Our university closes an MOU with UNESCO and universities hosted by UNITWIN
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- Writer 커뮤니케이션팀
- 보도일자 2015-04-20
The UNESCO-UNITWIN (University Twining and Networking) program was created by UNESCO in 1992, and its purpose is in universities of advanced and developing countries creating a network to help higher education organizations of developing countries develop abilities and build their capacity. UNESCO has selected 48 universities around the world to be hosted by UNITWIN and is pursuing research through cooperation with universities, training, and improved program development.
Our university was recently selected as a UNITWIN university in the "Women’s Empowerment through ICT and Leadership Education" sector. This appears to be the result of our efforts over the years to excavate woman leaders in gender & ICT, and operation of various research and programs to develop their abilities.
Our university was selected as a UNESCO Chair in 1998, and The Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center was also selected as a UNESCO Chair organization in the "Communication and Technology for Women" sector. The university is continuing to make efforts to strengthen women's capacity using ICT through cooperative projects with organizations such as the Korean and international governments, international organizations, companies and NGOs.
Director of the Asia-Pacific Women's Information Network Center, Kim Myung-hee, revealed, "We hope to improve and make known the expertise of our university and Korea in the gender & ICT field which simultaneously deals with 'women,' a broad field of international development cooperation, and the effective development tool, 'ICT,' through the UNITWIN project. We also expect to expand ICT and leadership education opportunities in the local community."