Chosun University’s ‘My Life Changed by COVID-19’ Contest Successfully Concluded

69 Works Submitted by 61 Participants

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Teacher Education College Civic Education Capacity Building Project Group at Chosun University (Director Park Hyunju) recently concluded the contest titled ‘My Life Changed by COVID-19’.

According to Chosun University on the 19th, the contest, subtitled ‘Making a Special Spring in 2020!’, was held from March to April 12. A total of 69 participants submitted 61 works.

The participants included students from the College of Education at Chosun University, all members of Chosun University, and elementary, middle, and high school students from the Gwangju, Jeonnam, and Jeju regions. The contest categories were photography, drawing, essay, and UCC (User Created Content).

The project group selected four grand prize winners from the Chosun University members category and one grand prize winner from the elementary, middle, and high school students category, awarding certificates and prizes.

In the elementary, middle, and high school students category, Jung Geunwoo from Inseong High School, who won the grand prize, expressed the disappointment of art college entrance exam students unable to attend art academies due to COVID-19 through a drawing titled ‘Mask, Corona Model’ created on an iPad.

The painting, depicting the coronavirus wrapped in a mask, was praised for its originality.

The grand prize winners in the university members category were Kim Minji from the Earth Science Education Department; Yoon Eunae, Kim Seunghyun, and Kim Sohyun from the Chemistry Education Department; Kim Yeonsu from the Music Education Department; and Jang Heeyoon from the Earth Science Education Department.

Kim Minji from Earth Science Education and Yoon Eunae, Kim Seunghyun, and Kim Sohyun from Chemistry Education cleverly portrayed their changed university life due to COVID-19 through a UCC.

Kim Yeonsu from Music Education attracted the judges’ attention with a short comic and writing depicting precious time spent with family during the pause in social activities such as gatherings caused by COVID-19.

Additionally, Jang Heeyoon from Earth Science Education received high praise and won the grand prize with a sincere essay describing how the time gained during the ‘social distancing’ period was spent valuably by doing things that had not been done before, such as spending time with family and reading.

Director Park Hyunju of the project group said, “When universities like Cambridge closed during the 1664 European plague (Black Death), Isaac Newton invested that time in studying the concept of gravity. Similarly, we planned this contest not as a ‘stop’ caused by the COVID-19 situation but as an opportunity to view the situation positively and develop. I am pleased that the contest received a better response than expected and thank everyone who participated.”