{
  "id": 11110806,
  "title": "University of Seoul's Extracurricular Festa offers hands-on extracurricular experiences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/university-of-seouls-extracurricular-festa-offers-hands-on-11110806",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T04:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20261001/university-of-seouls-extracurricular-festa-offers-hands-on-extracurricular-experiences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The University of Seoul inaugurated its 6th Extracurricular Festa on September 22, providing students with hands-on experiences of various extracurricular programs. The university referred to the event as its flagship extracurricular education festival, aiming to offer students firsthand exposure to a wide array of extracurricular activities and enable them to showcase their accomplishments.\n\nWon Yong-kul, the university's president, expressed the institution's commitment to enhancing its extracurricular programs, enabling students to take the lead in their learning journey and acquire practical skills. \"We will continue to strengthen our extracurricular programs so that students can take initiative in their learning and gain practical experience,\" he stated. \"We will do our utmost to establish a student-centered education system.\"\n\nThis year's Extracurricular Festa comprised promotional and interactive booths catering to diverse extracurricular programs, an awards ceremony honoring students' achievements in extracurricular activities, and a prize draw for attendees of the booths. A total of twenty booths were set up to enable students to explore numerous domains, encompassing academic majors, potential career paths, employment opportunities, and personal growth.\n\nOne of the highlighted booths promoted Seoul Software Academy University Plus, a subsidiary of the university offering specialized software training programs for students.",
  "summary": "The University of Seoul hosted the 6th Extracurricular Festa at its campus on Sept. 22, offering students opportunities to experience a variety of extracurricular programs. The university said the annual event is its signature extracurricular education festival, where students can experience diverse extracurricular programs firsthand and share their achievements. “We will continue to strengthen…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's new K-Tour pass offers foreign travelers gateway beyond Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/koreas-new-k-tour-pass-offers-foreign-travelers-gateway-beyond-seoul",
        "published": "2026-10-01T04:12:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}