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Busan Metropolitan City to Hold the 2025 Busan Science & Culture Awards Ceremony on December 10

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the 2025 Busan Science & Culture Awards Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (December 10) in the International Conference Hall of Busan City Hall.

This awards ceremony is a representative science culture event designed to discover and foster future science talents in Busan. The event is hosted by the City and organized by the Busan Council for Science & Technology, with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, and BNK Financial Group.

At the ceremony, awards will also be presented for the 7th Gungli-N Science Video Contest, the 14th Young Jang Gi-ryeo Medical Award, the 21st Busan Future Scientist Award, and the 2nd BNK “We Are Science Dreamers” Award.

The Gungli-N Science Video Contest was established to discover and introduce science themes hidden within the local community of Busan, and to encourage citizens’ participation in science culture activities in the digital advanced media era. Since its inception in 2019, the contest has been held annually. This year’s theme was “Busan, a Happy City Where Science Becomes Part of Daily Life,” and winners included Jung Eun-yul (Grand Prize, Yeonpo Elementary School), Jung Eun-jin (Top Excellence Award, General Division), and the family of Kim Hye-ri (Excellence Award, General Division).

The Young Jang Gi-ryeo Medical Award commemorates the noble spirit of Dr. Jang Gi-ryeo—an outstanding surgeon who laid the foundation for modern medical practice across Korea and devoted himself to service. The award has been presented since 2012. This year’s recipients are resident physicians Jwa Sun-young (Kosin University Gospel Hospital) and Joo Soo-hyun (Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital). They will each receive a plaque from the Co-Chairpersons of the Busan Council for Science & Technology along with a cash prize of 2 million won.

The Busan Future Scientist Award, established in 2005, aims to enhance scientific academic capabilities and nurture outstanding future talents among science and engineering students—including university (doctoral, master’s, undergraduate divisions in science and engineering) and high school students (general high school and science high school, mathematics and science divisions). This year, a total of 36 teams have been selected to receive plaques and scholarships.
Recipients of the Top Excellence Award include Hwang Jae-jin (Science Division, Department of Physics, Pusan National University) and Kim Hong-seok (Engineering Division, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University). In the master’s program category, Kwon Young-hoon (Science Division, Department of Ocean Science and Technology Convergence, Korea Maritime & Ocean University) and Park Ji-gyo (Engineering Division, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) were selected for the Top Excellence Awards.

Finally, the BNK “We Are Science Dreamers” Award identifies promising young talents—particularly elementary and middle school students—with scientific aptitude and potential. A total of 64 outstanding students who participated in the “50-Day Science Asset-Building Project,” conducted since September, were selected to receive certificates and scholarships. The group includes 25 middle school students, 25 elementary school students, and 14 special award recipients.

At this year’s awards ceremony, the Vice Mayor for Future Innovation, the President of Pusan National University, and other distinguished guests will personally present awards to congratulate and encourage the recipients. The ceremony will also feature heartfelt acceptance speeches by awardees and a celebratory string trio performance, creating a festive atmosphere centered on science.

Seong Heui-yeob, Vice Mayor for Future Innovation of the City, stated, “The Busan Science & Culture Awards Ceremony is a meaningful platform that promotes science culture and supports future scientists,” adding, “Busan Metropolitan City will continue to provide support so that young people and students can shine in global science and technology fields.”