Mokpo National University, 1st Place in the 2020 Industry-Academia Cooperation EXPO '4th Future Imagination Contest'

Student Kim Chan-ho of Mokpo National University is presenting at the '2020 SAH 4th Future Imagination Contest Performance Sharing Meeting.' (Photo by Mokpo National University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Korea National Mokpo University (President Park Min-seo) Social Customized Industry-Academic Cooperation Leading University Development Project (hereinafter LINC＋ Project, Director Lee Sang-chan) announced on the 14th that it won first place at the ‘2020 SAH 4th Future Imagination Contest Performance Sharing Meeting,’ a joint program of the Honam-Jeju LINC＋ Project held at the 2020 Industry-Academic Cooperation EXPO hosted by the Ministry of Education and organized by the National Research Foundation of Korea.

The SAH 4th Future Imagination Contest Performance Sharing Meeting is an event aimed at expanding the base of industry-academic cooperation by inducing interest and participation from students majoring in humanities, social sciences, and arts regarding the 4th Industrial Revolution. It was jointly hosted by 10 universities in the Honam-Jeju region and held online through exhibitions and voting at the Industry-Academic Cooperation EXPO from the 2nd to the 10th, lasting nine days.

At this contest, Kim Chan-ho, a student from the Department of Fine Arts, won first place with his work titled ‘Cutting-edge Bag Made from Trash ? Beachcombing Bag.’ He proposed an idea of collecting marine debris, using artificial intelligence to classify the materials by type, and applying designs reflecting trends through big data to finally produce the product. His idea was evaluated as an excellent concept that can improve the Earth’s environment.

Kim Chan-ho said, “I believe that purifying the polluted marine environment caused by industrial and technological development is humanity’s task, and I expect that by utilizing technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution such as artificial intelligence and big data, all waste can be recycled.”

LINC＋ Director Jeong Seok-won stated, “Environmental pollution is an unavoidable issue in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. We will do our best by encouraging eco-friendly technologies and operating related educational programs and interdisciplinary majors so that students can lead in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.”

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