KMI Holds "Marine Citizen Activity Idea Contest" to Solve Coastal Issues with Citizens

The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI, President Cho Jeonghee) is hosting the "Marine Citizen Activity Idea Contest" to gather citizen ideas aimed at solving various issues occurring along coastlines and beaches.

This contest aims to discover citizen participation strategies centered around four main topics: ▲coastal disasters (reducing erosion damage), ▲coastal use (improving access to the sea), ▲coastal ecology (management of marine protected areas), and ▲an open category (other marine-related issues).

Anyone can participate as an individual or as a team of up to five members, and proposals are to be submitted via email. The application period runs from July 14 to August 31.

The submitted proposals will be evaluated in early September, and five teams will be selected. Each team will receive 2 million won in activity support funds. After conducting follow-up research for about two months, the teams will present their results at the "2025 Marine Citizen Forum" scheduled for December 9. Additional prize money will be awarded to outstanding results presented at the forum.

President Cho Jeonghee stated, "Creative proposals from citizens to solve coastal issues will be a valuable asset for formulating practical policies," adding, "The selected ideas will be widely utilized in future policy recommendations, the development of public-private cooperation models, and in-depth research."

Marine Citizen Activity Idea Contest Poster.

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