Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Hosts Enactus Korea National Competition

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance announced on the 18th that the ‘Enactus Korea’ domestic competition, sponsored by the company, was held over two days starting from the 15th at the Konkuk University Saecheonyeon Hall Grand Theater, with about 1,000 students, businesspeople, and professors participating.

Enactus is a global nonprofit organization involving students from over 1,700 universities across 36 countries worldwide. University students gather to identify issues aimed at improving the quality of life for community members and implement projects applying business concepts to solve these issues.

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance supports these student activities by providing initial operating funds through the ‘Seed Program’ to help projects in their early stages stabilize, and sponsors the ‘Domestic Competition’ where Enactus project teams present their one-year achievements and compete for the championship.

At this year’s ‘2022 Enactus Korea Domestic Competition,’ the Enactus team from Myongji University, which planned the ‘Shwiltum’ project?a dedicated care matching platform aimed at reducing the caregiving burden for parents of children with developmental disabilities?won first place.

They will receive a prize of 10 million KRW and represent Korea at the ‘Enactus World Cup’ to be held in Puerto Rico starting October 30.

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