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HUFS, Jeju Province and Jeju National University Sign MOU to Build a Jeju Learncation Model
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HUFS, Jeju Province and Jeju National University Sign MOU to Build a Jeju Learncation Model

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju National University signed an MOU to develop a Jeju-based learncation program.
  • The model will connect Jeju’s regional, industrial and tourism resources with HUFS’s foreign-language, regional studies, global education and AI expertise.
  • The institutions plan to develop joint courses, research and exchanges, with students participating in projects addressing local and industrial issues.

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju National University have agreed to build a learncation model that turns Jeju into an extended classroom.

a residential education model that uses the region as one huge educational campus

— Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesThe university’s description of the learncation approach.

Learncation combines learning and vacation in a residential education program that brings together travel, rest and study. HUFS described the approach as using an entire region as a large educational campus. Under the agreement, students will study in Jeju while taking part in projects linked to local and industrial challenges.

The partnership aims to connect Jeju’s regional, industrial and tourism resources with HUFS expertise in foreign languages, regional studies, global education and artificial intelligence. Jeju National University will contribute its capabilities in regional innovation. The three institutions said the goal is to expand Jeju into a platform for practical, field-based education.

This agreement is a starting point for taking Jeju learncation to the next level by connecting Jeju’s regional, industrial and tourism resources with the universities’ global education capabilities.

— Wi Seong-gonThe Jeju governor’s assessment of the partnership.

Their planned cooperation includes establishing and operating the learncation model, educational and academic research exchanges, student and faculty exchanges, and jointly developing and running courses. The institutions will work out specific projects and roles through further discussions.

We will help learncation take root as a sustainable regional innovation model through practical educational and research cooperation that links the strengths of both universities.

— Yang Deok-soonThe Jeju National University president’s statement on the intended long-term role of the program.

HUFS President Kang Ki-hoon said the university wanted to combine its language and regional studies strengths with AI and global networks so that student learning could contribute to Jeju’s value and innovation. Jeju Governor Wi Seong-gon called the agreement a starting point for advancing Jeju learncation, while Jeju National University President Yang Deok-soon said the initiative could develop into a sustainable model for regional innovation.

We will create a new learncation model in which students’ learning expands into regional value and innovation by adding AI and global networks to HUFS’s language and regional studies capabilities.

— Kang Ki-hoonThe HUFS president’s description of the university’s contribution.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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