25 Universities, KBO, and Baseball Teams Sign MOU for ESG-Community Collaboration Project "KBO NINE Season 2024"
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On the 28th, Ewha Womans University signed an MOU for the ESG-community collaboration project "KBO NINE Season 2024 Beyond Region" with 25 universities across the country, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), and 10 professional baseball teams.
"KBO NINE Season 2024 Beyond Region" is an Industry Coupled Problem Based Learning (IC-PBL) program that began in 2022 and is now in its third year. It aims to solve on-the-spot problems through collaboration between universities and industries.
The main objective of this project is for university students to develop community-linked services that promote the ESG management activities of the 10 professional baseball teams. Starting with the MOU on the 28th, "KBO NINE Season 2024 Beyond Region" will run for four months until September. It includes a boot camp beginning on July 4th, team visits, online mentoring, value-up camps, and a performance-sharing session, all designed to enhance the students' capabilities. Based on the outcomes of the past two years, this year's program aims to identify issues more closely linked to the community, offering solutions in areas such as regional entrepreneurship, population retention, and environmental problems.
Universities joining this project include Ewha Womans University, Gyeonggi College of Science and Technology, Kyungnam University, Gyeongsang National University, Keimyung University, Kookmin University, Daegu Haany University, Dongguk University, Masan University, Mokwon University, Mokpo National University, Pusan National University, Sogang University, Ajou University, Yonsei University, Yeungnam University, Wonkwang University, Inha University, Chosun University, Changwon National University, Korea University of Technology and Education, Hanbat National University, Hanseo University, and Hongik University. Over 180 students from these 25 universities are participating. Ewha Womans University will team up with three other universities in the Sinchon area (Yonsei, Sogang, Hongik University) and work with the Kiwoom Heroes baseball team to generate and explore various ideas to address community issues.
The MOU ceremony was conducted via Zoom and attended by the head of the LINC 3.0 project, the university innovation support project leader, the SCOUT project leader, KBO officials, and professional baseball team officials. Participants gathered their hearts to achieve and spread positive outcomes nationwide this year.
Kim Sang-joon, Director of the Entrepreneurship Center and Startup Support Group, who attended the ceremony stated, "I am delighted that we can create opportunities for universities, baseball teams, and institutions to share and collaborate through the “KBO NINE Season 2024 Beyond Region. The Entrepreneurship Center and Startup Support Group will continue developing various programs and foster collaboration with multiple institutions to provide students with opportunities to enhance their capabilities and broaden their perspectives."