Gyeongnam National University LINC+ Project Group Advances 18 Teams to 'Student Startup Promising Teams 300'
Online program 'EX Startup Academy' video mentoring education conducted by Gyeongnam National University LINC+ Project Group (Photo by Gyeongnam National University)
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] The LINC+ Project Group at Gyeongnam National University recently announced on the 10th that it had the highest number of entries from the Southeast region in the '2020 Student Startup Promising Teams 300,' hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and ICT, and organized by the National Research Foundation of Korea and the Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation.
'Student Startup Promising Teams 300' is a student startup competition held nationwide for students with innovative ideas and technologies. Since last year, to promote a nationwide startup culture, the recruitment scope has been expanded to include not only university and graduate students but also elementary, middle, and high school students.
Despite the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gyeongnam National University LINC+ Project Group operated an online program called 'EX Startup Academy,' providing participating students with individual video and phone mentoring, expert lectures, and various efforts to strengthen students' startup capabilities.
As a result, in the online document screening conducted by region, a total of 18 teams were finally selected, including 15 teams in the practical startup track and 3 teams in the technology startup track, earning the title of 'the highest number of entries from the Southeast region.'
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Kwon Jeong-sook, Director of the Startup Education Center, expressed gratitude to the students who diligently participated in non-face-to-face online lectures and individual video and phone mentoring in response to COVID-19 under difficult conditions, and stated that various supports will be provided so that the students' brilliant startup ideas can lead to good results.
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