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YU Department of Mechanical Engineering class of ‘64 donated 6.2 billion KRW in development funds for the alma mater and juniors Recognized for contributions to the development of education in Korea [November 4, 2020] <Korea Former Chairman Lee Jong-woo (fourth from left) received the ‘Order of Civil Merit, Peony Medal'> Korea Former Chairman Lee Jong-woo was honored by receiving the ‘Order of Civil Merit, Peony Medal’. The ‘Order of Civil Merit’ is given to those with clear merits that contributed to improving the welfare of citizens and national development in the politics, economics, sociology, education, and academic sectors in the Republic of Korea. The Peony Medal is the second highest order of civil merit following the Rose of Sharon Medal. Chairman Lee was recognized for his contributions to the development of education in Korea. Chairman Lee, an alumnus from the YU Department of Mechanical Engineering class of ‘64, donated real estate worth about 5 billion KRW in May of last year as development funds to his alma mater, YU. The university is using the development funds donated by Chairman Lee for renovating the science library, which was a key project of YU. Furthermore, Chairman Lee founded the ‘Songam Scholarship Association’ for juniors having difficulties with studies since 2002 where he donated about 1.2 billion KRW in scholarship funds. He thus donated a total of about 6.2 billion KRW in development funds for the alma mater and juniors. He also enacted the KAIST ‘Songam Future Scholar Outstanding Research Award’, continuously providing support for developing the domestic university education and research capacities. At 1:30 p.m. on the 3rd, the medal bestowal ceremony was held for Chairman Lee Jong-woo. At this ceremony were present the Yeungnam School Foundation Chairperson Han Jae-sook, YU President Sur Gil-soo, YU General Alumni Association Senior Chairman Koh Dong-hyeon, as well as former governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do who also served as the YU General Alumni Association chairman to congratulate Chairman Lee receiving the medal. Chairman Lee, who received a certificate and medal at the ceremony, said, “All I did was share a little with my alma mater and juniors because I wanted to repay what I received from our society and university. It is a great honor to receive this medal from the nation.” He added, “Practicing sharing even at a small level can serve as a lubricant to develop different parts of Korea. I hope that my juniors studying at YU can also do their roles in society and practice sharing." <Korea Former Chairman Lee Jong-woo (left) and Mrs. Shin Gwang-soon (wife of Chairman Lee)> Meanwhile, Chairman Lee also received a plaque after being selected as a member of the YU Chunma Honor Society on October 14. Chairman Lee not only made huge donations to YU’s development fund, but also serves as a director for the Yeungnam School Foundation, thus being recognized for his contributions to the development of higher education in Korea and to YU.
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Takes 3 golds and 1 bronze in individual matches at the 57th Presidential National Ssireum Championship Park Chan-joo who is ranked first in the Jangsa division scheduled to join the Taean-gun Office Ssireum Team [November 2, 2020] <YU Ssireum Team that swept 3 divisions at the ‘57th Presidential National Ssireum Championship’> (Source: Korea Ssireum Association) (From top left to right: Coach Lee Yong-ho, Park Chan-ju, Lee Hyeon-seo, Jung Tae-hwan, Head Coach Heo Yong, Jung Jong-jin) The YU Ssireum Team (Head Coach Heo Yong) once again proved that they are the top collegiate team by winning four medals, including three gold medals, at the ‘57th Presidential National Ssireum Championship’ held at the Andong Gym in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. At this tournament, the YU Ssireum team took first place by winning three out of seven weight divisions. YU kicked off their role by Lee Hyeon-seo (19, Department of Special Physical Education, freshman) winning the gold medal in the Cheongjang class and then Jung Jong-jin (20, Department of Special Physical Education, sophomore) won the gold in the Yongjang class, and Park Chan-ju (Department of Special Physical Education, senior) also won the gold in the Jangsa class. Also, Jung Tae-hwan (20, Department of Special Phsyical Education, sophomore) took third place in the Cheongjang class. In particular, Park Chan-ju, who took first place in the Jangs class, was ranked first place in the Jangsa division for four straight years as the unrivaled collegiate champion and dominated all other opponents. Four teams around the nation completed to scout Park Chan-ju as he will be graduating next year. Park Chan-ju chose to join Taean-gun Office Ssireum Team (Head Coach Kwak Hyun-dong). Taean-gun Office Ssireum Team Head Coach Kwak Hyun-dong (YU Department of Phsyical Education class of ‘83) and Coach Lee Han-shin (YU Department of Sports Science ‘99) also graduated from YU and it is expected that with Park Chan-ju joining the team, talents from the YU Ssireum Team will continue to perform in semi-professional teams. Park Chan-ju said, “My skills improved a lot since training with the Taean-gun Office Ssireum Team over the past four years. There were some teams that offered better signing bonuses and salaries, but I chose the team that would help me grow as a ssireum athlete as I graduate from college and take my first step out into society. I will do my best for the remainder of the season to make sure that we win the group match before graduating to finish my college career on a high note.”
