Gwangju University Startup Education Center Hosts Startup Idea Competition

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju University announced on the 9th that it held the ‘2020 START-UP Business Idea Competition (IP Hackathon CAMP)’ to assist students with startups and patent applications.

Hosted by the Startup Education Center and organized by the Gwangju University University Innovation Support Group, this startup competition involved 31 students selected through the first round from 135 submitted business ideas received since the 26th of last month.

The participating students will share their business ideas and proceed with 10 patent applications through refinement work and drafting patent specifications.

Yoon In-cheol, head of the Startup Education Center at Gwangju University, said, “By filing creative and problem-solving oriented business ideas, students gained an understanding of intellectual property rights and acquired expansive thinking through the hackathon, which helped their career paths.”

Meanwhile, Gwangju University, the only institution in the Gwangju area selected as the lead organization for the ‘Early Startup Package Support Project,’ supports early-stage entrepreneurs by providing costs for prototype development and marketing, fulfilling its role as a startup-focused university.

Additionally, to discover star entrepreneurs with global competitiveness and technology convergence, the university recruits startup clubs among enrolled students and supports programs such as intellectual property rights application.

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