POSCO TJ Park Prize | |
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Country | South Korea |
Presented by | POSCO TJ Park Foundation |
Reward(s) | Plaque and 200 million KRW [1] [2] |
First awarded | 2007 |
Prizes given | 59 as of 2023 [update] |
POSCO TJ Park Prize | |
Hangul | 포스코청암상 |
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Hanja | 포스코청암賞 |
Revised Romanization | Poseuko Cheongam Sang |
McCune–Reischauer | P'osŭk'o Ch'ŏngam Sang |
POSCO TJ Park Prize is an annual award presented by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation in four categories;science,education,community development and philanthropy,and technology. [3] [4] The science prize is given to Korean scientists in natural science or engineering. The education prize,community development and philanthropy prize,and technology prize are given to an individual and/or an organization. [5] [6] Only the community development and philanthropy prize is not restricted by nationality. [7] Recommendations are received from June to September, [8] candidates are screened from October to December,the winners are announced in January and the prize presentation ceremony happens in April. [9]
Year | Science | Education | Community Development and Philanthropy | Technology |
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2007 [10] | Nonsan Daegeon High School ( 논산대건고등학교 ) | Wardah Hafidz (와르다하피즈) | – | |
2008 [11] | Yang Hee-Kyu (양희규) | Buddhist Priest Dobub (도법) | – | |
2009 [12] | – | |||
2010 [13] | Park Jong-il (박종일) | Chang Byung-Ho (장병호) | Kim Hae-Sung (김해성) | – |
2011 [14] | Lee Sangyeop [15] (이상엽) | Namhansan Elementary School ( 남한산초등학교 ) | Alola Foundation in East Timor (알로라재단) | |
2012 [16] | Kwang Jong-Moon (곽종문) | Somaly Mam (소말리맘) | – | |
2013 [17] | Yoon Byeong-hun (윤병훈) | Seo Yeong-nam (서영남) | – | |
2014 [18] [19] | Kim Bum-sig (김범식) | Canaan Farmers School ( 가나안농군학교 ) | Rainbow Community (사회복지법인무지개공동회) | – |
2015 [20] | Park Bae-ho (박배호) | – | ||
2016 [22] | Cho Yoon-jea (조윤제) | Kumoh Technical High School ( 금오공업고등학교 ) | Raphael Clinic (라파엘클리닉) | – |
2017 [23] | Lee Jong-heun (이종흔) | Kyungpook National University’s Attached Middle School ( 경북대학교사범대학부설중학교 ) | Jimmy Pham [24] (지미팸) | Kim Myung-hwan (김명환) |
2018 [25] | Son Young-Woo (손영우) | Posan High School ( 포산고등학교 ) | Won Ju-hee (원주희) | Hwang-Cheol-ju (황철주) |
2019 [26] | Yeomyeong School (여명학교) | Angkor Hospital for Children (앙코르어린이병원) | Lim Tae-won (임태원) | |
2020 [27] | Hong Song-You (홍성유) | Don Bosco Vocational School (돈보스코직업전문학교) | Lee Ran Joo [28] (이란주) | Heo Yeom [29] (허염) |
2021 [30] | Baik Mu-hyun (백무현) | Yongnam Middle School ( 용남중학교 ) | Children’s Welfare Action Association Seum (아동복지실천회세움) | Han Chung (정한) |
2022 [31] | Nam Ki-tae (남기태) | Yoo Hae-geun (유해근) | Cho Jin-kyung (조진경) | Cha Ki-chul (차기철) |
2023 [32] | Park Je-geun (박제근) | Choe Jae-Chun (최재천) | Seo Jung-Hwa (서정화) | Park Han-oh ( 박한오 ) |
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