About us
The Global Urban Innovation Center is a policy research organization established in 2001 by the Institute of Urban Sciences. The Center's goals are to critically reflect on existing problem-solving efforts in the world's metropolitan areas, to improve government decision-making and policy implementation, and to promote a greater awareness of the importance of the Seoul Metropolitan region with comparative studies on world cities. The Center fosters interdisciplinary academic exchanges and information-sharing among related institutes around the world. The Center holds conferences, seminars and symposiums both nationally and internationally, such as the Seoul-Tokyo Joint seminar annually, and the National Conference on Urban Sciences. The Center researches on the urban issues in a broad sense and it also operate education programs for the public officials working in the public spheres. The center publishes books and journals as well as other non-periodical research materials in the form of books, brochures, and working papers.
Research Areas & Other Activities
- Collecting, Filing, and Releasing Data on World Mega Cities
- Holding Academic Ceremonies such as Symposium, Seminar and Conference
- Issuing non-periodic publications
- Research on Urban Development of Seoul City and Comparative Studies on Global Cities
- Academic and Information Exchange with domestic and foreign Research Institutions
- Consigned Research and Academic Service from Seoul City Government & other institutions
- Operating Education Programs for public officials
Recent Activities
[ SEOUL METROPOLITAN FORA (SMF) ]
The Seoul Metropolitan FORA is the University’s extramural program on urban affairs and studies, created to facilitate an exchange of ideas and experiences among scholars, professionals and students through both discussion and exhibition. The FORA represents the University's strong commitment to the enrichment global urbanism, the source of many challenges in the modern world. It is hosted by the University biannually in Seoul, and each time focuses on a single issue of importance facing the world’s largest cities. December 1996: “Cities in a Time for Paradigm Shift” May 1998: “Urban Competitiveness and Sustainable Development: the Future of East Asian Cities” October 2000: “Rivers in the Metropolis” December 2002: “The Compact City, a Sustainable Urban Model for Seoul?”
[ SEOUL-SHANGHAI FORUM ]
This annual Sino-Korean Conference deals with the broad issues and challenges faced by the metropolitan areas of Seoul and Shanghai. April 1999, Seoul: “Exploring Urban Terrain: Seoul and Shanghai” May 2000, Shanghai: “Urban Studies and Sustainable Development” November 2001, Seoul: “Metropolitan Infrastructure: Comparative Approaches on the Construction and Maintenance in Seoul & Shanghai” October 2002, Shanghai: “Urban Environmental Science and Technology I” November 2003, Seoul: “Urban Environmental Science & Technology II” May 2004, Shanghai: “Urban Environmental Science & Technology III” November 2005, Seoul: “Urban Environmental Science & Technology IV”
[ ACADEMIC SEMINARS ]
June 1996: “New Paradigm for Urban Emergency Management and Public Services” June 1997: “Safety Measures for Urban LNG Facilities” May 1998: “Metropolitan Policy and Management Seminar Marking the 80th Anniversary of the UOS and the Institute of Urban Sciences” June 1998: “Seminar for Sewage Disposal System in a Metropolitan Setting”
[ Seoul-Tokyo Joint Seminar) ]
Issues and Tasks in Metropolitan Seoul and Tokyo, 2005.9.28 : Seoul Current Urban Affairs of the Metropolitan Seoul and Tokyo, 2006.9.29-10.Tokyo Current Urban Affairs of the Metropolitan Seoul and Tokyo, 2007.9.10-11, Seoul Current Urban Affairs of the Metropolitan Tokyo and Seoul : 2008.8.27, Tokyo Safe, Stable and Peaceful City, 2009.11.2 : Seoul Current Urban Issues in Tokyo and Seoul : 2010.12.10 : Tokyo Current Issues on Urban Affairs of Capital City Seoul and Tokyo, 2011.9.26 : SeoulThe Urban issues of Seoul & Tokyo, 2014.11.1. : Seoul The past-Present-Future of Urban Administration in East-North Asia, 2015.10.23. : Seoul. web site : http://www.tandf.co.uk/ journals/rjus E-mail : ijus.uos@gmail.com
Faculty
Prof. Geun Hee Choi – Urban Economics/ Urban Policy/High-Tech Industry Development Policy.
Prof. Tae Young Kim – Public Administration / Policy Science
Prof. Dong Hoon Oh – City (Real Estate) Development/ Housing Policy
Prof. Hwang Woo Nam – Urban Finance
Prof. Soon Tak Suh – Urban planning / Land Policy
Prof. Seok Hwi Song – HRD, Performance Management, Public Conflict Management.
Prof. In Kwon Park – Urban Planning / Socio-Economic Development
Prof. Tae Hwa Lee – Energy & Environmental Policy
Researchers
Research Fellow, Do Ghil Lee, Ph.D, Urban Engineering
Contact Information
Prof. Seok Hwi Song
E-mail : ssh@uos.ac.kr
Tel : +82-2-6490-2720