Anchor Capstone Design Competition
Department Champions, Judged in Public
An annual competition run by the Core Talent Development Division, where industry experts assess whether the work would actually hold up in the field.
- 17 Dec 2025
- Amber Pure Hill
- 4.8M KRW in prizes
Program Overview
- Date
- Wednesday 17 December 2025, 09:00 to 14:00
- Venue
- Amber Pure Hill
- Organised by
- Core Talent Development Division, Cheju Halla University Anchor programme
- Sponsor
- Orion
Purpose
- Share what capstone teams produced, and pick the strongest
- Test the work through presentation and questioning
- Have industry experts judge whether it would work in practice
- Feed the best work back into teaching and into regional industry links
- Improve employment and startup readiness, and keep talent in the region
Who Takes Part
- Department teamsOne team per department, chosen by the department from that year's capstone cohort
- Next year's studentsStudents who will take capstone design in 2026
- Others attendingProgramme staff, faculty advisors, and partner companies and experts
How It Runs
- Presentation formatFive minutes to present and five to answer questions. Running order is drawn at random on the day.
- Judging panelFive external judges, mostly industry practitioners. Judged on industrial usefulness, feasibility, originality, and market potential.
- ExhibitionEach team exhibits a board; prototypes, models, and video are welcome.
Schedule
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration and judges' briefing |
| 09:00-09:30 | Teams prepare; board exhibition opens |
| 09:30-09:40 | Opening and briefing |
| 09:40-09:50 | Welcome from the programme director |
| 09:50-10:00 | Judges introduced; criteria explained |
| 10:00-12:00 | Team presentations and Q&A |
| 12:00-12:20 | Judges confer |
| 12:20-12:40 | Prize-giving and group photo |
| 12:40-14:00 | Close, and lunch |
Awards
| Award | Prize | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Orion Prize | 1,000,000 KRW | 1 |
| First Prize | 700,000 KRW | 2 (each) |
| Excellence Prize | 500,000 KRW | 2 (each) |
| Participation Prize | 200,000 KRW | 7 (each) |
4,800,000 KRW in total, sponsored by Orion, across 12 teams.
Board Submission
- Deadline
- Wednesday 10 December
- Files
- Board application form (HWP) and image files (JPG, AI, PSD)
- Must include
- A description of at least 200 characters, and a plan for developing the work further