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The team of Pukyong National University and Pusan national university won the grand prize for the 'Global youth climate hope challenge’

- presentation on plans for eco-friendly practices by universities in Busan

△ The grand prize winners of the 'Global youth climate hope challenge' posing for a commemorative photo shoot. 

A student team from Pukyong National University and Pusan national university jointly won the grand prize at the 'Global youth climate hope challenge' hosted by Busan city.

The student team of Kim Do-Hoon, Park Mi-So, and Park Hyun-Ah from Pukyong National University, and Park Min-Ki and Kim Hyun-Jin from Pusan national university received the highest evaluation among 14 teams from 12 countries that made it to the finals in this challenge held recently at the Green Narae hotel in Haeundae as the 10th international conference event to host the World Expo 2023 Busan.

The student team of Pukyong National University and Pusan national university presented an eco-friendly practice plan for universities in the Busan area called 'Green campus: Y-eco friend card' and received an evaluation from the evaluation group that the concreteness of the eco-friendly idea and implementation plan were suitable for university students who will lead the future generation.

Their idea was to present an 'eco friend card' with the motif of Dongbaekjeon, a local currency by Busan city. With the goal of turning universities in the Busan region into green campuses, the design received positive response from the public by providing benefits linked to the eco friend card to universities that have taken climate action.

By winning the grand prize, the student team from Pukyong National University and Pusan national university received 3 million won cash prize and had the opportunity to participate in the general meeting of the Bureau international des expositions (BIE) to be held in Paris on November 28 to select the venue for the Expo 2023.

The 'Global youth climate hope challenge' began on August 26th with 14 teams of global youth from 12 countries participating under the theme of 'Nature and sustainable life (coping with climate change)', after three weeks of discussions and activities, the final winners were selected through a presentation. <Pukyong Today>