Incheon Yeonsu-gu, Official Logo and Character Contest for 'UNESCO Learning City International Conference'

The "2020 Yeonsu Asia-Pacific UNESCO Learning Cities Conference" held in October last year, organized by Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, and the National Institute for Lifelong Education [Photo by Yeonsu-gu, Incheon]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Yeonsu-gu, Incheon is holding a nationwide contest to select the official logo and character for the '5th UNESCO Learning Cities International Conference' to be held this October.

The UNESCO Learning Cities International Conference is a global lifelong learning event held every two years, rotating across continents, involving 193 UNESCO member countries and 229 member cities from 64 countries in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Yeonsu-gu successfully secured the hosting of the 5th international conference in Songdo last year.

The district is organizing the contest to discover an official logo and character with symbolic significance and impact, aiming to effectively attract nationwide interest and participation until the event in October.

The winning entries will be selected comprehensively based on their suitability to the theme of 'Global Health Education and Crisis Response,' aesthetic appeal, and usability. The grand prize is 5 million KRW for one entry, excellence awards are 1.5 million KRW each for two entries, and encouragement awards are 500,000 KRW each for three entries.

Anyone nationwide (individuals, corporations, organizations, etc.) can participate by submitting their logo and character creations along with the contest application form to the contest secretariat's email (denanoom@naver.com) by the 10th of next month.

Go Nam-seok, Mayor of Yeonsu-gu, stated, "We hope that through active participation from the public, creative and high-quality logos and characters befitting the status of this international event will be created and utilized in various ways to ensure the successful promotion of the 5th UNESCO Learning Cities International Conference."

For more details about the contest, please check the announcements on the Yeonsu-gu Office website or contact the UNESCO International Conference Promotion Team at 032-749-8495.

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