Honam University LINC+ Project Group, Excelling in 'Community Contribution Festival' Performance

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwanwoo] Honam University recently announced on the 6th that it won the Grand Prize and Encouragement Award at the ‘2020 Academic Year Untact Community Contribution Festival,’ which involved LINC+ project groups from 10 universities nationwide.

The event was held on Jeju Island from the 30th to 31st of last month.

Honam University LINC+ project group ‘Honam-F.M.R Team’ presented a project aimed at revitalizing the traditional local market and promoting excellent local agricultural and marine products through a non-face-to-face community approach to support local businesses struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic at the ‘6th Community Contribution Capstone Design FAIR’ held online on the 30th of last month, winning the Grand Prize.

The next day, at the ‘3rd Community Contribution Ideathon’ themed around Jeju for purity and coexistence, the ‘Gogo Idea Team’ submitted ‘There Is No Carrot for the Rabbit,’ a plan to revitalize the village economy of Haengwon-ri Village in Gujwa-eup, and won the Encouragement Award.

Yang Seunghak, head of the LINC+ project group, said, “I hope Honam University students actively utilize opportunities like these competitions to interact with students from other universities, develop problem-solving skills for social issues, and broaden their horizons.”

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