Gather at the 'Busan Sea'... Pukyong National University Hosts 'Marine Capital Busan Waters Illustration Contest'

Until February 28... 9 Winners Selected Total Prize Money 5 Million Won

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-soo) is holding the ‘2021 Marine Capital Busan Sea Area Illustration Contest’ to discover new aspects of the Busan sea.

The contest, jointly hosted by Pukyong National University’s Humanities Korea Plus (HK+) Project Group and Busan Ilbo, is being held under the theme ‘Northeast Asia’s Hub, Marine Capital Busan’ from the 25th until February 28.

Anyone from high school students and above can participate in this contest, which aims to reconstruct the image of Marine Capital Busan and develop various contents for the local community.

Entries must be illustrations related to ‘the sea of Busan’ and be image files created from last year to this year. Each participant can submit up to two works.

The submitted works will be judged on theme suitability, originality, interest, and technical skill, with a total of nine works selected for awards and a total prize of 5 million KRW awarded.

The Pukyong National University President’s Award (1 work) and Busan Ilbo President’s Award (1 work) each receive a certificate and 1 million KRW prize; the Dean’s Award of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Pukyong National University (2 works) receive a certificate and 500,000 KRW prize; and the HK+ Project Group Director’s Award (5 works) receive a certificate and 400,000 KRW prize each.

Pukyong National University plans to use the winning works of this contest as marine humanities content to expand the popularization of the humanities project.

Son Dong-joo, Director of the HK+ Project Group at Pukyong National University, said, “We hope this contest will be an opportunity to newly discover the dynamic image of Busan, the center of Northeast Asia’s port logistics industry and a natural tourist destination.”

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