Hanwha Systems Wins Silver Medal in First Participation at WorldSkills Competition

Employee Seo Heewon, 2nd Place in Network Distribution Technology Category

Hanwha Systems won a silver medal at the International Skills Olympics, marking its first participation since its founding.

Winners of Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in the International Skills Olympics Network Distribution Technology category. Seo Heewon, an employee of Hanwha Systems (far left), is participating in the award ceremony.
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Hanwha Systems announced on the 24th that Seo Heewon, a manufacturing team employee, won a silver medal in the network distribution technology category at the "2024 International Skills Olympics" held in Lyon, France, from the 10th to the 15th (local time). This is the first time a Hanwha Systems employee has participated in the competition.

The International Skills Olympics, held every two years, is an international competition where young skilled workers aged 17 to 22 from around the world compete in vocational skills. This year marked the 47th edition of the event, with over 1,400 participants from 73 countries.

The network distribution technology category, in which Seo won the silver medal, tests the ability to design, install, and connect communication cables according to requirements and to implement high-quality communication.

Seo is a talented individual who ranked first in the network distribution technology category at the 2022 National Skills Competition and the 2023 National Team Selection. He balanced preparing for the competition with his company duties and received paid leave and financial support from the company during training camps.

He said, "Thanks to the support and consideration of my senior and junior colleagues and the company's backing, I was able to achieve good results. For seven years, I have earnestly imagined winning a medal at this competition, and I am truly happy to have realized that dream. I will continue to work hard to become an expert in this field."

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