On July 5, the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) and the Korean Association of Agricultural Economists (KAEA) co-hosted a graduate student thesis competition at the Convention Center on the Seoul National University Siheung Campus.

In the graduate student category, a selection process was carried out, involving presentations of papers that had passed preliminary reviews, followed by final evaluations. 

As a result, one paper received the Grand Prize, two papers were awarded Excellence Prizes, and three received Exploration Prizes. 

The Grand Prize was awarded to the thesis presented by Park Hyun-joo from Korea University, titled "Flight to Agriculture: Are Agricultural Futures an Alternative Investment?"