‘Bill Gates’ and ‘Zuckerberg’ Dream ... Dongmyeong University ‘Startup Hackathon Competition’

19 Startup Club Teams, 80 Participants Join Online and Offline

OllangOllang Team Wins Grand Prize for 'Sock Yarn Upcycling Interior Brand'

Dongmyung University held the "TU Value Proposition Canvas Startup Hackathon Competition" over two days on April 28 and 29 at the Monte Rosso Hall of Busan Hanwha Resort Haeundae, where 19 startup club teams with over 80 participants competed to showcase their skills.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Are you familiar with Dongmyung University's 'Startup Hackathon' competition?

A hackathon is a compound word of 'hacker' and 'marathon,' where related groups work together on a project. Dongmyung University presented the theme of 'startup' for this project, where students dreaming of becoming the next Bill Gates or Zuckerberg competed for the title.

Dongmyung University (President Jeon Ho-hwan) held a two-day overnight 'TU Value Proposition Canvas Startup Hackathon Competition' on April 28 and 29 at the Hanwha Resort Haeundae Monteroso Hall, with about 80 participants from 19 startup club teams.

Special lectures were conducted on patent application methods (Professor Kim Sang-gil, Department of Port Logistics Systems), BMC preparation (Professor Koo Ja-hwi, Department of Advertising and PR), and business plan writing (CEO Lee Jong-hyun, Brain Power Plant).

Consultations on startup business plans by industry experts and presentations of startup ideas also followed.

▲The Grand Prize went to the Ollang Ollang team (Team Leader Kim Sena, Advertising and PR, 2nd year) for their 'Sock Yarn Upcycling Interior Brand' ▲The Excellence Award went to Upsteam (Team Leader Park Eun-ha, Digital Media Engineering, 2nd year) for their 'Solar-Powered UV Sterilization Collection Box for Used Masks' ▲The Merit Awards went to the Adreamer team (Team Leader Jung Eun-seo, Advertising and PR, 2nd year) for 'Premium Pet Meal Kit, Pet Kit,' Eunbini and Kids team (Team Leader Kim Hyo-jung, Tourism Management, 3rd year) for 'Veganlog,' and GGT team (Team Leader Kwon Bo-kyung, Advertising and PR, 3rd year) for 'Full Brain Activation.'

This event was organized by Dongmyung University's Social Customized Industry-Academia Cooperation Leading University (LINC+) Development Project Group to help students discover startup ideas, receive business plan consulting from corporate mentors, enhance startup capabilities, and promote a culture of entrepreneurship.

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