Hannam University Startup Support Group Deputy Director Choi Jong-geun Receives Minister of SMEs and Startups Award

Choi Jong-geun, Vice Director of the Startup Support Group at Hannam University (right), is taking a commemorative photo with Lee Kwang-seop, President of Hannam University (left), after receiving the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award. Photo by Hannam University

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Choi Jong-geun, Deputy Director of the Startup Support Group at Hannam University, received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award in the '2021 Startup Support Category.'

According to the university on the 14th, Deputy Director Choi was recognized for his contributions to revitalizing local startups through collaboration with regional startup-related organizations and for supporting startup assistance and infrastructure development.

Deputy Director Choi stated, "We will strive to expand Hannam University's startup support and infrastructure so that, in the long term, our university can become the center of startups in South Korea."

Meanwhile, since being selected as the only Leading Startup University in Daejeon in 2012, Hannam University's Startup Support Group has nurtured over 350 technology entrepreneurs by discovering and fostering (preliminary) early-stage startups in the region over the past 10 years.

They also provide customized startup support for early-stage entrepreneurs through business funding, specialized program operations, and collaboration with the local community.

In particular, last year, they were selected as the sole institution in the Chungcheong region for the Laboratory Specialized Leading Startup University project, receiving 1.8 billion KRW (900 million KRW annually) in funding over two years.

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