On Wednesday, April 15, the Gwangju 2015 Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) was invited to a special event to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) at the United Nations headquarters. The organizing committee had a special segment to promote the upcoming games and invite United Nations ambassadors to the Universiade Gwangju 2015, which will be held from July 3 to 14. GUOC Secretary General KIM Yoon-suk presents the Universiade Gwangju 2015 at the 2nd Int

More Sports April 17, 2015

As one of the most important information and communication platforms, the Universiade Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting will be held for 5 days from April 11 to 15 in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Two hundred delegates from over 60 countries, including the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, will attend the HOD Meeting.With only 83 days left until the Opening Ceremony, the HOD Meeting will also be an opportunity for the Gwangju 2015 Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) to test a variety of f

More Sports April 10, 2015

The FISU Universiade Supervision Committee (CSU) has wrapped up its 3 day inspection on April 8th in Gwangju. The CSU inspection was to assess the final preparation stage of the Universiade Gwangju 2015.FISU CSU Chair Kemal TAMER, FISU CSU Vice-Chair Hisato IGARASHI, CSU Member Kenny CHOW, Summer Universiade Director Marc VANDENPLAS, Summer Universiade Manager Jing ZHAO, FISU Sport Assistant Melanie STALLECKER and representatives from the 2017 Taipei Organizing Committee took part in the final m

More Sports April 10, 2015

With less than three months until the opening ceremony of the 28th Summer Universiade, the Gwangju 2015 Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) welcomed the Universiade Supervision Committee (CSU) to evaluate and assess preparations.FISU　CSU Chair Kemal TAMER, FISU CSU Vice-Chair Hisato IGARASHI, CSU Member Kenny CHOW, FISU CSU Member Shen ZHEN, Summer Universiade Director Marc VANDENPLAS, Summer Universiade Manager Jing ZHAO, FISU Sport Assistant Melanie STALLECKER and other officials took part

More Sports April 10, 2015

With only 93 days left until the opening ceremony of the 28th Summer Universiade, the Gwangju 2015 Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) invited all areas and departments of the government, including Republic of Korea President PARK Geun-hye, to reflect on a number of accomplishments and assess the final preparations.Over 150 government officials, sports figures, and citizens attended the briefing, including the President of Republic of Korea, PARK Geun-hye, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tou

More Sports April 10, 2015

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) delegation is coming to Gwangju, Republic of Korea (ROK). The delegates will be attending the Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting from April 11 to 15.Republic of Korea President PARK Geun-hye speaking at the Gwangju Universiade briefing (from the left) GUOC Co-President KIM Hwang sik, GUOC volunteer SON Eun-jung, ROK President PARK Geun-hye, Chosun University taekwondo athlete CHO Sung-bum, GUOC staff CHOI Jinny (Courtesy of Yonhap News)As one of th

More Sports April 10, 2015

Seoul’s public transportation pass (PTP) system, which allows passengers to travel between Seoul and Gyeonggi Province using all types of public transportation, has been recently named the world’s best public transportation system, and continues to spread around the world. As such, the heads of local governments and transit authorities of over 80 countries worldwide have visited Seoul to benchmark its PTP system.The unprecedented reach of the PTP system throughout the transportation infrastructu

Community March 25, 2015

Until recently, I used to associate the word “neighborhood” with something grandiose that only dedicated social activists would dare mention. Now, however, numerous neighborhoods have sprung up and continue to flourish throughout Seoul, with parents, amateur singers, young adults, and the like coming together to arrange communal daycare facilities, form neighborhood choirs, and organize community festivals. Thanks to Seoul’s support of the Neighborhood Community Program (NCP), today there are 2,

Community March 25, 2015