Jeonnam Province Hosts the 21st University Venture Club Competition

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 26th that it will hold the "21st University Venture Club Competition" at Suncheon National University on the 27th.

So far, the "University Venture Club Competition" has served as a platform where university students participate in the challenge of "idea startups," accumulate experience, and receive priority support such as prototype production costs to help them develop into future young entrepreneurs.

Currently, in the province, 130 million KRW of provincial funds are being invested to support the startup activities of 30 outstanding clubs recommended by each of the 9 universities and 84 university venture clubs.

The "University Venture Club Competition" is an idea festival where clubs that received funding through university recommendations compete with their university's honor at stake, promising an exciting competition.

Among the clubs that applied to participate, 15 teams that passed the document screening will advance to the finals, where PPT presentations and Q&A evaluations will be conducted.

Regarding this, the judging committee, including external experts, will select winners by focusing on creativity, technicality, and feasibility.

A total of 9 teams will be selected as final winners: 1 grand prize team, 4 excellence award teams, and 4 encouragement award teams.

The winning clubs will receive certificates and a total prize money of 8 million KRW, along with benefits such as additional points when applying for next year's university venture club funding, and priority support for research and development expenses and prototype production costs.

A Jeonnam Province official said, "We hope this competition will be an opportunity for local university students to cultivate a spirit of challenge toward startups," and added, "We expect it to become a gateway that produces future successful entrepreneurs by linking the discovered creative startup ideas to commercialization through expert advice and support."

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