Suwon Special City and Samil High School Recruit Participants for '18th National Student Startup and Invention Competition'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City will recruit participants for the '18th National Student Startup and Invention Competition' from June 9 to 27.

The National Student Startup and Invention Competition is an event designed to discover and nurture young talented innovators with creativity and inventive spirit. It is jointly hosted by Suwon City and Samil High School, and organized by the Suwon Urban Foundation and Samil High School.

Participants are elementary, middle, and high school students from across the nation, either as teams (1-4 members) or individuals.

With the goal of 'strengthening innovation capabilities and developing creativity for future generations,' the competition recruits diverse ideas and inventions across four divisions: △Science Division (practical science and resource recycling) △Environment Division (daily life and resource recycling) △Education Division (science education and educational materials) △Startup Division (startup content).

Experts will judge entries based on feasibility and creativity to determine award-winning works. Award recipients will be presented with certificates from the Minister of Education, the Minister of SMEs and Startups, the Minister of Environment, and the Mayor of Suwon Special City. Some outstanding works will also be connected to patent applications and prototype production support.

Applications can be submitted through the National Startup and Invention Competition website (https://s-talk.or.kr).

A city official stated, "The creativity of the future generation is a nation's competitiveness," and added, "We hope that the 18th National Student Startup and Invention Competition will unearth talented individuals with creative invention ideas and startup capabilities to solve real-life problems."

For more information, contact the Suwon Urban Foundation Entrepreneurship Support Center (031-280-6363) and Samil High School Specialized Creative Convergence Department (031-250-2452, 4791-4).