Promotion of the 2025 Graduate Student Failure Expo
Reference: Talent Development Office-1651 (2025. 2. 12.), 7361 (2025. 8. 5.)
To prevent the decline of psychological safety caused by increasing graduate-specific failures (e.g., failed experiments, unsuccessful patents) during research and thesis work, and to enhance problem-solving skills through systematic sharing of failure cases, the “2025 Graduate Student Failure Expo” will be held as follows. We kindly request your active promotion so that many graduate students may participate.
a. Program Title: 2025 Graduate Student Failure Expo
b. Eligibility: Graduate School students (including those registered after coursework completion)
c. Theme: Experiences of failure and overcoming challenges during research or thesis writing after entering graduate school
d. Event Period: November 4 (Tue) – November 6 (Thu), 2025 (Special Session, Yongbong Academic Festival G-Fair)
e. Application Period: October 1 (Wed) – October 16 (Thu), 2025
f. Application Method: Graduate School Website → Student Growth Support → Extracurricular Programs
(https://m.site.naver.com/1S7Nc)
g. Awards:
All participants: KRW 30,000 counseling voucher
Excellent entries: KRW 200,000 prize money
h. Request: Please promote through college and department notices as well as student communication channels (e.g., KakaoTalk).