Seongbuk District to Establish ‘Comprehensive Plan for Local-University Mutual Growth’

Report Session Held for 'University Town Seongbuk' Comprehensive Plan
Discussion of Four Strategies and 40 Projects

Seongbuk District in Seoul (Mayor Seungro Lee) announced on March 13 that it held a report session for the ‘Seongbuk Comprehensive Plan for a University Town of Shared Growth’ at the Seongbuk District Office on the 10th, where ways for mutual development between the local community and universities were discussed.

Seungro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk District (second from left), is speaking at the Seongbuk Comprehensive Plan Report Meeting for the University City. Provided by Seongbuk District.

This report session was organized as a follow-up to last year’s ‘Research Service for Establishing Strategies for Regional-University Mutual Growth’ conducted by the district. It served as a final review of the comprehensive plan, which was established under the vision of ‘University Town Seongbuk: Opening the Future by Connecting the Community and Universities.’

The main discussions focused on four strategies: building a collaborative governance system, enhancing future capabilities and strengthening the industrial structure, creating a co-growth open campus, and sharing welfare and cultural life. Based on these pillars, 16 action tasks and around 40 projects were specifically reviewed. This year, the district also discussed forming a dedicated university collaboration task force to establish communication channels and lay the foundation for a sustainable cooperation system.

Seongbuk District is home to seven four-year comprehensive universities, including Korea University, Kookmin University, Dongduk Women’s University, Seokyeong University, Sungshin Women’s University, Hansung University, and Korea National University of Arts. There are approximately 70,000 university students in the district.

At the report session, Mayor Seungro Lee stated, “Please strive to create a growth model where the local community and universities can truly thrive together, not just in formality,” and added, “Actively consider practical measures that will enable sufficient communication and cooperation between the district and universities.” He continued, “We will continue to strengthen Seongbuk District’s unique urban competitiveness as a university town.”

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