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Part of the ‘Global Harmony for the Future’ program Great responses to exotic global cultural classes involving language, food, music, traditional clothes, etc. [October 29, 2020] <YU ‘Global Harmony for the Future’ Program (Daegu Seobu High School)> “Learning about the music and culture of Turkey first-hand by a student-teacher from Turkey makes it much easier to understand than from books or the internet. There are few opportunities to visit other countries because of COVID-19, so I think it was a good opportunity to indirectly experience the cultures of other countries in school.” At 1 p.m. on the 28th at a classroom at Daegu Seobu High School, high school students repeatedly yelled in joy and had fun with the unique classes conducted by international students. This is because Meryem Gungorer (21) who is studying at the YU Department of Korean Language and Literature as an exchange student since October of this year from Erciyes University in Turkey and YU Department of Political Science and Diplomacy senior Kwak Mi-gyeong (26) visited as one-day teachers. They held a class on Turkish culture for about 100 minutes to about 20 students. Miss Meryem Gungore explained Turkey’s language, food, music, etc. using YouTube videos and photographs, while Miss Kwak Mi-gyeong gave additional explanations and quizzes to help the students understand. In particular, students were excited to see Meryem Gungore, who majored in Korean language, conduct the class in Korean. At this class, the students sang the Turkish folk song, Uska Dara, and they shared the Turkish dessert ‘lokum’ that she brought to class and students also go to wear traditional Turkish hats to learn about Turkish culture naturally. Meryem Gungore said, “This is my second class today. I enjoyed giving the class because the students liked the class more than I expected. I think the students really liked it when I taught them some Turkish words and introduced the movie ‘Ayla’ that was co-produced by Korea and Turkey. Miss Kwak Mi-gyeong who also participated in the class said, “We worked together very well to prepare for the class through the buddy program with my Turkish friend. The students actively took part in the quizzes and enjoyed the class, which in turn made me enjoy giving the class as well.” Daegu Seobu High School student Cho Hyung-joon (18) who participated in this class said, “They say Turkey is our brother country so I knew the name of the country, but it felt very far away. But after learning about the history, culture and food, it now really feels like our brother country. I had visited Turkey in the past, but now I want to revisit Turkey.” Song Yoo-bin (teacher of sociology) who audited the class said, “I think it was a good opportunity for students to gain a global mindset and receive global citizen education through classes prepared by international exchange students. Response was great with students who participated in the class in the past actively want to participate in the class again. This year, we unfortunately did not have opportunities to participate in this program because of COVID-19. I hope that more international students from a bigger variety of countries will participate in the future. This class was part of the ‘Global Harmony for the Future’ program, which is YU’s global culture sharing project. This program, which began in the second half of 2018, was designed to have elementary, middle and high school students naturally communicate with foreign college students naturally in class to experience cultures of other parts of the world and to gain a global mindset together with municipal and provincial education offices. This year, the program is being carried out together with the UNESCO Daegu Association. This program, in which one international student and one Korean student group up into teams, is joined by four teams comprised of exchange students and international students from Turkey and Vietnam. This program started on October 7 and a total of 12 sessions will be carried out until December 7 at five middle and high schools such as Daegu Seobu High School, Keisung High School and Wonhwa Middle School. YU External Cooperation Office Director Heo Chang-deok said, “YU is a truly global campus where over 1,200 international students from over 55 countries including undergraduate and graduate school students, exchange students, and students for language education program have come to study together.” He added, “We will plan and implement a variety of programs that can be shared with the community using the human and material infrastructure possessed by YU.”
