2025 PB2025 PBL Program – Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor’s Award CeremonyL 프로그램 인천광역시장상 수여

Incheon National University (President: In-jae Lee) has demonstrated outstanding outcomes through its problem-based learning (PBL) program, generating practical policy solutions for regional issues.

The university announced on the 30th that three teams participating in the 2025 PBL (Project-Based Learning) program received the Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor’s Award.

The PBL program is a team-based extracurricular initiative in which students take the lead in identifying social issues—including policy challenges proposed by Incheon Metropolitan City—and develop practical solutions and policy alternatives. Over a nine-week period, participating students refine their topics under faculty supervision and design field-oriented solutions through institutional visits and expert lectures.

Since 2019, Incheon National University has operated this program for seven consecutive years as part of the University Innovation Support Project. The university has also maintained close collaboration with Incheon Metropolitan City through an agreement on “Promoting Cooperation for Solving Social Issues through Expanded Student Participation.”

The three award-winning projects are as follows:

Discovering Hidden Tourism Resources in Incheon and Developing MZ-Style Promotion Strategies

(Advisor: Young-ae Lee / Students: Beom-su Kim, Eun-ji Kim, Min-jun Lee, Da-jeong Jeong)

Smart Plant System to Support Socially Isolated Youth

(Advisor: Young-wook Cho / Students: Shin-woo Park, Eun-sung Kim, Jeong-young Lim, Jun-hyung Woo, Eun-seo Cho)

Revitalization Strategies for Alley Commercial Districts in Old Downtown Areas Centered on Dongincheon Station

(Advisor: Woo-seok Ok / Students: Hyun-seo Lee, Young-kwang Joo, Eun-gyeol Seo, Jun-hyung Lee, Jong-hyun Won)

President In-jae Lee stated, “Incheon National University has continuously operated the PBL program to address real-world regional challenges, supporting the development of creative ideas based on students’ academic expertise,” adding, “We hope this achievement will further expand students’ capabilities as they actively engage in solving societal issues.”