An Opening ceremony was held at the Global Lounge of George Mason University on April 18th to celebrate the launch of a Global Campus Program for the newly established Incheon Citizen Life College (인천시민대학).Over 50 people including faculty, staff from IGC, and new students participated in this event.
As the first “citizen’s university” in the country, composed of eight different universities, Incheon Citizen Life College is operated by the Incheon Institute for Talent and Lifelong Education. All the lectures provided by the Incheon Citizen Life College are free and the registration rate of the courses showed a high record of 180%upon the beginning of its courses. The citizens will receive honorary degrees from the universities as part of the program.
SUNY Korea, along with the other universities at the Incheon Global Campus (IGC), will partake in supporting the education of Incheon citizens by offering a wide variety of academic courses, thereby contributing to the local community.