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Select persons who donated to the development of YU among individuals and institutes that donated 100 million KRW or more for development funds Selected 60 individuals and 23 institutes (groups)... Scheduled to hold series of plaque bestowal ceremony Distinguished donor acknowledgment programs such as the Hall of Fame expected to spread the ‘donation culture’ [October 15, 2020] <YU ‘Chunma Honor Society’ Plaque Bestowal Ceremony> ▲Photo on top left: from second on right, YU Professor Choi Wae-chul, YU Medical Center Director Kim Sung-ho, Vice President Seo Jung-sook, President Sur Gil-soo, Yeungnam School Foundation Chairperson Han Jae-sook, Daegu Bank ▲Photo on top right: YU General Alumni Association Chairperson Jung Tae-il ▲Photo on bottom left: Hamchang Education Foundation Chairperson Joo Dae-joong ▲Photo on bottom right: from left to right, Ilshin Electronic Industries CEO Yoon Sang-hyeon, Korea Former Chairperson Lee Jong-woo, YU President Sur Gil-soo, Bucheon Chairperson Lee Shi-won YU (President Sur Gil-soo) enacted the ‘Chunma Honor Society’ program. It aims at providing properly respectful treatment to high donors who contributed to the development of the university and to spread a new donation culture of the school. YU will select donors who contributed significantly to the development of the university and who are famous in society or have large influence among individuals and institutes (groups) who donated 100 million KRW or more in development funds. Members will be selected from both new donors and past donors. Currently, a total of 60 individuals and 23 institutes (groups) were selected, and YU plans to hold a series of plaque bestowal ceremonies for the individuals and institutes selected as members. On the afternoon of the 14th, YU held the Chunma Honor Society plaque bestowal ceremony at the Yeungnam School Foundation secretariat. At this ceremony, Korea Former Chairperson Lee Jong-woo, Bucheon Chairperson Lee Shi-won and Ilshin Electronic Industries CEO Yoon Sang-hyeon were selected as Chunma Honor Society members and received their plaques. They are all YU alumni who not only made huge donations to YU’s development fund, but are also directors for the Yeungnam School Foundation, thus being recognized for their contributions to the development of the university. YU has held a total of three plaque bestowal ceremonies thus far and gave plaques to 10 individuals and two institutes. Yeungnam School Foundation Chairperson Han Jae-sook, YU President Sur Gil-soo, Vice President Seo Jung-sook, YU Medical Center Director Kim Sung-ho, YU International Development & Saemaul Undong Professor Choi Wae-chul, YU General Alumni Association Chairperson Jung Tae-il, Hamchang Education Foundation Chairperson Joo Dae-joong, Daegu Bank, and the YU Alumni Scholarship Association received Chunma Honor Society plaques. YU plans to confer plaques to Chunma Honor Society members and invite them as VIPs to major school events. Also, when a Chunma Honor Society member operates a scholarship association, plans are to host a ‘Scholarship Student Invitational Appreciation Evening’ event and also install a members-only ‘Hall of Fame’. YU is already known for operating distinguished donor respect programs such as designating ‘Donor Classrooms’ named after high development fund donors. With the implementation of the ‘Chunma Honor Society’ program, it is expected to lead to additional donations among past donors to the college development fund as well as new donations from potential donors. YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “The university if operating a variety of donor respect programs to commemorate the will of donors for practicing sharing. We hope that the ‘Chunma Honor Society’ will become a program that spreads new donation cultures to our society.” Meanwhile, YU plans to hold a Chunma Honor Society plaque bestowal ceremony for Samil Spinning Chairperson Noh Hee-chan on October 23. Chairperson Noh has contributed greatly to the development of the university through donations to his alma mater’s development fund for a total of 670 million KRW including the fund for establishing the YU 60th year anniversary monument.
