Samyook University and Seoul Volunteer Center Sign Volunteer Cooperation Agreement

Joint Initiative to Promote University Student Volunteering

The Glocal Social Innovation Institute at Samyook University announced on March 18 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Seoul Volunteer Center on March 5 in the Grand Conference Room of the Centennial Memorial Hall on campus, with the aim of promoting university student volunteering.

(From right) Lee Byunghee, Director of Glocal Social Innovation Institute at Samyook University, Mi-jin Heo, Deputy Manager of Growth Support Team at Seoul Volunteer Center. Samyook University

This agreement was established to systematically support volunteer activities that leverage students' majors and talents to solve social issues, and to expand university student participation in volunteering through collaboration between the university and the local community.

Under the agreement, Samyook University will participate in the "University-Linked Social Participation Project," an initiative led by the Seoul Volunteer Center.

This project is a program designed to expand the foundation for student volunteer participation by collaborating with universities in Seoul, and to provide opportunities for social engagement utilizing students’ academic specialties and talents.

The two institutions will jointly operate project-based volunteer activities, enabling university students to address community issues by applying their academic knowledge and skills.

These activities will include service-learning programs linked to academic courses, as well as extracurricular projects involving student councils and clubs.

Additionally, the institutions plan to run campus volunteer campaigns centered on social values such as environmental protection, restoration of community relationships, and digital inclusion, with the goal of fostering a culture of volunteering on campus.

A council comprising the university, Seoul Volunteer Center, and local nonprofit organizations will also be formed to plan long-term projects for solving community problems and to establish a sustainable model for university-community cooperation.

Lee Byunghee, Director of the Glocal Social Innovation Institute, stated, "Through this agreement, we expect that university students will be able to directly participate in the process of solving community issues, thereby developing a sense of social responsibility and problem-solving skills. We will continue to collaborate with the local community to further realize the university's social value."

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