Q College Students Win at 1st K-Shoebrand Startup Challenge Contest
On October 21, students from DSU Q College won the Grand Prize at the “1st K-Shoebrand Startup Challenge Contest” held in BEXCO, Busan. This event, planned to revitalize the launch of various shoe brands, was hosted by the Busan Economic Promotion Agency’s Shoes Industry Promotion Center and was held in collaboration with the Naver webtoon D-Announce. Students Jang Hyeong-jun (Senior, International Studies) and Bae So-yeon Bae (Junior, Visual Design), won the Grand Prize in the ‘Idea Division’ with their idea of Magic Sneakers That Symbolize the Climate Crisis and Appear When Water Touches Them and Disappear When They Dry, for which received good reviews.
They explained of their concept, “On rainy days, children’s sneakers have no personality, and are dull and boring, so we wanted to provide fun and enjoyment to children even on rainy days. When the shoes we developed get wet, animals that symbolize the climate crisis appear on them, so I think children will be able to understand a little bit about the global climate crisis as a result.” Dongseo University Q College, with the goal of becoming a ‘Cultivation Challenge School,’ selects students from a variety of majors so that they can freely take on challenges and receive credits in Busan, Asia, and the United States to solve entrepreneurial, creative, and social problems. It was established in 2021 as a future-oriented innovative university of DSU.