Gyeongnam Jeongbodae Wins Grand Prize at First Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University Competition

Students from Gyeongnam Information University showcased their best skills at the first competition held among the Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence Universities.

Gyeongnam Information University announced on the 29th that Yeon Du-yeon from the E-KIT team won the grand prize, and Choi I-je from the Secondary Bus team received the excellence award at the 1st Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University Joint Competition held on the 25th at Osong H Hotel Sejong City.

On the day of the competition, a total of 51 teams and about 120 students participated in four categories: prototypes, research reports, ideas, and video content. Through exhibitions and presentations, one grand prize team, two top excellence award teams, and three excellence award teams were selected and awarded in each category.

At the 1st Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University Joint Competition, Yeon Dooyeon, a student of the E-KIT team who won the grand prize (center).

Shim Jae-hyung, head of the Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University Project Group at Gyeongnam Information University, said, “I hope students use this experience as a stepping stone to grow into core talents in the secondary battery field.”

Shim added, “We will devote our efforts to developing excellent curriculum programs so that students can grow into specialized talents in the secondary battery field.”

The Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University project is a national initiative investing about 40 billion KRW over four years starting in 2023 to nurture global talents through convergence, openness, and cooperation among universities in the secondary battery field.

Gyeongnam Information University, together with Chungbuk National University, Inha University, Gachon University, and Pusan National University, formed a consortium and was selected for the advanced field innovation convergence university project in the secondary battery sector, receiving a total of 10.2 billion KRW annually to carry out the project.

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