Applications call for ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest 2020. Against such a backdrop, the 2020 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest invites students to conduct in-depth intellectual works on how ASEAN and Korea can navigate through the present uncertainties and turn this crisis into an opportunity. This year, the Contest seeks to enhance academic and professional quality of submissions by engaging professors as advisors for the essays and allow co-authorship (up to 2 students).

Theme

ASEAN-Korea Digital Partnership in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Under the pandemic, physical or social distancing has been actively promoted to counter the spread of the disease. This has in turn accelerated rapid digitalization in every aspect of daily lives, and cooperation in the digital field has become more important than ever. ASEAN and Korea have been partnering in many areas in the digital sphere including e-commerce, e-learning, IT startup, and social media. How can ASEAN and Korea strengthen their digital partnership in the post-COVID-19 era? What are the areas of ASEAN-Korea digital cooperation to be eyed on?

Eligibility

The contest invites all ASEAN and Korean undergraduate and graduate students

• Submissions must be endorsed by an academic advisor (professor).
• Applicants can submit as a team consisting of up to 2 students.
• For team entries, all members must meet the eligibility to participate in the Contest.

Prizes

• Grand Prize (1 team): KRW 2,000,000
• Second Prize (2 team): KRW 1,000,000
• Third Prize (2 team): KRW 500,000
• Selected teams will be invited to a webinar to present their essays.
• Winning essays will be considered for publication.

Submission

Applicants must submit an application by 8 November 2020 (Korea Standard Time) and the name of the winners will be out on 10 December 2020. Moreover, candidates must submit the following documents

• Essay
• Abstract
• Application form (by participants)
• Recommendation form (by advisor)

Notice

• All requirements must be submitted electronically by the submission deadline on http://bit.do/2020akessay
• Reference materials must be properly cited. About the plagiarism policy, refer to www.plagiarism.org.
• Only original and unpublished essays will be considered for evaluation.
• For any inquiries, contact us at [email protected]

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