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Citizens Propose, Researchers Respond: Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment Invites Research Proposals for 2027

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The Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment (the “Institute”) will invite proposals for its “2027 Research Projects” from August 24 to September 23 to study a wide range of health and environmental issues closely related to citizens’ daily lives and apply the research findings to municipal administration and field operations.

The initiative is designed to enable Busan citizens to propose research topics based on health and environmental issues they encounter in their daily lives or areas they believe need improvement.

Each year, the Institute identifies research projects focusing on areas closely related to citizens’ daily lives. It publishes its research findings in prominent academic journals in Korea and abroad and shares them with relevant organizations.

Proposals are invited in five fields: infectious diseases (viruses and bacteria); food and pharmaceuticals (food and pharmaceuticals); air environment (air quality assessment, environmental health, living environment, industrial environment, and indoor environment); water environment (aquatic ecology, drinking water, soil and waste, and waterside environment); and animal hygiene (animal disease control and livestock products).

Citizens may propose a wide range of research ideas related to everyday life in Busan, including public health and safety and the creation of a pleasant living environment.

Submitted proposals will be comprehensively reviewed based on factors including the need for the research, practicality, academic value, and applicability to the Busan region. Following an internal review by the relevant department, an internal evaluation by the Institute, and an external evaluation by experts such as university professors, the final research projects are scheduled to be selected in December.

Any Busan citizen interested in the program may submit a proposal.

Applicants should download and complete the proposal form from the Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment website at busan.go.kr/ihe/healer01 and submit it by September 23 via email at niconico@korea.kr or fax at 051-309-2819.

Lee Yong-ju, Director of the Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment, said, “Even small questions or inconveniences that citizens encounter in their daily lives can become important research topics for improving Busan’s public health and environment. We encourage citizens to actively propose innovative research ideas so that their diverse voices can lead to research and the results can, in turn, be applied in the field and to municipal administration.”