Yeongjin College Sweeps Grand Prize and Excellence Award at Exhibition Design Competition

Kwon Seonbin (left in the photo), who received the grand prize, and Lee Jimin, who received the excellence award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] Students from the Interior Design Department (Exhibition Design Major) at Yeongjin College demonstrated their top exhibition design skills nationwide by winning the Grand Prize, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award, and the Excellence Award at the “10th University Student Exhibition Design Competition” held on the 27th at the Seoul Exhibition Industry Promotion Association Secretariat.

The “University Student Exhibition Design Competition” is the only exhibition design contest in Korea open to students from 2- and 4-year universities nationwide. It aims to discover young people’s innovative exhibition design ideas and further promote the development and revitalization of the domestic exhibition industry, as well as nurture professional talent in the exhibition design field. The competition is hosted annually by the Korea Exhibition Industry Promotion Agency and the Korea Exhibition Design Installation Association, with sponsorship from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

This year’s competition, held in two categories?“Home Appliances” and “Cafe Show”?selected nine teams for the finals through preliminary judging, where final rankings were determined by presentation.

As a result of the final judging, the Yeongjin College Smart One Team (Kwon Seon-bin, 2nd year, Interior Design Department), who presented the work titled “StrongHold Town’s Smart Roasting Solution,” proposing a promotional booth for the smart roaster brand STRONGHOLD, won the Grand Prize (Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award) in the “Cafe Show” category.

Additionally, in the “Home Appliances” category of this competition, the Unknown Team from the Interior Design Department (Kang Tae-min, Lee Ji-min, 2nd year) won the Excellence Award (Korea Exhibition Industry Promotion Association President’s Award) with their work titled “Alienware, Changing the Game!”

Established in 2016, the “Exhibition Design Class” began extensive industry-academia cooperation and customized education with the Korea Exhibition Design Installation Association and its member companies, including curriculum, field training, internships, and employment. In the 2022 academic year, it was reorganized into the Exhibition Design Major within the Interior Design Department to provide advanced education, laying the foundation for a new leap forward.

Students who have grown through customized, field-oriented education are moving on to early employment. The average employment rate over the past five years has approached 85%, with 90% of employed graduates entering specialized exhibition design companies in the Seoul metropolitan area.

In particular, as the exhibition industry, which had been stagnant due to COVID-19, regained momentum this year, about 65% (17 out of 26) of the Exhibition Design Major students completed field training and secured early employment.

Students Kwon Seon-bin, Kang Tae-min, and Lee Ji-min, who participated in this competition, were also able to start practical work at specialized exhibition design companies in the Seoul metropolitan area along with their awards in this competition.

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