Students honored for essays exploring AI use in finance, digital assets

Seven students from Korea and abroad were honored at the 22nd Korea Times English Economic Essay Contest award ceremony in Seoul, sponsored by Woori Bank. Grand prizes went to Alexandra Maria Escobar Garay and Ko Kyung-hwan, each receiving 3 million won. The contest aims to deepen understanding of economics and finance while strengthening English writing skills.

Seven students from Korea and abroad were honored at the 22nd Korea Times English Economic Essay Contest award ceremony in Seoul, Wednesday. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in Korea and abroad, the annual contest is sponsored by Woori Bank, an affiliate of Woori Financial Group. The contest aims to help young people deepen their understanding of economics and finance while strengthening their English writing skills. The ceremony held at Lotte Hotel Seoul was attended by the awardees, as well as Woori Bank CEO Jung Jin-wan and Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin. The grand prizes went to Alexandra Maria Escobar Garay, a Salvadoran student at Busan University of Foreign Studies, and Ko Kyung-hwan, a Korean student at Hanyang University. Each received 3 million won $1,970 in prize money. The runners-up were Khadizha Sultanova, a Kyrgyz student at Woosong University, and Said Jonathan Luviano-Lessie, a Mexican student at Ajou University, who each received 2 million won in prize money. Commendation awards went to Tran Minh Ngoc, a Vietnamese student at Hanoi Financial and