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On February 3, the 2019 LINC+ Outstanding Student Awards and Scholarships Receiving Ceremony was held at the LINC+ Business Center’s Education Room, which is on the 8th floor of the New Millennium Building at DSU ‘s Jurye campus.

The ceremony was held to acknowledge students who have developed and expanded their core competencies and skillsets and achieved outstanding academic results through their participation in the third year of the LINC + (Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation) Project. In total, 36 students received awards (1 Grand Prize, 5 Outstanding Excellence Prizes, 10 Excellence Prizes, and 20 Encouragement Prizes) with combined associated scholarships of 15.5 million won.

Grand Prize winner Choi Sung-pil, a junior studying in the Division of Leisure-sports, participated in many programs and events of the LINC+ project, including Class-selling, Capstone Design, the DSU Living Lab, the Youth Health Network, the Sasang Water & Lesisure-Sports Festival, and the Healing Busan Health Share Project. Many of these may make great contributions towards improving the health and lifestyles of local residents.

Upon receiving his award, Choi Sung-pil said, “From the outset of the project, it felt significant to be able to personally participate in such programs and events as Capstone Design, Class-selling, and the DSU Living Lab, and it was also very meaningful to have the opportunity to participate in community-related projects that gave so much back to the local community.” He added, “The LINC+ project provides students with a strong support group, from which we can draw upon to help us further develop our professional skills and pursue our career goals.”

Hwang Gi-hyeon, Vice-Chairperson of the LINC+ project, further explained, “Students in the LINC+ project can participate in various events and programs in order to maximize their self-development and obtain good results. This will provide a firm base of practical skills and expertise for them to advance in their studies and careers.”