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Department of Media and Communication students win the grand prize at the ‘Untact Age, Contact Consumption’ video contest Submitted a video titled ‘A Small Store Coming to You’ Short drama to intuitively understand ‘Live Commerce’ [October 21, 2020] <Department of Media and Communication students who won the grand prize at the college video contest, ‘Untact Age, Contact Consumption’> <From left to right, Heo Sung-yong, Kim Yoo-jeong, Lee Soo-jin) Students from the YU Department of Media and Communication won the grand prize at the college video contest, ‘Untact Age, Contact Consumption’. The theme of this contest co-hosted by the Korean Society for Journalism & Communication Studies and Lotte Home Shopping was production of a public benefit commerce video to promote products of domestic SMEs. ‘Live Commerce’ is an online channel that introduces and sells products to viewers through real-time video streaming services. Its use has become highly active lately as the untact economy has been gaining traction. Submissions for the contest were received from September 14 to October 4 and in result, YU Department of Media and Communication students such as Heo Sung-yong (24, senior), Lee Soo-jin (23, senior), and Kim Yoo-jeong (21, junior) were selected for the grand prize and the awards ceremony was held on October 14. Their work submitted to the contest was titled ‘A Small Store Coming to You’. This was a 1-minute 24-second commercial video in the form of a drama that introduced live commerce that could help farms struggling due to COVID-19. The students said, “We depicted live commerce in which consumers can see products in their tiny phone screen in the untact age as a ‘small store coming to consumers’,” and added, “We tried to show farmers struggling and make it easy to understand how products are sold using live commerce.” Their piece was evaluated to show farmers that are currently struggling about live commerce and the solution was presented in an intuitive video format. Heo Sung-yong said, “I believe that our work fit the theme of the contest by providing solutions using ‘live commerce’ according to the trends of the time to SMEs and farms that are struggling because of COVID-19.”
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Over 400 parents participated over 4 days from the 20th ‘Online special live lecture’ customized for each grade, online consulting by career and employment consultants University and parents form consensus while working together for careers and employment [October 20, 2020] <YU Parents Invitational Online Employment Strategy Meeting> YU (President Sur Gil-soo) held the ‘s Invitational Online Employment Strategy Meeting’. It aims at helping students set career goals and find jobs that fit their aptitudes, while sharing domestic and overseas employment trends and employment strategies. This meeting was held live online through the YU online employment support platforms. This event that started for parents of freshmen on the 20th will continued to the 23rd for parents in each grade over four days. About 400 parents who pre-applied from October 5 to 16 will participate in the event. On the 20th, special lectures were held on ▲Find the Treasure Map for My Life (Happy Finder CEO Kim Jae-yeon) ▲Successful College Life and Career Guide (Speaker Ahn Jung-young) for parents of freshmen, and will be followed by ▲Youths, Taking a Step to the World You Dream Of (Author Ryu Gwang-hyun) ▲Release Your Children for a Successful Future (Happy Finder CEO Kim Jae-yeon) on the 21st, ▲Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Success Strategy Research Center Regional Director Kang Hee-rak) ▲How to Fully Prepare for Employment (Speaker Yoo Jae-cheon) on the 22nd, ▲I Don’t Have a Dream, But I Want a Job (Barun Employment Research Center CEO Keum Doo-hwan) ▲Employment Strategies in the Untact Age (Edujob CEO Ahn Gyo-won) on the 23rd for customized lectures for each grade. In addition, about 20 career and employment consultants will hold online real-time consulting sessions from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. during the event period. YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “We organized the seminar to work together with not only students, but also parents so that students can explore their personal career paths and make a smooth landing into society,” and added, “We will provide various programs that can communicate with parents to help set the career paths of students and also improve their capacities.”
