On the afternoon of the 29th, Jang Jin-hyeok, a student from Pusan National University and a member of the 'Umocin' team that won the grand prize at the 'Jeju Air Public-Private Cooperation ESG Management Activity Idea Contest' held in the Jeju Air conference room at Gimpo Airport, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, is taking a commemorative photo with Professor Lee Yoon-chul from Korea Aerospace University, the head judge.
[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Jeju Air announced on the 30th that the ‘Wumochin’ team, consisting of Jinhyeok Jang (Pusan National University), Chani Kang (Dong-A University), and Sujeong Park (Youngsan University), won the grand prize in the public-private cooperative ESG management activity idea contest.
The ‘Wumochin’ team, which won the grand prize, received the highest score for their idea on reducing aircraft weight (carbon reduction) through the introduction of the lightweight baggage certification system ‘Green Pass.’ In their acceptance speech, they said, “Since this contest idea was submitted for Jeju Air and society, we hope it can realize great value.”
The excellence award was given to the ‘Heeyeoul Jeju’ team, consisting of Minhee Joo (Chung-Ang University) and Eunjeong Yoon (Chung-Ang University), and the merit award was given to the ‘Air Juice’ team, consisting of Jinkyeong Koo (Kookmin University) and Najung Lee (Kyung Hee University).
The grand prize winner received a prize of 1 million KRW along with a 1:1 employment coaching interview and mock interview opportunity with Jeju Air’s HR manager. The excellence award winners received 700,000 KRW, and the merit award winners received 500,000 KRW. Additionally, five winning teams were each given one round-trip ticket from Gimpo to Jeju per person.
This contest solicited activities that Jeju Air could promote in cooperation with the central government, local governments, and public institutions among ESG (environmental, social, and governance) management activities. Among the entries, nine teams advanced to the finals based on topic relevance, feasibility, creativity, and logicality. After the second presentation and combining Jeju Air employees’ preference scores, one team each was selected for the grand prize, excellence award, merit award, and six teams were awarded prizes.
The finalists’ projects will be reviewed for actual project implementation in consultation with related public institutions.
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