Turtle Character Ungji Wins Top Prize in Dong-Eui University Contest of 132 Entries

Dong-Eui University held the awards ceremony for its 2023 Dong-Eui University Character Design Contest in June 2023. The contest received 132 entries, and the grand prize went to Ungji, entered from the Department of Design and Formative Arts.

Ungji is a character based on the turtle, the symbolic animal of Dong-Eui University. After the contest, it was introduced as a Dong-Eui University character. The university plans to use Ungji for emoticons, costume suits and promotional materials.

The excellence award went to the character Dongui, also entered from the Department of Design and Formative Arts. Dongui also depicts the turtle, the university's symbolic animal. Dongui was finalized as a character with a basic form and applied poses.

Both the grand prize and the excellence award winners were based on the turtle. Entrants each drew a different character from the same symbolic animal of the university. The grand prize and the excellence award both came from the same department.

The character page on the university website lists Dongui, the excellence award winner, as a university character. News of the awards ceremony was posted in the news section of the Dong-Eui University website in June 2023.