Namwon-si Hosts 'Chunhyanggol Academy Naming Contest'

Namwon City in Jeonbuk Province is holding a naming contest for the Chunhyanggol Academy until the 10th of next month.

According to the city on the 28th, the Chunhyanggol Academy, which started in 2004 and will mark its 150th session this April, is Namwon's representative citizen academy and will be newly launched through the 2023 naming contest.

Chunhyanggol Academy Naming Contest Poster
Photo by Namwon City

The contest theme is a creative name that fits the characteristics of the citizen academy and expresses the future potential of Namwon. Anyone interested in the academy can participate, and one person can submit one name entry.

Applications can be submitted online (via QR code), by email to the person in charge, or by submitting the application form to each eup, myeon, and dong administrative welfare center.

The submitted works will be finally selected through a first round of judging by a panel based on suitability, creativity, symbolism, and usability, followed by a second round of preference surveys, and will be used as the official external name of Namwon City Academy in the future.

Prizes include one grand prize winner receiving 200,000 KRW, one excellence prize winner receiving 100,000 KRW, and three encouragement prize winners receiving 50,000 KRW each. Additionally, 10 participants will be randomly selected to receive coffee coupons.

For more details, check the Namwon City website and SNS channels or contact the City Hall Education and Sports Department.

Meanwhile, the 150th Chunhyanggol Academy session is scheduled for April 7th at 3 PM at the Chunhyang Culture and Arts Center Grand Theater, where the world’s top IT company instructor, Jo Yongmin, will be invited to meet the citizens.

Namwon = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Youngkwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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