Dongguk University achieved outstanding results in the Expo with one gold and two silver medals, in addition to a participation award and a special award for its four teams.

Excellent startup ideas from the university’s d. Campus CEO (startup organization) swept the 2019 Taiwan Innotech Expo Awards held in Taipei.

The university announced on October 1 that all four participating student startup groups had been awarded at the Expo, which was held in the Taipei World Trade Center from September 26 to 28.

The expo is the largest annual event of international inventions and new technologies within the Greater China region, with a total of 800 inventions from 20 countries. Defeating the other prominent candidates, Dongguk University teams won the gold, silver, and participation awards, along with a special award.

The honor of the gold award went to “Clomount” (team head Min-soo Kim/Department of Computer Engineering, team member Ku-hyeop Lee/Department of Computer Engineering), who developed a “remote-controlled smart home Internet-of-Things device.” The judges highly praised the device because it could have a commercial value as a smart IoT product. It also received substantial attention from foreign buyers and investors.

The silver awards were awarded to “Challengers” (Co-heads Sung-hwan Lim/Department of Electrical Engineering and Yong-jin Kwon/Department of Mechanical Engineering, and team members Seung-gu Kang/Department of Electrical Engineering, Joon-tae Hwang/Department of Electrical Engineering and Ji-young Lim/Department of Visual Design), who developed a “semi-permanent water filter mask” and to “Ongo” (team members Do-seon Park/Department of Korean Language & Literature and Creative Writing and Sol Shin/Department of Arts) who designed a “traditional Korean spiritual dream catcher.” In addition, the participation award was given to “Mua” (team member Yoo-jin Cho/Department of Advertising and Public Relations), who designed a “smart phone protection strap embracing Korean culture.” Finally, “Challengers” received a special award from the World Invention Intellectual Property Association (WIIPA), which highly praised their invention.

Our university has continuously supported students’ participation in international competitions through various global entrepreneurship training programs based on the Startup Youth Entrepreneur Center and the LINC+ Business Group. Specifically, it has focused on strengthening the capabilities of global startups through the “Education Program for Global Entrepreneurs.”

Dae-young Kim, the Dean of Entrepreneurship at Dongguk University, said, “We hope to enter the overseas markets through cooperation with foreign buyers and investors that have shown interest in this international exhibition.” He also mentioned future plans: “Our university will provide follow-up management and support to help our students take further steps onto the global stage.”