Samyuk University Hosts Neighborhood Organic Festival

Promoting Community Cooperation and Spreading Eco-Friendly Food Culture

Students at Samyuk University created a meaningful event by sharing crops they had carefully cultivated through the required liberal arts course, "Labor Education (Green Education)," with local residents.

Group photo from the Sahmyook University Neighbor Organic Festival. Sahmyook University

On the 23rd, Samyuk University announced that it hosted the "1st Neighborhood Organic Festival in celebration of the university's 120th anniversary," inviting around 50 community members.

During the event, held on July 16 at the campus Labor Education Center, participating residents learned about the purpose of labor education and the crop cultivation process. Afterwards, they harvested eco-friendly crops such as peppers and eggplants, which students had grown themselves in the experiential garden.

Samyuk University requires all first-year students to complete the labor education course, which is mandatory, for two hours per week throughout the semester.

Labor Education is one of Samyuk University's core courses, offered since the university's foundation, to implement its philosophy of holistic education encompassing "intellect, spirit, and body (智·靈·體)."

Recently, the program was restructured to integrate carbon neutrality and ecological circulation education with its original focus on personal development.

Students actively participate in every stage of eco-friendly farming, from sowing to harvesting, thereby developing environmental literacy and social responsibility needed in the era of climate crisis.

In particular, Samyuk University has expanded the scope of its social contribution by extending the use of student-harvested produce—from being consumed in small groups—to benefiting the broader community.

In April, the university signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three welfare facilities under the Samyuk Foundation, including Guri City Integrated Social Welfare Center, and has been continuously distributing the harvested eco-friendly produce to local seniors and vulnerable groups.

Myunghee Kim, Dean of the Liberal Arts Education Center at Samyuk University, said, "Labor Education is a hands-on course allowing students to experience the wonders of life firsthand, and they find great satisfaction in cultivating crops themselves." She added, "Beginning with this year's inaugural event, we plan to expand the scale next year, providing more opportunities for local residents to participate and share in this meaningful event."

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