Gwangju University and Donggang University Share Consortium Results for "Global Open Campus Establishment"

Gwangju University RISE Project Group's ProgressGU Center held a consortium results-sharing meeting with Donggang University to create a Global Open Campus. Provided by Gwangju University

Gwangju University announced on the 11th that the RISE Project Group ProgressGU Center, together with Donggang University, held a consortium results-sharing meeting to establish a global open campus.

At this event, held on the 9th at L7 Chungjang by Lotte Hotel, more than 70 participants attended, including Noh Sunsik, head of the Gwangju University RISE Project Group, Wi Hyeongdo, head of the Donggang University RISE Project Group, which is part of the consortium, officials from the Gwangju Nam-gu Family Center, staff from the Office of International Affairs and administrative departments, and students.

The results of the first year (2025) of the global open campus initiative were presented, and outstanding achievements were shared. The event covered the progress of establishing the global open campus, shared the outcomes of operating support programs for international students’ settlement, and discussed ways to expand joint operations in the future. In particular, the participants agreed to strengthen a step-by-step support model based on collaboration between consortium universities, ranging from helping international students adapt to the local community, to linking them with employment, and establishing a foundation for long-term settlement. They also shared the view that, as the decline in the school-age population has made attracting international students an important task, support must be strengthened so that these students can adapt to and settle in the region, and that joint programs should be expanded in the second year.

Noh Sunsik, head of the Gwangju University RISE Project Group, said, "International students are not only our university’s valuable students but also members of the local community, so the path from learning to employment and settlement must be seamless," adding, "Gwangju University will continue to strengthen support across education, employment, and settlement so that international students can learn, work, and settle stably in the region."

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