The Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) co-hosted the 2024 National College Student Thesis Competition with the Korean Society of Agricultural and Food Policy on August 20.

The competition, organized by KREI and the Korean Society of Agricultural and Food Policy, received excellent thesis submissions from universities across the country. The awards included one Grand Prize, two Excellence Awards, three Encouragement Awards, and six Exploration Awards.

The Grand Prize was awarded to the thesis titled "Market Impact Analysis of Lifting SPS Measures on Apples Using the Balanced Substitution Model," written by Kwon Jeongbin and Jo Yubin from Chungnam National University.