Icheon Sustainable Development Council Holds Regular Meeting with Partner Organizations

[Suwon Ilbo=Um In-yong] The Icheon Sustainable Development Council (Standing Chairman Lee Jeong-chul-hwa, hereinafter Sustainable Development Council) held its 2025 Regular Meeting on the 16th at the Comprehensive Academic Center at Korea Tourism University (President Kim Sung-yong, hereinafter Korea Tourism University) located in Sindeun-myeon.

The meeting was attended by approximately 100 people, including Korea Tourism University President Kim Sung-yong and representatives from 32 of the 47 partner organizations that have signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with the Icheon Sustainable Development Council.

Icheon Mayor Kim Gyeong-hee, who attended the meeting, said, "Although Icheon's economy is experiencing difficulties due to the impact of sluggish global economic and domestic demand, Icheon, through cooperation between the private and public sectors, is doing its best for regional coexistence through favorable semiconductor market conditions and the recruitment of science high schools," adding, "As there are great expectations for the network of major organizations and institutions within the city, including the Sustainable Development Council, I hope to continue communication and cooperation between organizations to promote community development and improve citizens' quality of life."

Park Myeong-seo, chairman of the Icheon City Council, also said, "I appreciate the cooperation for the development and harmony of our community, and I hope that the private sector, city administration, and city council will become one."

Earlier, Korea Tourism University President Kim Sung-yong said in a welcoming address, "We will continue to promote industry-academic cooperation with community organizations and institutions by opening available assets such as our school's facilities and knowledge that can be linked."

During the meeting, following a school introduction by Kim Sung-hoon, director of industry-academic cooperation at Korea Tourism University, and a hospital introduction by Woo Jun-hee, director of the hospital affiliated with Korea Tourism University specializing in geriatric care, and Oh Hyun-tak, director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, there was a discussion session on the roles and functions of each organization, the necessity of establishing an inter-organizational collaborative network system, and opinions on forest fire disaster relief and support.

Lee Jeong-chul-hwa, standing chairman of the Sustainable Development Council, said, "In a situation where disasters and accidents continue due to global warming and climate change, we must exchange opinions from all sectors of citizens and continue efforts to ensure that our community, nation, and humanity fulfill this commitment to preserve the legacy for future generations."

Meanwhile, the Icheon Sustainable Development Council has signed MOUs with a total of 47 organizations and institutions, including 44 within the city, such as the Women's Organizations Council, and 3 outside the city, such as the Pocheon and Jeju Sustainable Development Councils, and has been holding regular meetings with related organizations and institutions every year.