The 2025 Great Safety Transformation Festival was held from September 23 to 24 at the Lion Statue square at Hanyang University Seoul Campus. Organized by the Campus Safety Team, the event aimed to foster a campus-wide safety culture and build a ‘safety-practicing campus.’

The festival covered eight safety topics: student group activity safety, event and traffic safety, facility safety, industrial health and safety, laboratory safety, fire safety, safety promotion videos, and accident case exhibitions. Through activities from a total of ten booths, including booths for each topic and photo booths as well as the headquarter for operators, students received hands-on experiences and information across all safety areas.

At the group activity safety booth, students learned about in-school accident liability insurance and discounts at Hanyang University Medical Center for medical treatments, easily through a QR code. Details were provided on the insurance coverage, compensation, and claims, ensuring that students know how to receive benefits afterre on-campus accidents.

Additional information was offered on medical discounts for enrolled students, graduates, and lineal family members. The explanations covered benefits students can easily miss out on, including discount statements and recipient verification for treatments, funerals, and regular comprehensive checkups, as well as alumni privilege cards and treatment discount referrals.

The event and traffic safety booth showcased equipment and management measures—such as rainwater drainage preparations, removal of banners before strong winds, and vehicle restrictions during major events—highlighting the unseen efforts that underpin a safe campus environment.

At the facility safety booth, visitors could listen about tasks performed to guarantee campus facility safety. The Facility Safety Team regularly inspects and improves school infrastructures, including roofs, exterior walls, high-voltage rooms, ramps, canopies, and asbestos buildings. The booth allowed people to take a look at and experience safety equipment firsthand.

The laboratory safety booth featured a mock test in quiz format on potential hazards in labs and provided practical tips for staying safe while conducting experiments—a chance for students to refresh their basic lab safety knowledge.

The fire safety booth offered instruction and hands-on practice in using fire extinguishers and emergency escape equipment, as well as guidance for finding exits when emergency shutters drop. Essential and practical knowledge for quick action in urgent situations was delivered accessibly.

The booth tour wrapped up with safety videos and accident case displays. Those who collected stamps from all booths received souvenirs at the headquarter, such as a HY-Lion plushy, keychains, eco-bags, and photo booth coupons, encouraging participation.

Kan Hi-chul, head of the Campus Safety Team and main organizer, stated, “While the event divided safety into several categories, in real life, risks are not that clear-cut. Prevention and removing causes before dangers occur are most important.”

He added, “Proper action in emergencies is essential, and the booths’ aim was to teach necessary knowledge and information. The safety knowledge shared here will be invaluable in preventing and preparing for accidents.” Kang concluded the interview with a message for all Hanyang members.

“Safety is not something to be achieved instantly, like buying a product or constructing a building. It must become embedded and mature in all members’ daily lives to take root as a true culture. This event alone won’t establish complete safety awareness or culture. But as the president, board of directors, staff, and all students take steady steps forward, I believe safety culture will become a key pillar and core value at Hanyang.”