π-ville99 accommodates the formation of many KU students’ pioneering ideas. (Photographed by Tran Ngoc Khanh An)

By Tran Ngoc Khanh An (antran01@korea.ac.kr)

π-ville (or π-ville99), the deemed central hub for Korea University (KU) Pioneer Village’s activities since 2016, will reduce its capacity for startup initiatives. 16 startup studios will decrease to seven, with the remaining nine rooms allocated to the School of Art & Design (seven rooms) and the School of Smart Mobility (two rooms). The Student Operational Team, which formerly oversaw studio usage and organized events such as π-ville Day or Talk-ville, will have their workload reduced, resulting in the potential discontinuation of several long-held events.

The name of π-ville was conceived by stylizing the initial letters of the word “pioneer” into the Greek letter “π”, with the hope of creating a space to help KU students’ creativity and pioneering spirits continuously expand like the endless π. The building is made up of 38 repurposed shipping containers, many furnished with decade-old desks and chairs used by KU seniors. The student community, especially those with initiative ideas, expresses their laments toward the cut of startup space. Yet, with the merging of π-ville management institutions into the Crimson Startup Support Group, a more unified approach to startup governance is expected.
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