Consortium of Kwangwoon University and Four Other Universities Selected for the 2024 Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent Development Project

- Consortium comprising Kwangwoon University, Kookmin University, Sun Moon University, Yeungnam University, and Honam University forms the ‘Global·Symbiosis Consortium’ -

- Expected to receive approximately 3 billion KRW annually for the next three years (2024-2026) -

- Anticipated to strengthen student choice and bring flexibility to academic systems -

Kwangwoon University announced that the consortium led by Kwangwoon University has been newly selected for the ‘Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent Development Project (HUSS: Humanities Utmost Sharing System)’ implemented by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

The consortium, which includes Kwangwoon University, Kookmin University, Sun Moon University, Yeungnam University, and Honam University, was selected through document reviews after submitting the project plan in April this year and a presentation evaluation in May. The consortium will receive approximately 3 billion KRW annually for the next three years (2024-2026) under the theme of Global·Symbiosis.

The Global·Symbiosis Convergence Education Consortium led by Kwangwoon University aims to nurture global resource coordinators and industrial/urban sustainability experts needed in the era of green, digital, and energy transformations. To build a convergence education system that fosters humanities knowledge, analysis, communication, global resources, and sustainability competencies, Kwangwoon University’s departments of International Trade, International Studies, Public Administration, Law, Media Communication, Korean Language and Literature, English Industry, and Information Convergence will participate.

The project aims to establish a humanities and social sciences-centered convergence education system to nurture convergence talents required for future society by promoting convergence education operations and spreading outcomes based on inter-university cooperation, dismantling the boundaries between departments (majors) within and between universities.

Participating universities will jointly develop and operate curricula and promote physical and human resource exchanges through academic system reforms. Various convergence courses offered by universities, job training (internships), special lectures by field experts, and competitions linked to regular courses are expected to allow students to expand their knowledge and experience and freely explore career paths regardless of their majors.

Hye-Young Lee, the Dean of Policy and Law at Kwangwoon University (Department of Public Administration), who is leading the project, stated, “This project will be a significant opportunity to enhance student choice and bring flexibility to academic systems, coinciding with the implementation of the autonomous major system next year. It is expected to significantly contribute to employment through strengthened convergence education for humanities and social sciences students.”

The photo shows the heads of the consortium universities’ project teams at the MOU ceremony held at Kwangwoon University on April 12.

(From left) Honam University’s project head, Chang-soo Song; Yeungnam University’s project head, Jae-hak Jung; Kwangwoon University’s project head, Hye-young Lee; Kookmin University’s project head, Byung-joon Kim; and Sun Moon University’s project head, Do-seop Jung.