Hanyang University ERICA(President Lee Ki-jeong) announced that it hosted the 10th Seventeen Hearts Festival over two days, September 17 and 18. Co-organized by the Global Social Innovation Foundation and the Volunteer Service Center, the festival was designed to share the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs) with members both inside and outside the campus and to expand social contribution and partnerships, in line with the university's founding philosophy of ‘Love in Deed and Truth.’

Established in 2016, the festival has solidified its role as the signature social innovation festival at Hanyang University. The Seoul Campus has set its main topics as social innovation and global impact, while the ERICA Campus has focused on multiculturalism and regional engagement. As the two campuses cooperate with their own distict goals, the event has evolved into a collaborative festival across both campuses.

This year's Seventeen Hearts Festival at ERICA featured a rich variety of programs. The festival included the Hanyang Volunteer Service Partner Agreement Ceremony, a social innovation lecture under the theme 'The Power of Building the Future Together, Future-Maker-Ship,' and the 'Dialogues of Hanyang' program in which both Korean and international students participated. It also hosted the  Ansan Intercultural City International Symposium, a Volunteer Achievements-Sharing Session, and a series of SDG-related booths led by diverse organizations and institutions.

In particular, the ‘Ansan Intercultural City International Symposium’ introduced Ansan's pioneering policies as Korea's first designated Intercultural City and featured a Korea–Japan international panel discussion under the theme 'The Role of Intercultural Cities and Universities.' Panelists included Park Joon-gyu, Deputy Director of the Global Social Innovation Foundation; Song Chang-sik, CEO of Urban Plus Lab; Rita Marascalchi, Head of the Intercultural Integration Unit at the Council of Europe; Keizo Yamawaki, Professor at Meiji University in Japan; and Hiroki Furuhashi, Director of International Affairs for Hamamatsu City. The session fostered a profound and vibrant exchange of ideas among domestic and international experts.

Deputy Director Park Joon-gyu stated, “The 10th Seventeen Hearts Festival validated the university's role as a hub for practicing social innovation in cooperation with the local community. By connecting ERICA's global competencies with the unique characteristics of Ansan, we hope this festival will serve as a stepping stone for the university to grow as a platform linking the local community and the world through social contribution.”

Hanyang University, guided by its founding philosophy of ‘Love in Deed and Truth,’ continues to position itself not only as an educational institution but also as a center for social responsibility and innovation. The university plans to further solidify sustainable models of social contribution for future generations by hosting festivals in which students, faculty, local communities, and industries all take part.