The newly established Culture and Art Media Convergence Center opened on April 1st. President Dong Ryeol SHIN and many leaders in the university joined the opening ceremony to encourage the establishment of new center.
The Culture and Art Media Convergence Center was established for the purpose of creating a hub for research and education of Culture and Art Media Convergence. The aim of the center is to: converge culture and art with the foundation of technology, create cultural interaction such as Hallyu, expand skills in humanities study, research on various topics such as social impact to seek possibilities of converging culture & art with areas of technology.
The Culture and Art Media Convergence Center played a leading role in the establishment of Culture and Technology major and it will plan/run various education programs in the future such as graduate school programs. It is expected that the center will take the role of expanding into a hub of global creativity by promoting business cooperation with domestic/international companies.
President SHIN said in his congratulatory address that, “I believe the opening of Culture and Art Media Convergence Center will become an opportunity to achieve our school’s vision as a global leading university that creates student success and future value.” “The school will fully support the center so that it can carry on creative research and education program that connects cultural industry with the industry of Information Technology.”
△ Opening ceremony of the Culture and Art Media Convergence Center
The appointment ceremony of the Director Seunghwan SONG was also taken on the same day. Director SONG made great achievements in the art and cultural industry by directing “Nanta” performance and the opening and closing ceremony of Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games. Director SONG already has an experience as a Dean of another university in connecting cultural industry with the university.
△ Director SONG Seunghwan
Director SONG said, “I will carry on the mind of harmony and convergence that I have realized in Pyeongchang with the support of the university. I will lead the center to become the leader of art and technology convergence.”
△ The participants of the opening cerermony
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