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Sep
2010
Policy Proposal Competition Winners of 2010 SISF
By Michelle Kang. Posted in Community, Cultural Exchange, Events, Seoul Global Center | No Comments »
participants pose for a photo after the ceremony
The Seoul Global Center (SGC) held its annual awards ceremony for the winners of the 2010 Seoul International Student Forum (SISF) Policy Proposal Contest on Friday Aug 27th at Seoul Press Center. 70 members of the forum were invited to the event, 15 Korean students and 55 international students, and the ceremony was joined by Yoo Jae-ryong, Director of Competitiveness Policy Division and the heads of Yeonnam, Ichon, and Itaewon Global Village Centers.
SISF was launched in 2008 with the aim to serve as a channel through which ideas or suggestions between domestic and foreign students living in Seoul can be delivered to make Seoul a truly global city and more appealing to people around the globe. To achieve this goal, the members of the forum join various events to experience and learn about Seoul for expanding exchanges.
As one of its main activities, the group creates proposals on city policies to suggest solutions to problems foreign residents may face with in Seoul so that they can find it more convenient and pleasant to live in. Suggested proposals are carefully reviewed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and applicable ones will be implemented.
In this year’s contest, in total, six groups’ proposals were chosen and presented on the day of event. Those proposals were judged based on the criteria of originality, logic, feasibility of the policies along with a presenter’s delivery mode and attitude during the presentation on the spot. Of the six proposals, one team was awarded the first prize and two were awarded the second place at the ceremony.
The following are this year’s winning entries:
First Prize:
Group A – “Foreigner Friendly Bus System”
Runners-up:
Group D – “Dietary Restriction Information for Religionist, Vegans, and Allergens”
Group E – “Language Exchange Café”
Following the proposal awards, leadership awards and meritorious service awards were presented to individuals. In the Leadership Awards category, Elena Suh and Asad Khattak were awarded the Group Chair Prize, while Eren Joy Baustista and Siannie Putri were awarded the Group Coordinator Prize. The Meritorious Service Awards went to Shendy Snowie, Melody Tang, and Kim Beom Joon.
Congratulations to the award recepients!
To find out more about SISF, please visit http://global.seoul.go.kr/ or call our hotline, at 1688-0120.
Michelle Kang is English editor at Seoul Global Center.
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