Pukyong National University Hosts Marine Robotics Academy for Female STEM Students

6 Universities' Female Students Participate in Robot Coding, Production Education, and Competition

National Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-su) held the "2023 Marine Robot Academy" for female science and engineering students in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions from the 16th to the 18th.

Female university students participating in the Marine Robot Academy are taking a commemorative photo.

Organized by the Pukyong National University Southeast Region R-WeSET Project Group (Director Son Min-young) and held at Dongmyung University, the event was attended by 24 female students selected from six universities in the Southeast region, including Pukyong National University, Pusan National University, Dong-A University, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Gyeongsang National University, and Inje University.

Participants completed education on marine robot design, manufacturing, assembly, coding, and drive control during the academy, and competed in a marine robot challenge where teams demonstrated their capabilities in marine robot production and utilization.

In the marine robot challenge, the team of Jo Eun-gyeol (Pukyong National University) and Kang Seo-young (Pusan National University) won the Gold Prize (Busan Mayor's Award), the team of Lee Seo-yeon (Pukyong National University) and Jeon Yoon-seo (Korea Maritime and Ocean University) won the Silver Prize (Busan Mayor's Award), and the team of Jung Se-young (Pukyong National University) and Kim Gwi-jung (Korea Maritime and Ocean University) won the Bronze Prize (Marine Robot Technology Institute Director's Award).

The Pukyong National University Southeast Region R-WeSET Project Group prepared this program to expand entry into new industry fields through a convergence curriculum, utilizing the characteristics of the Southeast region, which has many departments related to marine and fisheries.

Last year, Pukyong National University was selected as the lead university for the Southeast region in the regional female science and engineering talent development project (R-WeSET 2.0) by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET), and is carrying out various projects to enhance the capabilities of regional female science and engineering talents and promote their entry into new technology fields.

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