Joonhyeong Kim, a senior in the Mechanical Engineering Department, has received the WeGO Global Youth Award in the Advanced Technology category at the 2025 Global Youth Award Ceremony held at COEX, Seoul on October 1st, an event organized by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO).
WeGO is a youth capacity-building program that helps young people exchange knowledge and develop expertise in urban development, sustainability, and smart cities, with workshops held all over the world, such as in Geneva, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Athens, Milan, Brescia, and Seoul. This program recognizes exceptional young leaders who demonstrate strong potential in shaping the future of smart cities, advanced technologies, net-zero initiatives, social media impact, entrepreneurship, leadership, culture, and more.
Joonghyeong Kim has demonstrated strong academic performance throughout his four years at SUNY Korea. Among his numerous achievements, he has been awarded 2nd place in the 2025 IGC Research Showcase, received an Excellence Prize in the Barrier-free Ideathon, and earned Honorable Mention Award in the 2023 IGC Research Showcase. He actively participated in many research labs, completed his 2025 summer internship at POSTECH, and was recognized by many professors in the ME Department for his academic excellence. These accomplishments have culminated in Joonghyeong receiving the Global Youth Award in the Advanced Technology category.
Along with his achievement, he will be joining KAIST to pursue his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering next spring. SUNY Korea congratulates Joonhyeong Kim on these remarkable accomplishments. His recognition with the WeGO Global Youth Award and his admission to KAIST showcase not only his strong academic excellence and potential for advanced research in the field of mechanical engineering, but also SUNY Korea’s role in nurturing the next generation of leaders who will drive innovation in engineering and global collaboration.
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