Department of Education at National Mokpo University Wins Grand Prize in the 2023 University Student Infinite Challenge Project

10:1 Competition Rate, More Meaningful Activities with Grand Prize Award

Students from the Department of Education at National Mokpo University (President Song Ha-cheol) won the Grand Prize in the University Students' Infinite Challenge Project hosted by the Jeonnam Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Institute.

According to Mokpo University on the 12th, the award-winning team ‘Hakdungi-deul (Children Pursuing the Joy of Learning)’ consisted of undergraduate students Park Ju-young, Kim Jong-hoon, Kim Ji-woo, Lee Ji-sang, and Lim Seul-ah, with Professors Kang Il-guk and Lee Dong-eun from the Department of Education serving as co-mentors.

The Grand Prize winners of the University Infinite Challenge Project (from left) Professors Kang Il-guk and Lee Dong-eun, students Park Joo-young, Kim Jong-hoon, Kim Ji-woo, and Lim Seul-ah
[Photo provided by Mokpo National University]

The University Students' Infinite Challenge Project is a program hosted and organized by the Jeonnam Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Institute, aimed at realizing the challenges of university students in the Jeonnam region. Now in its second year, the Infinite Challenge Project received applications from about 200 teams, with 20 teams selected.

The ‘Hakdungi-deul’ team, who participated in this year’s Infinite Challenge Project, conducted their project in connection with the lifelong education course. They analyzed lifelong education institutions in the Jeonnam region and carried out a project to develop lifelong education programs needed in the Jeonnam area.

The students from the Department of Education who participated in the Infinite Challenge Project expressed, “It was very beneficial to be able to carry out the project in connection with our major courses.”

They also said, “By directly analyzing lifelong education institutions in the Jeonnam region and developing Jeonnam-specific lifelong education programs, we were able to understand the important roles that lifelong educators should play in the local community.”

Professor Kang Il-guk, co-mentor and faculty member of the Department of Education at National Mokpo University, praised the students’ efforts, saying, “This can be developed into a course where lifelong education is directly explored and practiced in the field. Being selected from a competition with a 10:1 ratio was meaningful in itself, and winning the Grand Prize at the performance report made it an even more significant achievement.”

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