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EUTOPIA Innovation Challenges for

Students: Discovery Week - Autumn
2024
Application to participate in the EUTOPIA Innovation Challenges for Students: Discovery Week
event taking place November 13-17, 2024 at CY Cergy Paris Université in Cergy, France. This event
aims to bring together students and public and private sector stakeholders. Student teams will
collaborate with mentors on challenge-based initiatives to address real problems. There will be
four challenges covering fields like sustainable product use; repurposing a product for additional
uses/markets; product design; marketing, expanding markets, developing existing or new product
lines; project management, change management & behavioral practice certification; education;
multilingualism; language learning; gamification; analyzing/giving feedback about product
features, services, tools.

The event encourages creative environments to stimulate cross-disciplinary work. Participants

receive a grant for participating in this onsite event. English will be the language used.

Application is open to undergraduate and master's-level students who are regularly enrolled at the
University of Gothenburg both at the time of application and at the time of the event. Students can
come from any department and subject area. There are no right or wrong answers; we are looking
at the development of your ideas, commitment to the activity, and reflection over what you hope
to contribute and to gain from participating. We also aim to send a variety of students with
different perspectives to the event. Up to eight students from GU will be selected.

Complete the application in English.

The application deadline is Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 11:59 pm (23:59).

Questions? contact eutopia@gu.se

1. First Name
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Youngseo

2. Last Name
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Cho

3. E-mail address
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whdudtj19@gmail.com

4. Swedish person number (or T-number or similar)

*

19951008-0162

5. Gender *

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

6. LinkedIn (if relevant, please be sure your profile is up-to-date)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcho20/

7. Current study level

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Undergraduate/Bachelor/Cycle 1

Master/Graduate/Cycle 2

8. Study programme at the University of Gothenburg (this is the degree

programme or subject field of your studies)
*

Master In Communication

9. Department at the University of Gothenburg (this is the main department

offering your programme)
*

IT department

10. Faculty of your study programme

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Faculty of Education

Faculty of Humanities

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Social Sciences

IT Faculty

Sahlgrenska Academy

School of Business, Economics and Law

The Artistic Faculty

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11. Study field (choose all categories that apply)

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Architecture and Planning

Arts and Media

Communication

Computer Science

Data Science

Design

Education

Engineering

Finance

Impact and Entrepreneurship

Law

Life Sciences

Management

Marketing

Medical Sciences

Social Sciences

Sustainability

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12. Describe your motivation to attend the Innovation Challenge. (Reflect on why
you want to attend, how the event fits into or complements your studies, how
it relates to your interests, and how it serves longer-term goals) (200 words
max)
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I graduated from Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea, with a double major in
Public Administration alongside Humanities and Social Sciences. During my undergraduate years,
Public Administration Society was my community that I was leading and organizing our seminars
and study events. Meanwhile, my focus was on the experience of young women; specifically,
work and housing concerns. So, I formed a group of 20 individuals for focus group interviews
and established the Seoul Young Women's Network, receiving support from the Seoul
Government for a series of seminars and extensive research. Therefore, all this experience and
academic background gave me the dream of becoming a social policy researcher that I achieved
to begin my career as a social science researcher in Change2020, enabling me to drive research
projects and participate in training supported by the Prime Minister's Office. Particularly,
research on communication between the government and the society in Nordics. So, through
this program, I want to learn about the basic collaborative process and public-private sector of
European social science research. Because I have learned through my journey that
administrative approaches are more powerful when they are implemented through public-private
partnerships.

13. Describe what you hope to contribute to your team and what skills you want to
develop. (describe the skills, background and perspectives that you bring to the
event, how you work in a team, and what you hope to learn from
participating). (200 words max)
*

My aspiration is to work in Gender Administrative Policies as a Communication Expert, continuing

to contribute to Korea's policy-making amidst the challenges of reaching developmental limits.
For effective policy formulation, precise analysis and diagnosis of online and offline discourse are
necessary. Additionally, mastery of related subjects such as Information Technology, Sociology,
and Media Analytics is crucial for international communication.
Orchestrating these subjects requires impeccable quantitative and qualitative research methods
to establish a valid foundation. Moreover, accountability and responsibility are essential merits of
communication. Sweden exemplifies state-of-the-art communication with its humanistic, gender-
equal, free-speech, and transparent government.
So, through this program, I hope to gain experience in many administrative institutionalization
processes in the public sector's policy decision-making process. As a student in the Master in
Communication program, I bring valuable expertise in administrative and policy matters related
to gender equality, particularly within the Korean and Northeast Asian contexts. My experience
as a seminar and forum director enables me to support student initiatives and facilitate
academic events for a broader audience. Additionally, my background as an administrative
professional equips me to offer insights for focused group interviews and thesis development. I

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aim to leverage these experiences to contribute to academic research and enhance the
collaborative learning environment of the program.

14. Is there anything else you want us to know or consider that you didn't address
in the questions above? (200 words max)

Through my academic journey in Public Administration and Humanities, considering the major
ones, I authored 5 research papers focusing on gender-sensitive budget analysis, labor issues of
middle-aged women, and a graduation thesis on the rise of feminism in women's universities. In
my graduation thesis: “Exploring the Potential for Feminist Movement on Campus”
(http://bit.ly/youngseocho), I conducted my research by utilizing sociological perspectives,
resource mobilization theories, and social psychology frameworks, and documented them in my
50 pages long thesis report. With more detail, the subject was correlated to unique
characteristics of Fourth-wave Feminism. Moreover, from the social movement theory
perspective, I critically analyzed the causes of the growing interest in feminism, while
highlighting administrative perspectives on the policy limitations. After, as a Social Science
Researcher in Change2020 NGO, I have worked on much more academic literature as stated in
my CV.

15. I confirm that I am available to attend the entire onsite session November 13-
17, 2024 at CY Cergy Paris Université in Cergy, France.
*

Yes

16. I confirm that I am currently a student at the University of Gothenburg and

enrolled in courses during the autumn 2024 semester.
*

Yes

No

17. DATA PROTECTION

The University of Gothenburg needs to process your personal data for the
purposes of administering and managing applications to and participation in
this EUTOPIA alliance activity. Processing includes obtaining, recording, keeping
or disclosing information or data and carrying out operations using the
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information or data. This may include sharing personal data with alliance
partners and/or for EU reporting purposes. By submitting this application and
participating in this activity you agree to the sending institution, hosting
institution, and other alliance partners' processing of personal data as described
above. I hereby confirm that the personal data and related files will be stored
and used in accordance with the REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 of the European
Commission with regard to the processing of personal data by European
institutions and organizations and the unrestricted circulation of such data and
with the Archive Act (1990.782).
*

I agree

18. CONSENT FOR PROCESSING YOUR IMAGE THROUGH PHOTO AND VIDEO
MEANS
During the event "EUTOPIA Innovation Challenges for Students," organizers will
take photos and videos for the purpose of promoting the event. The photos
and videos will be shared on websites and social media platforms. Personal
data in the form of images will be collected and processed by authorized
individuals responsible for organizing the event within CY Cergy Paris Université
or EUTOPIA alliance partners. In order to process your image (photo and
video), your Consent is required, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
https://www.privacy-regulation.eu/ro/6.htm. Granting consent for this
processing of personal data (photo and video) is not a mandatory condition for
your participation in the event. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree
with this processing of personal data (through photo and video means). *

I agree

I disagree

19. I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the provided information is
true and accurate. *

Yes

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