Kookmin Bank Holds the 3rd Software Competition for 'Youth Mentor KB'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] KB Kookmin Bank announced the winners of the 3rd Software Competition under the theme 'Mentor KB for Youth!' on the 23rd.

This competition was initiated to support talented students nurturing their dreams in the IT field and to create a better world through future technologies. It was conducted through programs such as ontact mentoring and a video awards ceremony. In particular, the pre-event 'Ontact Mentoring to Change the World with the People,' which featured famous YouTubers like Genius Lee Seung-guk and Shin Saimdang, as well as Professor Cho Sung-joon from Gangbuk Samsung Hospital as mentors, saw over 2,700 participants join in real-time via YouTube streaming.

The grand prize was awarded to the Mari Team, who developed the nationwide emotional communication application (app) 'Mind Reverse.' Among the 77 teams that participated in the preliminary round, 15 teams advanced to the finals and competed fiercely. The winners were announced based on a combined evaluation of professional judges and real-time online voting results.

A KB Kookmin Bank official stated, “We hope this software competition provides an opportunity for youth, who will be the main players in future industries, to approach software learning easily and enjoyably.”

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