The university has installed an elevator in the Liberal Arts Building of the Global Campus as part of its efforts to address the inconvenience that students with disabilities experience. All students are now allowed to use the elevator starting from the first semester of 2024 since the elevator installation work was completed on Dec. 31, 2023, following 140 days of construction.
 In the past, many students complained of the inconvenience due to the lack of an elevator in the building as it is five stories, which causes trouble for students assigned to classes on its higher floors. The construction, which appeared to aim to alleviate students’ inconvenience, was initiated as an alternative solution to the long-standing issue of insufficient facilities for students with disabilities at HUFS. While the building had ramps up to the second floor to facilitate the movement of students with disabilities, there was no proper way for them to access levels above the third floor. This issue had been repeatedly raised, but budget constraints prevented it from being solved until 2023.
 Kang Ye-won, a sophomore studying Global Business and Technology, said, “Most of my classes were held on the 4th or 5th floor, so I ran out of energy walking up the stairs even before my classes started. Many of my friends also complained about the inconvenience of not having an elevator, so I thought the school took the installation into consideration and installed the elevator. I didn’t realize that the main reason for the construction was for disabled students.” To ensure the university’s desirable development, it is essential to make the learning environment more user-friendly, where all students can enjoy a comfortable campus life. The elevator installation prompts students to contemplate strategies on how to create a campus where everyone is treated equally.