Chonnam National University of Science and Technology, 2024 E-sports Professional Human Resources Training Project Performance Forum Results
Dec 22, 2024
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Jeonnam National University of Science held a performance forum on the 16th at the Grand Ballroom of the Utop Marina Hotel in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do Province. In the first part of the event, the inauguration ceremony of e-sports supporters for the disabled in Gwangyang City was held with about 50 local e-sports officials and sponsors along with all 56 students from Chonnam National University of Science's e-sports department, and in the second part, Lee Jae-hong, chairman of the Korean Game Policy Association, and a reporter specializing in e-sports, organized a special lecture on the value and tasks of e-sports as a culture.
In the third part, Lee Yoo-chan, head of the department of e-sports at Chonnam National University of Science, introduced this year's e-sports professional training project and the online e-sports teaching tool (e-sports hub) developed by Chonnam National University of Science this year.
Chonnam National University of Science conducted six new agreements with industries this year, and carried out various projects to cultivate local e-sports professionals, including 12 special lecture programs by external experts, including Sung Seung-heon, an e-sports caster, and three practical support, including amateur e-sports competitions.
In addition, two events were held to share and spread achievements like the forum, and students from the e-sports department produced e-sports contents themselves and won a total of eight awards in various competitions, including e-sports hubs, 81.25% of the participating students obtained the Korea e-sports association leadership certificate, and in the case of emotional coaching, all students were actively engaged in external activities such as obtaining certificates.
In particular, the 9th Chonnam National University of Science's amateur e-sports competition, which is considered a key achievement for students to prepare, host, and support the competition, was successful with a total of 500 participants and plans to hold more than four competitions a year through the e-sports hub next year. It is also expected to help conduct practical education, such as using online teaching aids to improve instructor's capabilities and provide online promotional learning content for learners to quickly learn practical skills, and providing statistical data through data collection functions and making it easy to use in e-sports game analysis classes.
Earlier this month, Chonnam National University of Science also set up a meaningful venue to launch the disabled e-sports supporters on the same day based on a team of disabled e-sports athletes and non-disabled students from Gwangyang City companies. Kim Jin-wook, secretary-general of the Gwangyang Sports Association for the Disabled, who participated in the event, said, `In Gwangyang City, there are disabled e-sports athletes from leading local companies such as POSCO DX, POSCO GYR Tech, and Korea Rural Community Corporation. It is meaningful that it is an opportunity to promote various events with Chonnam National University of Science and Technology. "We will work more actively to expand the foundation of e-sports for the disabled in the future."
Lee Yoo-chan, president of the department, is confident that he has achieved significant results in his second year of business. In particular, e-sports is a good medium for the disabled and non-disabled to communicate with each other, and through this, it is considered to be of sufficient educational value, such as increased communication between classes, improved disability awareness, and access to information and communication. Therefore, the slogan of Chonnam National University of Science's e-sports department was 'barrier-free (a world without barriers)' in e-time now, he explained. "Next year, we plan to further improve the online education environment considering the accessibility of the disabled through online teaching aids. In addition, we plan to hold an alumni meeting where graduates from Chonnam National University of Science's e-sports department with a long tradition and history can sit together," he said.
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