300 Project

Hannam University reconfirmed its success in enterprise among colleges in the Daejeon area as a large number of Hannam students was selected in the ‘300 project’. The ‘300’ project, organized by Daejeon City, is a college student competition for new business ideas.    

On December 15, the project announced that thirty-five teams were selected at the second evaluation and that eight of the teams were Hannam students. Also, eleven teams from Hannam were chosen among seventy-nine teams at the first evaluation held in October. The selected students were given support funding ranging from 10,000,000 won to 20,000,000 won by Daejeon City to start their own business that they planned.

The business plans that college students put up were full of distinctive ideas. Junsoo Kim, a senior student from the Dep. Of Management Information, has received 20,000,000 won in aid by the idea of establishing a company that produces and distributes a false mustache. Kim focused on a popular trend that the youth of nowadays grow a mustache. He already finished product development and named the company ‘Kam-sung-sa-hoe (Sensibility Society)’.

While existing false mustaches are produced in a certain shape, his products are such that customers can make up a shape they want for themselves. For this innovation, he is applying for a patent. Also, he said, “You need professional skills and tools for a false mustache and beard make-up, but you can make your own mustache or beard very easy with this product as you put makeup on your face.”   

Another team including Jongjin Park, a student of the Management Department, received 10,000,000 won of support fund by the idea of tumbler business through partnership with coffee shops. It is a social enterprise in which the use of disposable cups can be decreased by manufacturing thermoses which can be used to carry coffee, and supplying them to small coffee shops. The coffee shops motivate customers to carry the thermoses by providing a discount to only those who have them.  

In addition, students from the Business Statistic Department achieved recognition for their business ideas, such as a breakfast box for office workers, a mobile steam car wash on campus, and so on. They will also get support funding.    

“I am so proud of Hannam students who are starting a business instead of trying to find a job”, HyungTae Kim, the president of Hannam, said. “We spare support to students who start their own businesses, as well as offer the best follow-up service with their mentor professors.” Meanwhile, Daejeon city is promoting a project that discovers college students starting companies from this year as a measure of solving the problem of unemployment among young people.


--Translated from the Hannam University main page by Yeseul Park

Hannam achieves FIFA certification

Hannam University announced that its newly developed soccer field with artificial turf is certified for 2 STAR by FIFA. It is the first among Koreans universities. The FIFA headquarters, located in Zürich, Switzerland, recently delivered an authentication certificate to Hannam and also made an announcement on their web page.

In Korea, Hannam's artificial turf soccer field is the second one that received FIFA 2 STAR (HyoChang Stadium in Seoul was certified first.) No other university in Korea has been certified. Only 20 soccer fields have received 2 STAR certificates all over Asia.

The FIFA certification for soccer fields with artificial turf is divided into two kinds; 1 STAR and 2 STAR. The preliminary game is played in 1 STAR soccer field, and the final game is played in 2 STAR one.

In order to issue authorization, FIFA evaluates the type and condition of the field by testing dozens of experiments, such as rolling and bouncing of the soccer ball. Hannam University did construction work at the school stadium during four months (from May to August in 2010), building a soccer field with artificial turf, urethane running track, lamp equipment for a night game, and etc.

1,450,000,000 won of working expenses was invested all through the construction; 350 million won by Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, 200 million won by Daejeon City, and 900 million won by Hannam University. The soccer field was constructed with top technology to lay the finest artificial turf.

HyungTae Kim, the president of Hannam, said, "It is the pride of our local community that Hannam has received the FIFA 2 STAR certificate as the first university in Korea. We will do our best to keep up the maintenance of the field so it can be loved by every soccer player and everyone in this area."

-- Translated from the Hannam University main page by Yeseul Park