The HUSS Environmental Consortium (Kookmin University, Duksung Women's University, Ulsan University, Inha University, and Chosun University, hereinafter referred to as the Environmental Consortium) boarded the “Green Boat” hosted by the Environmental Foundation from January 16 (Thursday) to 23 (Thursday) and conducted various environmental programs.

The Environmental Consortium has prepared five official events to engage with the citizens who joined the Green Boat. ▲ Kookmin University: Seminar “The Meaning and Future of Kookmin University's Green Campus Movement, Focusing on the Response to the Climate Crisis (Professor Chang-hyun Lee, Research Professor Ha-yoon Jung, Director Jung-guk Yoon)” The citizen participation event “Idea Workshop for Eco-Friendly Design (Prof. Yeon Myeong-heum, Prof. Park Jae-shin)” informed many people about the Eco-Consortium and the response to the climate crisis, and ▲Duksung Women's University: The citizen participation event “Experience the Mystery of Nature, Color Change (Prof. Kim Jong-gil, Research Professor Lee Min-jung)” was successfully completed. ▲Ulsan University: The university held a citizen participation event, “Experience Exhibition of Climate Crisis Response Card News (Lee Jun-hyung, Research Professor, Lee Ye-bin, Researcher),” and ▲Chosun University: The university held a citizen participation event, “Growing Sprouts Using Disposable Plastic Containers (Kang Hee-suk, Director, Song Gwang-yoon, Professor),” to create a consensus and share information with the participating citizens about the climate crisis and environmental issues that can be addressed directly.

In addition, the Environmental Consortium held a meeting with all the members who participated in the Green Boat and Im Kyung-Im, the CEO of the Environmental Foundation, to gather various opinions, including the meaning of the Green Boat and the students' evaluations of it. Twenty-two students, including Hong Ye-ji (Department of Political Science and International Relations) from Kookmin University, conducted a climate awareness survey of about 250 passengers on the Green Boat. We met various people and shared various thoughts, and produced the newsletter “GREEN HUSS” based on the lectures and conversations we had.

We conducted ecological tours at the ports of call of this Green Boat, Gireung/Taipei (Taiwan), Okinawa (Japan), and Sasebo/Nagasaki (Japan). The Green Boat tour was conducted in various environments, including the Yehliu Geopark in Keelung/Taipei, the Hirugi Park (mangrove forest) in Okinawa, the Southeast Botanical Gardens, and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Sasebo/Nagasaki.

On the Green Boat, “small but certain practices” were being carried out, such as installing water purifiers instead of disposable bottled water and using tumblers. In response, Lee Ra-yoon, a student at Duksung Women's University who boarded the Green Boat this time, said, “It was a precious opportunity for small practices to become habits,” and “I want to continue practicing in real life.” In addition, Yoo Ji-yeon, a student at Chosun University, said, “It was a time when I could feel that I was accompanying others and the environment, so even if I feel tired, I will move forward again through this experience.”