Gangwon-do, coal industry transition area policy paper contest... Deadline on the 15th of next month

(Chuncheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Jaehyun Lee = Gangwon-do announced on the 30th that it will hold a paper contest to revitalize coal industry transition areas and discover future policy tasks.

This contest, hosted by the Gangwon Research Institute Coal Mine Development Support Center, is open to the general public and college and graduate students until November 15th.

Topics for the contest include region/society, economy, tourism, alternative industries, energy, history/cultural heritage, and mineral resource utilization, and the research target must include at least one of Taebaek, Samcheok, Yeongwol, and Jeongseon.

The general public category is open to Korean citizens over the age of 20, and the student category is open to domestic and foreign college and graduate students.

Students on leave of absence and those who have completed their course can also apply, and can participate as individuals or as a team of four or fewer people.

Participants must submit a thesis and application form of approximately 15 pages of A4 paper to the person in charge by email ([email protected]) by 12 PM on November 15th.

The province selects a total of 8 films, 4 in each category, and awards a total of 10 million won, including the grand prize of 2 million won, the first prize of 1.5 million won, the excellence prize of 1 million won, and the exploration prize of 500,000 won.

The winning work will be announced on December 17, and detailed information can be found at the Coal Mine Comprehensive Information System (coaltour.com).

Park Yoo-sik, director of the Provincial Future Industry Bureau, said, “Through this contest, we hope to look at the current issues in the coal industry transition area and come up with various policy proposals necessary to revitalize the region.”