Busan Office of Education Holds Award Ceremony for Smoking Prevention Idea Contest

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will hold an awards ceremony for the "NO-Smoking Stories We Create: Smoking Prevention Idea Contest" at 10 a.m. on the 21st in the main auditorium of the Busan Student Education and Culture Center.

This contest was held from June to July targeting students, faculty, parents, and out-of-school youth to promote a healthy, tobacco-free school culture. A total of 630 works were submitted across four categories: posters, webtoons/cartoons, calligraphy, and public service advertisements.

The Busan Office of Education comprehensively evaluated the entries based on promotional value, artistic quality, expressiveness, and creativity, selecting a total of 51 award-winning works: 13 grand prizes, 13 excellence awards, 11 merit awards, 10 encouragement awards, and one award from the Busan Smoking Cessation Support Center director in each category.

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On the day of the ceremony, presentations of outstanding works from 14 teams by category will also be held to enhance the significance of the contest. Additionally, the Busan Office of Education will exhibit the 51 award-winning works in the lobby of the main auditorium at the Student Education and Culture Center.

Park Ji-hoon, Director of Educational Policy at the Busan Office of Education, said, "This contest will serve as a good opportunity for smoking prevention and a smoke-free culture to spread from schools to the local community," adding, "Our office will continue to do its best to ensure that youth are not exposed to smoking and can grow up healthy."

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