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Kookmin University's Climate Change Response Project Hosts Workshop for Environmental Consortium University Clubs

Environmental clubs from five universities, Kookmin University, Deoksung Women's University, Inha University, Ulsan University, and Chosun University, have joined forces.

From September 27th (Friday) to 29th (Sunday), the 2024 Environmental Consortium University Clubs' Union Workshop was held at Kookmin University's Manlipo Training Center.

 The workshop was held for the purpose of networking and solidarity among environmental clubs from five universities (Kookmin University, Deoksung Women's University, Ulsan University, Inha University, and Chosun University) participating in the HUSS Consortium for Coexistence and Co-Prosperity in the Time of Climate Crisis, and was attended by 33 participants, including professors Jung Ha-yoon (Kookmin University), Lee Min-jung (Deoksung Women's University), Lee Joon-hyung (Ulsan University), and Kim Ki-hong (Inha University), as well as students from Kookmin University's Dieco, Kookmin University's Net Zero, Deoksung Women's University Tomorrow, Ulsan University's Climate Coffee Club, Inha University's Dodam, and Chosun University's Fortrees.

 The HUSS Environmental Consortium is part of the HUSS Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Development Project, organized by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, and involves Kookmin University and four other universities (Deoksung Women's University, Ulsan University, Inha University, and Chosun University) under the theme of 'Coexistence and Co-Prosperity in the Age of Climate Crisis. The project aims to foster future humanities and society talents with problem-solving capabilities and convergent thinking through interdisciplinary education by breaking down the boundaries between universities and majors.

Kookmin University was selected as the host university of the HUSS Environmental Consortium, a project to foster humanities and social convergence, and has been participating since last year. Kookmin University has formed a consortium with five other universities, including Deoksung Women's University, Inha University, Ulsan University, and Chosun University, and is conducting non-curricular activities such as exploration, competitions, climate forums, skill-ups, grassroots activities, and clubs in addition to climate and environment curriculum to foster human resources who recognize and solve environmental problems from various perspectives.

 For the students' unity, they held a mind-opening game, 'Think Globally, Act Locally,' a club activity sharing session, Challenge! Environmental Golden Bell, and a tour of Cheonlipo Arboretum. In particular, the club activity sharing session was a program to share the activities and achievements of the environmental clubs of the universities in the environmental consortium, as well as to plan and present the future activities of each university and the activities of the consortium to raise awareness of common environmental goals among the universities.

Kim Min-seo (Dodam), a student from Inha University who participated in the event, said, “I felt that the climate crisis is near, and it was meaningful to have a public forum to talk about urgent issues.” Kookmin University student Kim Ji-hye (DECO) said, “It was great to have a time for university students to come together in the common field of environment, and I look forward to future activities with university environmental clubs.”

 Professor Jung Ha-Yoon of Kookmin University, who oversaw the event, said, “It is very meaningful to have students who experience and realize the climate crisis in person, and I look forward to the solidarity of the five universities through this workshop.”

 Kookmin University's DECO aims to bring about positive change within and outside the university through climate action to protect the environment and respond to climate change. The organization has organized activities such as flogging, Climate and Environment Student Exchange Day (a joint activity with Chosun University), E.Dok.JA (environmental reading group), and Adloc (vegan cooking group). Kookmin University's Netzero, a climate change research and action network, held seminars on analyzing ESG management reports by companies, club networking (a joint activity with Ulsan University), and tours to environmental fairs. In May, DIECO and Netzero co-organized the Save Earth, Save us event, an environmental campaign at Kookmin University.