
The Creative Challenger Program is designed to promote undergraduate students’ creative thinking skills, and it encourages students to conduct research, experiments, or even research outside the campus to solve self-proposed tasks and problems in areas of interest that they have identified. Students organize themselves into teams, and each team identifies a topic or issue of interest. Students conduct their own research on a topic, develop solutions, and present their findings.
Team Formation
TargetUndergraduate students at KU Anam campus (enrolled or on a leave of absence)
Number of students3-4 undergraduate students per team
RequirementsEach team must have an advisor professor (a full-time faculty member at the Anam campus)
Research Areas
The possible research areas correspond roughly to the different general undergraduate disciplines at Korea University.











Procedures










Requirements and Benefits
Activity reportsMonthly progress reports are to be submitted every month, plus plans, objectives and suggestions for the project.
Midterm reportA midterm progress report is to be submitted, with problems and solutions thus far, the team’s plans and objectives, and other details.
Final reportA final report on the research topic is to be submitted. Operating expenses: A stipend is provided to cover the team’s expenses.
The best teams will receive awards based on the following criteria.
1) Originality of the research topic
2) Concreteness or practicality of the research topic
3) Validity and appropriateness of the research and study methods
4) Usefulness of the research results
5) Academic value