Sangmyung University to Host Korea-Japan International Seminar on Responding to a Super-Aged Society

Collaboration with the University of Tsukuba, Japan
Development of Technologies for Elderly Health Management

Sangmyung University is seeking ways to address the challenges of a super-aged society through digital healthcare technologies in collaboration with Japanese researchers.

The Global Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Research Group at Sangmyung University will jointly host an international academic seminar with the University of Tsukuba, Japan, at Mille Hall on campus at 2 p.m. on March 16. The event is supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

The seminar will be held under the theme "Development of a Korea-Japan Joint Model for Elderly Health Management: Integration and Application of Digital Healthcare Technologies." Participants will discuss solutions to the shortage of caregivers for the elderly and the decline in quality of life in later years—issues shared by both Korea and Japan—through the application of digital healthcare technologies. Not only academia but also the healthcare industry will participate to explore the practical applicability of these technologies in real-world services.

In particular, Professor Tomohiro Okura of the University of Tsukuba, a leading expert in elderly healthcare research in Japan, will present the latest findings from the "Tsukuba Happiness Life Study," a large-scale health data analysis project. This study proposed a multidimensional cohort approach to extend healthy life expectancy by five years.

Choi Kyungkeun, Professor of Business Administration at the Graduate School of Sangmyung University and head researcher of the project, stated, "Prevention-oriented health management and precision care have become key tasks in global healthcare," adding, "Through this seminar, we aim to explore a model for extending healthy life expectancy by combining caregiving experiences and digital technologies from both Korea and Japan."

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