Guideline

Around-trip ticket or transportation fee will be provided.
Students who come from abroad for the purpose of participating in
the competition will only be paid for domestic transportation.
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※ A round-trip ticket or transportation fee will be provided to the participating teams for the finals.

※ Students who come from abroad for the purpose of participating in the competition will only be paid for domestic transportation.

Topic	Example
Safety	(Ex) Maritime safety, e-Navigation, Cyber security for ships, Safety strengthening for passenger ships, Ways to reduce human error Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship(MASS) safety and IMO safety-related issue.
Environment	(Ex) Prevention of marine pollution, Ways to reduce green house gas, Management of maritime dangerous goods, Ballest Water Management(BWM), Ways to prevent illegal waste disposal from ships, Environment-friendly ships and IMO environment-related issue.
Regulation	(Ex) Compensation for oil spill damage, Implementation of Wreck Removal Convention, Maritime safety judgement or hull insurance-related issue, Unified implementation of convention and IMO regulation-related issue.
Policy	(Ex) IMO policy suggestion for implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals, Ways to improve developing countries' capacity of implementing convention, Improvement of developing women workforce, Effective application of IMO, Mandatory Audit Scheme(IMSAS), IMO Strategic Plan, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship(MASS) Navigation and IMO policy-related issue.
Education	(Ex) Ways to train mariners for their capacity development, Ways to improve education system of nurturing international professionals in shipping and IMO education-related issue.
Logistics	(Ex) Maritime Single Window for logistics & customs, Maritime cyber security, Ways to facilitate maritime logistics and IMO logistics-related issue.

Among the above-stated six presentation topics, participants are allowed to choose one area according to their preference and decide the specific presentation title. The titles described in the examples are only intended to facilitate their understanding. Any other topics related IMO other than stated above are welcomed.
Participants can refer to the IMO's official website for details on presentation topic. [Go to IMO website]

Team Introduction in Korean and English must be submitted.
- - Participants should comply with using prescribed form.
- - Korean ‘돋음’ font 10point, English ‘Arial’ font 10point, Page number Must be written in a slide.
Cover and Slide : "Blind Test" applies to the whole evaluation process.
Therefore, it is prohibited to specify your university/affiliated, major/department in your team Introduction.
File Name and Extension : 2025IMO_Preliminary Submission Material_Team Introduction_English Team Name.docx
- - The file name in Korean is not allowed. It should be stated in English.

Presentation Summary in Korean and English must be submitted based on the selected topic.
- - Participants should comply with using prescribed form.
- - Korean ‘돋음’ font 10point, English ‘Arial’ font 10point, Do not exceed 1 page.
File Name and Extension : 2025IMO_Preliminary Submission Material_ Presentation Summary _English Team Name.docx
- - The file name in Korean is not allowed. It should be stated in English.

Based on the abstract submitted for the preliminary round, each team must prepare and submit an English PowerPoint presentation for the final round (presentation time is limited to about 8 mins).
Cover and Slide : "Blind Test" applies to the whole evaluation process. Therefore, it is prohibited to state personal information such as College/affiliation, major/department or participants' name other than team name and presentation title on the cover and in the slides of PPT file.
Slide Limit : No limit on the number of slides, but the total presentation should be around 8 minutes.
Slide Size : Follows a basic format of MS PowerPoint (4:3, 25.4cm*19.05cm)
File Name and Extension : 2025IMO_FinalSubmission_EnglishTeamName.pptx
Font : Basic fonts offered by MS PowerPoint should be used. Unique fonts are not allowed.
Submission Format : It should be in accordance with MS PowerPoint 2010~2021 version and keynote is not allowed to be submitted.
Media : Videos and audio files may be embedded in the PPT.
File Size : No file size limit.
Page number Must be written in a slide.
Submission Method : Email to info@imo-contest.org
※ Submission deadline for the finals : October 10(Fri) at 09:00 (KST)

Maximum of 100 scores, differential scores are allocated for each evaluation criteria

Problem Solving Skills	Uniqueness of the Topic, Thematic coherence Rationality of the Topic (In terms of commercialization and feasibility in industry, expected effects and necessity etc.) Practicality of conclusion (In terms of being applicable to reality)	50 scores
English Proficiency	Command of English, English presentation skills (delivery), Understanding and using terminology	20 scores
Assessment	Maturity of the abstract (degree of completeness), Cohesiveness and Completeness of the PPT, (Background, introduction, body and conclusion, presentation skill (except for English proficiency) etc), Teamwork among members(split-up of the work)	30 scores

Problem Solving Skills	Originality of the Topic, Logic and Indication of the Presentation Practicality of the Topic(Commercialization and Feasibility, Expected Results) Rationality of the Conclusion(Applicability of the Suggested Solution, etc.) Credibility of the Presentation	40 scores
Presentation Skills	Team Members’ Participation inthe Presentation, Teamwork among Members, Presentation Attitude, Presenters’ Communication Skills	20 scores
English Proficiency	English Presentation Skills(delivery), Understanding and Use of Technical Terms, Command of English	15 scores
presentation materials	Cohesiveness and Completion of the PPT	10 scores
Q&A	Comprehension of the Question, Logic of the Answer	15 scores

Any work that failed to comply with the guidelines may be subject to any disadvantages during evaluation.
All submissions will not be returned and the copyright of all submissions and award-winning works should be vested in The Mock IMO Assembly.
The participating team should be composed of two individuals. A team of three or four is not allowed.
Participants and winners of past competitions can participate(Except Grand Prize winners)
Due to a temporary server unavailability resulting from concentrated upload around a deadline, to upload a file at least three hours before the deadline is recommended.