Suwon Sustainable City Foundation Recruits Students for 'Urban Activist Training Course'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Suwon Sustainable City Foundation is recruiting students for the 'Urban Activist Training Course (Basic 5th Term)' through the 11th. The recruitment limit is up to 60 students.

The Urban Activist Training Course is a program that teaches foundational knowledge necessary for creating sustainable cities in urban regeneration, society, economy, and ecological environment. Classes will be held from the 12th to the 26th at Deohampak in Gwonseon-gu, every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The program consists of 10 lectures: ▲Understanding Sustainable Cities ▲Community Building ▲Understanding Citizens' Roles and Activists ▲Stories of Policy and Budget ▲Collaborative Urban Regeneration ▲Suwon-style Housing Welfare ▲Understanding Social Economy Simply ▲4th Industrial Revolution and Entrepreneurship.

Graduates of the basic course will be eligible to apply for the 'Urban Activist Training Course (Growth 3rd Term)' to be opened next year. Additionally, bonus points will be awarded during evaluation for those who participate in the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation's public projects and events.

Any citizen interested in creating a sustainable city or wishing to work as an urban activist can take the course. Course applications are available on the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation website (http://www.sscf2016.or.kr). For inquiries, contact the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation (031-280-6316).