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Attendees pose for a commemorative photo at "Bit.Na.Da." held at GIST's Oryong Hall on the 11th. From left: Lee Kwang-hee, president of the Energy Valley Institute of Technology; Lim Ki-cheol, president of GIST; Choi Yong-guk, chairman of the 1.5°C Forum; and Heo Seung-jun, president of Gwangju National University of Education. Photo courtesy of GIST - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea](https://wimg.sedaily.com/news/cms/2026/07/13/news-p.v1.20260713.a692028150204bc1b1c52cf6eb08ee65_P1.jpg "GIST Energy Festival Shines as Citizen-Driven Tech Exchange")
Attendees pose for a commemorative photograph at “Bit.Na.Da.” held at GIST’s Oryong Hall on the eleventh. From left: Lee Kwang-hee, president of the Energy Valley Institute of Technology; Lim Ki-cheol, president of GIST; Choi Yong-guk, chairman of the 1.5°C Forum; and Heo Seung-jun, president of Gwangju National University of Education. Photo courtesy of GIST
An power expertise trade bringing collectively universities, analysis establishments, corporations, residents and even youngsters drew consideration on the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST).
Held beneath the slogan “Embracing the energy of South Jeolla and Gwangju, illuminating the world once more,” the “Bit. Na. Da.” power pageant featured quite a lot of hands-on packages alongside science and power content material tailor-made to youngsters, drawing reward for encouraging the youthful era’s curiosity in science and expertise. The occasion was held on the eleventh at GIST’s Oryong Hall.
Lee Kwang-hee, president of the Energy Valley Institute of Technology and a professor in GIST’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, mentioned on the thirteenth, “We expect this event to be a meaningful occasion where researchers, companies and citizens share and communicate about the possibilities of energy technology.” He added, “We will continue to expand the foundation for cooperation to build an innovation ecosystem for the energy industry.”
Above all, the occasion gained acclaim as a result of a lot of the roughly 300 contributors had been households with youngsters, making it a citizen-driven pageant the place power expertise could possibly be skilled simply and enjoyably. On web site, numerous hands-on packages had been provided together with science and power content material tailor-made to youngsters, offering a possibility to lift the youthful era’s curiosity in science and expertise.
Lim Moon-young, a member of the National Assembly (Gwangju Gwangsan-B), who attended the occasion, mentioned, “Energy is an important growth engine that will open the future of the integrated special city of South Jeolla and Gwangju.” He added, “I hope children who experience energy technology will grow into future science and technology talent and continue to have diverse experiences and learning opportunities so they can lead the region’s future.”
The occasion was divided into an “Energy Technology Presentation” session, which shared applied sciences and analysis achievements within the power discipline, and an “Energy Literacy” session, the place residents might straight expertise power expertise.
The occasion was co-hosted by the built-in particular metropolis of South Jeolla and Gwangju, the South Jeolla-Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, GIST, Korea Electric Power Corporation, the Korea Technology Finance Corporation, Gwangju National University of Education, the Innopolis Foundation and the 1.5℃ Forum. It was supported by “Kakao AI Dot,” Kakao’s undertaking to foster a regional AI ecosystem, including significance to public-private cooperation geared toward nurturing native expertise expertise and revitalizing the startup ecosystem.