KDIS Student Web Report Contest (Summer 2025)

Exploring Korea’s Policy and Development Experiences

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🇰🇷 How would you unpack Korea’s development story for today’s global audience?

Go beyond the surface: analyze the design logic, trade-offs, and outcomes behind Korea’s key policies and development experiences.
Combine narrative, data visualization, and interactive design to share insights that resonate—and get the chance to be published globally via K-Developedia and win awards. </aside>

*Note : The contest was previously announced titled as ‘On-Campus Contest: Developing New Policy Education Content’. All previous entries remain valid.

✅ Submission Guideline

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Registration (Google Form)

Register and submit below documents via 📬 Registration Page
1. Application and Consent Form
  
  Application and Consent form.docx
2. Proof of student status (enrollment, leave, graduation, or coursework completion)
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Create a Notion Web Report

Create a web report using Notion
Use visualization tool such as 🔗 **Datawrapper** for interactive graphics
Notion & Datawrapper Tutorial 🔗 Tutorial Page
A separate information session will be provided (Aug. 12, 5pm @ RM302) </aside>

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Publishing and Submission

Make sure to publish your Notion report and share the URL in your submission
Please ensure that your report is accessible by others:
- How to publish your report? </aside>

💡 Overview

🎯 Eligibility	All KDI School students (Master’s/PhD – current, on leave, graduated)
💻 Format	Notion-based web report
(Must be public:
(`/settings` → `Share` →`Anyone with the link` )
📊 Visualization	**Using visualization tools
such as Datawrapper is a must**
🗣️ Language	English only
🧾 Unit	Individual entries only
(Team submissions are not acceptable)

⏳ Timeline*

Schedule	Date
Event info Session & Tutorial	August 12 (Tue), 2025, 5pm
Submission Deadline	August 31 (Sun), 2025
Review Period	September 1 – 26
Winners Announced	September 30
Final report posting	November 28

*The timeline is subject to change

👨‍🏫 Event Info Session (Aug. 12(Tue), 5pm)

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Join the info session for format guidelines and hands-on workshop on Notion and Datawrapper!

Date and Time August 12, 2025 (Tue), 5pm

Venue Room 302 / Online(Zoom) ‣

Presenters ****Tika Khaopoon (MDP 2025) and Soomin Lim (MPP 2023)

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💫 Formats and Guidelines

💰 Prizes and Benefits

Award*	Number of Winners	Amount
🥇 Grand Prize	1	500,000 KRW
🥈 Excellence Award	2	300,000 KRW
🥉 Merit Award	2	200,000 KRW

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Selected reports will be published on the K-Developedia website, following expert review and editorial refinement. (Don’t miss this chance to share your insights globally!)

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*Prizes are paid in two stages: 50% upon selection + 50% after final version.

⚖️ Evaluation Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following five dimensions: