Financial Supervisory Service Holds 15th Financial Contest... Expands Scope to Include Webtoons

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on the 21st that it will hold the 15th Financial Contest to spread public awareness of the importance of finance and financial education and to promote financial education in schools and other institutions.

The contest is supported by the Ministry of Education, 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide, and six financial associations including the Korea Federation of Banks, Korea Financial Investment Association, Korea Life Insurance Association, Korea Non-Life Insurance Association, Korea Credit Finance Association, and Korea Federation of Savings Banks.

The contest categories include financial creative works for elementary, middle, and high school students, a financial contest for university students, a financial contest for adults, and excellent financial education programs (institutions), totaling four divisions.

This year, to increase interest in the contest and the utilization of award-winning works, the FSS expanded the scope of adult participation from 'experience essays' to UCC, PPT, and webtoons, and added webtoons to all contest categories.

The contest period is from the 22nd of this month to September 25th. Winners will be announced at the end of October. A total of 175 individuals and groups (152 individuals and 23 groups) will be awarded across the four categories.

For more details about the contest, please contact the FSS Financial Contest representative or visit the FSS Financial Education website (http://www.fss.or.kr/edu).

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