Pukyong National University Student Team Wins Excellence Award at National College Student Sports Tourism Promotion Contest

Pukyong National University students are taking a commemorative photo after winning the idea contest.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Students from Pukyong National University recently won the Excellence Award at the 8th National College Student Idea Contest for Sports Tourism Promotion.

The student team from Pukyong National University's Marine Sports Department?Ha Dae-woon, Lee Ki-hoon, Choi Hye-sung, and Kim Ui-hyun?received the Excellence Award for their idea of "Operating a Marine Sports Experience Center Using the Metaverse" at the contest hosted by the Korea Sports Tourism Association and organized by the Korea International Marine Leisure Week.

The Pukyong National University students proposed the idea of operating a metaverse experience center to make marine sports more accessible to people who find it difficult to engage in marine sports or who have fears about water-based activities, earning high praise.

The students suggested that through their idea, people could naturally be drawn into the marine sports industry by experiencing various marine leisure sports in the marine city of Busan.

The contest finals were held on the 1st at Fairfield by Marriott Busan Songdo Beach, with 12 universities nationwide, including Pukyong National University, participating.

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