Hannam University Lee Jun-jae, Head of Startup Support Group, Receives Minister of SMEs Award

Lee Jun-jae, head of the Startup Support Group at Hannam University, is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award at the '2021 Startup Planner Industry Revitalization Merit Awards' ceremony. Photo by Hannam University

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Hannam University announced on the 22nd that Lee Jun-jae, head of the Startup Support Group (also serving as Director of Employment and Startup), received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award (individual category) in recognition of his contributions as a supporter of startup planners at the ‘2021 Startup Planner Industry Revitalization Merit Awards’ hosted by the Korea Accelerator Association.

The startup planner merit category awards startup planners recognized for their contributions to industry revitalization. Director Lee received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award in recognition of his contributions to university startup support and infrastructure development.

The Hannam University Startup Support Group, led by Director Lee, was the only institution in Daejeon selected for the Startup Leading University Development Project (by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups) in 2012, and has focused on discovering and nurturing prospective and early-stage entrepreneurs in the region for 10 years, producing 350 technology entrepreneurs.

Additionally, it takes on the role of supporting customized startups for early entrepreneurs through business funding support, operation of specialized programs, and collaboration with the local community.

In particular, this year, it was selected as the only institution in the central region for the laboratory-specialized startup leading university project, receiving 1.8 billion KRW (900 million KRW annually) in support over two years.

Based on these achievements, Hannam University ranked 2nd nationwide in both the startup infrastructure and startup support categories in the ‘2021 MaeKyung University Startup Index,’ which evaluates universities across the country.

Director Lee stated, “Hannam University will strive to become a focal point in building a virtuous cycle structure where excellent early-stage startup companies are discovered through collaboration with the local community, and senior startup companies can invest in junior startup companies.”

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