A joint team from Kookmin University and Kwangwoon University, part of the ‘HUSS Global Symbiosis Project Team AI-Based Data Analysis Learning Community’ (advisor: Professor Kim Kyung Dong) which included Lee Chan Sol, a student in the Department of Korean History at our university, won the Ministry of Data and Statistics Director's Award (1st Place) at the ‘9th KIPA-KAPA Data Utilization Paper Contest’ held on Friday, December 12.

Co-hosted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) and the Korean Association of Public Administration (KAPA), this contest was designed to discover research with high policy implications and academic contribution utilizing public and administrative data.

Student Lee Chan Sol formed the ‘Candle Light’ team with students from the Department of Public Administration at Kwangwoon University (Team Leader Song Hyo Min, Park Hyu Seon, Hong Su Yeon). Together, they conducted a joint research project over approximately four months on the topic ‘The Impact of Participation in Assemblies and Demonstrations on Political Efficacy’.

They meticulously analyzed ten years of data (2014-2024) from the Korea Institute of Public Administration's Social Cohesion Survey. Their research academically demonstrated that the effect of rally participation is a ‘context-dependent process,’ varying more significantly based on socioeconomic conditions and political environments than on individual fixed traits. The paper received high praise from the judges for its overall completeness, including systematic data analysis, theoretical interpretation, and policy implications.

Student Lee Chan Sol participated in the ‘AI-Based Data Analysis Learning Community’ program under the Global Coexistence Project Team of the Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talent Development (HUSS) at Kwangwoon University, actively interacting with students from other majors and demonstrating his research capabilities.

Student Lee Chan Sol stated, “As a history major, it was a meaningful opportunity to combine the macro-level discourse I handle with the scientific methodology of data analysis.” He added, "I am grateful to my team members from the Department of Public Administration at Kwangwoon University, including Team Leader Song Hyo Min, who worked day and night with me, and to Professor Kim Kyung Dong for his guidance. I hope to continue conducting interdisciplinary research that contributes to society based on my interdisciplinary capabilities. I also believe this positive outcome was made possible thanks to the excellent program and support provided by our university's HUSS Global Coexistence Project Group, in collaboration with the HUSS Global Coexistence Project Group at Kwangwoon University."