Category: Visit Reports Seoul

The last excursion in Seoul was the visit to the Seoul National University (SNU) on Tuesday the 18th of October. After the lunch at the Gwanak Main Campus, we were welcomed by Professor Young-Oh Kim, Doctor Gi Joo Kim, two PhD-candidates and a master student of the Research Group for Climate Change Adaptation in Water … Continue reading "Seoul National University"

On the 18 of October, we visited lake Sihwa and its tidal powerplant, which is located along the coast of the West Sea, 60 km from the centre of Seoul. Kim Jongdeug from K-Water gave a presentation and gave a tour in the control room and the powerplant itself. He is responsible for the operation … Continue reading "Sihwa Tidal Power Plant"

Today everyone got up early to get on a 1.5 hour trip to the Sinincheon Power Plant in Incheon. This powerplant is operated by KOSPO, the Korean Southern Power Corporation. Before 2000, there was only one power supplier, owned by the government, KEPCO. After a reorganization to create more room for privatized companies on the … Continue reading "Sinincheon Combined Cycle Power Plant"

The second excursion today on October 14h was a city walk to, among others, Seoullo 7017. We were welcomed by three tour guides at the metrostation, where we were divided into three groups for the tour. The first stop was the Culture Station Seoul 284. This building was the formal Seoul railway station built in … Continue reading "Seoullo 7017"

Steve Yoon and Jooyeon Lee from ARUP had arranged an excursion to LG Science Park. LG Science Park is designed for LG Electronics and is a newly developed area in which its function mainly lies in improving technology science and smart solutions. ARUP itself was not involved in the project, but arranged the visit via … Continue reading "ARUP: LG Science Park"

On Thursday 13 October in the afternoon, after the excursion at KICT, it was time to head towards the Cheonggyecheon Stream for a recreational tour, followed by a visit to the Cheonggyecheon Stream Museum. For the tour, the group was divided into three subgroups. Each subgroup was assigned a tour guide for a tour of … Continue reading "Cheonggyecheon Stream"

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) is a government-funded research institute, that focuses on the research field of construction technology and engages research related to national-level issues that are associated with the quality of life of Korean people. The main research facility is located in Seoul and consists of 20 buildings, … Continue reading "KICT"

On our first day in South Korea, October 12th, we visited the Dutch embassy in Seoul. A presentation was given by Amin Zaghdoud and 3 other representatives of the Dutch embassy, each representing different sectors within the embassy: two economic advisers of which one is also focussing on climate change and sustainability, one of them … Continue reading "Dutch Embassy Seoul"