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Research achievements of synthesizing new physiological activation materials and functional organic molecules Research outcomes recognized internationally such as being selected in ‘prominent international academic cover papers’ Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in England and appointed as YU Chunma Seated Professor in 2016 [October 21, 2020] YU School of Chemical Engineering Professor Lee Yong-rok (61, left photo) received the ‘Lee Tae-gyu Academic Award’ on the 21st. The ‘Lee Tae-gyu Academic Award’ is an award established to commemorate the achievements of the late Dr. Lee Tae-gyu, who was a pioneer for domestic chemistry development, by the Korean Chemical Society and Lee Tae-gyu Memorial Project Association and the award is granted to scientists who made significant research achievements in any field of chemistry. Professor Lee conducted research on the synthesis of new physiological activation materials and functional organic molecules and published 345 papers as of current in international academic journals (SCI journals), thus being recognized for his contributions to the development of chemistry. At the 2020 Korean Chemical Society Fall General Meeting on the 21st, Professor Lee gave a speech in commemoration of winning the award for his research achievements on ‘Development of New Synthesis Methods of Physiological Activation Substance Aromatics and Hetero Aromatics’. Professor Lee’s papers were recognized internationally for the research achievements by being selected as the cover paper in internationally prominent academic journals such as the British Chemistry Society’s ‘Organic Chemistry Frontiers’ and ‘Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis’ that is published by the global publishing company, Wiley. Professor Lee was also selected consecutively as an Outstanding Reviewer for the global academic journal published by the British Royal Society of Chemistry in 2018, and he is currently active as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in England. He won the Korean Chemical Society’s Organic Chemistry Academic Award in 2017, the YU Outstanding Research Award (2018, 2012), Korean Chemical Society’s Academic Progress Award (2018), and in 2015, he received a citation from the Minister of Education by being selected in the top 50 outstanding achievements in basic research projects in 2015. Professor Lee was appointed as a professor at the School of Chemical Engineering in September of 1995 and was later appointed as a YU seated professor in 2016 for his outstanding research achievements during his tenure.
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School of Chemistry and Biochemistry seniors Park Byeong-hyeon and Park Hye-rim publish papers in international academic journals Undergrads publish outstanding papers every year... Recognized internally and externally for research capacities from undergraduate years To enroll in graduate school after graduation, “We will improve our expertise and research capacities’ [September 28, 2020] <YU School of Chemistry and Biochemistry seniors Park Byeong-hyeon and Park Hye-rim who published papers in international journals> Undergraduates at the YU School of Chemistry and Biochemistry published papers in international academic journals one after the other, thus being recognized for their research capacities. They are YU School of Chemistry and Biochemistry seniors Park Byeong-hyeon (24) and Park Hye-rim (22). Park Byeong-hyeon’s research paper was confirmed to be carried in the November issue of the prominent international academic journal <jiec< span="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, impact factor 5.278> and was pre-revealed online, and Park Hye-rim’s paper was published in the latest issue of <Nanomaterials, impact factor 4.324> </jiec(<>. The studies of the two studies are on the production of hydrogen, which is one of the next-generation clean energy sources. As usage of fossil fuels is growing, issues with exhausting of fossil fuels and environmental pollution rose and research to find alternative energy is being carried out worldwide, and therefore, the research achievements of the two students are receiving greater attention. The study by Park Byeong-hyeon is the achievements of his research on photocatalyst water decomposition hydrogen producing using solar power. Park Byeong-heon said, “This study showed that there is synergy by using catalysts made by combining cadmium sulfide (CdS) and cadmium oxide (CdO)” and added, “The possibility to obtain the eco-friendly energy source hydrogen using eco-friendly and cheap photocatalysts was verified.” The paper by Park Hye-rim is a research on developing ‘oxygen evolution reaction (OER)’ active materials that are the core materials for producing hydrogen in large scales. Park Hye-rim said, “The electrolysis of water is included in ‘hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)’ and ‘oxygen evolution reaction (OER)’. Our goal is to create OER active materials that serve as the core materials to produce hydrogen in large scales.” She added, “The possibility to produce large amounts of hydrogen was confirmed by reducing the negative aspects of the OER process and developing materials low-cost, high-efficiency, and highly stable OER electrodes.” Undergraduates of the YU School of Chemistry and Biochemistry have been publishing outstanding papers every year. As if a tradition for the undergraduate program, papers have been carried by international academic journals continuously, thus showing its research capacities externally. The two students who published these papers said that assistance from their advisor Professor Kang Mi-sook and seniors at graduate schools were very helpful. The two students shared their plans saying, “I think it was possible to have such great research accomplishments as undergraduates thanks to the help of our professor and seniors. We plan to go on to graduate school to gain more expertise on our majors.”
