Students from the DSU Department of Tourism received both the Grand Prize and Excellence Award at the 2019 International Organization-MICE Career Fair.

Held at the Songdo ConvensiA Building in Incheon on September 27, the fair was co-hosted by Incheon Metropolitan City, the Incheon Tourism Organization, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The winning Grand Prize team was comprised of junior students Kim Jin-il (the team leader), Kwon Ha-jeong, Jeon SeuI-gi, and Jo Eun-ji. Their winning entry was a proposal for ending various "dark tourism" problems that afflict the industry, such as the recent decrease in travellers between Korea and Japan triggered by Korea and Japan's economic disputes. The winning DSU students' solution, involving organizing trips centred around correcting travellers' misconceptions and prejudices, was well received by judges.

In addition, junior student Jang Seo-yeon received the Excellence Prize for organizing a Busan trekking course that would appeal to European tourists' tastes. Inspired by the growth of Busan's MICE industry, as well as the high number of visits to Busan by tourists from European countries, Jang Seo-yeon's winning proposal was a new course centred on Geumjeong Mountain, which is not a well-known area but has great potential as a tourist destination in Busan. In particular, the proposed tour showcases the hidden beauty of Busan's nature.

These winning entries at the 2019 International Organization-MICE Career Fair are the result of the "Travel Agency Management" Capstone Design class, which was opened in the first semester by Professor Lim Kyeong-hwan.

Hong Jeong-hwa, Dean of the DSU Department of Tourism, said "These excellent results are the fruits of the hard work of the Capstone Design class of the DSU Centum Industrial Complex Campus Project. Moreover, participating students will not simply finish their learning upon the completion of all class assignments, but will further participate in additional fairs and competitions to continue to enhance our university's status and to continue to develop their personal design capabilities."