delicate explanations and diverse perspectives."

Meanwhile, Namyangju City plans to prepare the 'Finale, Classical Concert' by pianist Kim Yong-jin as the last knowledge lecture of the year in December, offering public officials an end-of-year filled with emotion and comfort through art.

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