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Contest for fostering next-generation artists and designers held for the first time this year Joined by high school students around the nation... Noh Hye-ri (Busan High School of Arts, senior) wins ‘grand prize’ ‘President’s award and cash prize’ given to award winners [September 25, 2020] <2020 YU Design and Arts Contest Awards> (From left to right right: School of Fine Arts Dean Choo Jong-wan, student Lee Joo-mi, YU President Sur Gil-soo, student Choi Ye-rin, College of Design and Arts Dean Ahn Jin-ho) YU (President Sur Gil-soo) held the ‘2020 YU Design and Arts Contest Awards’ on the 25th. This contest that the YU College of Design and Arts hosted was held for the first time this year as a national contest for high school students (including graduates and those who passed GED tests) to foster next-generation artists and designers that will lead the future society, while also discovering talented individuals in the design and art sectors. This contest was held on basic design and situation expression in the design sector and ink painting (human body, still object), watercolor (human body, still object), drawing (human body, still object), and portfolio (photo, video) in the arts sector. 1,740 students applied for this contest, which was originally scheduled for mid-August, from around the nation, but due to COVID-19, it was changed to an untact method on August 29, and so 592 students from around the nation participated and competed. In this year’s contest, Noh Hye-ri (Busan High School of Arts, senior) who submitted her works in the arts (watercolor) won the grand prize, second place went to three students such as Song Shin-young (graduated from Seongseo High School, Basic Design), Choir Ye-rin (graduated from Daegu Suseong High School, Basic Design), and Lee Joo-mi (Angang Girls’ High School, senior, Ink Painting), while third place went to six students such as Koo Hyun-jeong (Suseong High School, senior, Basic Design), Ha Eun-jin (Changnyeong Girls’ High School, senior, Basic Design), Lee Yeon-jeong (Gyeongmyeong Girls’ High School, graduated, Situation Expression), Byun Chae-young (Seoul High School of Arts, graduated, watercolor), Jung Yoo-bin (Incheon High School of Arts, graduated, watercolor), and Cho Yoo-gyeong (Daegu Girls’ Commercial High School, senior, Portfolio). The YU President’s Award and cash prize were given to all of the winners. YU College of Design and Arts Dean Ahn Jin-ho, who hosted this contest said, “Participating in a nation-wide contest served as a great opportunity for students majoring in design and art to unfold their artistic talents, while also comparing their abilities with others,” while adding, “Submitting works to various contests to gain practical skills and using benefits such as scholarships offered by contests will be very helpful in enrolling in universities and making career choices.”
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Co-hosted by the YU Multicultural Education & Research Institute and the Daegu Office of Education Development of potential and raising pride by improving the bilingual abilities of multicultural students Joined by 24 local multicultural elementary and secondary school students... Top 3 to participate in nation-wide contest [September 17, 2020] <Winners of the 8th Bilingual Speech Contest> The YU Multicultural Education & Research Institute and Daegu Office of Education co-hosted the ‘Bilingual Speech Contest’. The ‘Bilingual Speech Contest’ is in its eighth year this year with the goal of encouraging being bilingual (Korean and native language of parents) of multi-cultural students to develop linguistic strengths uniquely available to multi-cultural students, while also establishing their identity and raising their pride. This contest, which was held at the YU International Exchange Center on the 12th, was joined by 24 local multi-cultural elementary and secondary school students who passed the manuscript and video preliminaries and they showed off their bilingual skills in Korean and the native tongue of their parents. For elementary school students, a three-minute presentation in Korean and then in their parents’ native tongue under free topic was held, and for secondary school students, they presented their future career plans in two languages for two minutes each, and then held a Q&A and session. Jeon Eun-jin who is in the sixth grade at Daegu Seonwon Elementary School won the grand prize and runners-up were Gashim (Daegu Shindang Elementary School, sixth grade) and Shin Sakdiana (Daegu Nongong Elementary School, sixth grade). The three winners are scheduled to represent Daegu at the national contest that will be held in December.
