Kim Ji Young, an alumna of the Jewelry Design Major at our university's Graduate School of Design, achieved the remarkable feat of simultaneously winning the ‘Bryna Pomp Award’ and the ‘Atelierul Magazine Award’ at the 2025 Romanian Jewelry Week (ROJW) International Competition held in Romania.

Romanian Jewelry Week (ROJW), organized by Associatia Nationala a Bijutierilor din Romania since 2020, is Romania's largest international event dedicated to contemporary jewelry. It serves as a comprehensive platform encompassing exhibitions, fairs, conferences, workshops, and seminars. Now in its sixth year, ROJW has established itself as a key international event showcasing the trends in contemporary jewelry.

The 2025 ROJW competition, held from October 1st to 5th, saw participation from over 270 artists across 40 countries worldwide. The submitted works were publicly displayed at the exhibition hall of the National Library of Romania in Bucharest. Alumna Kim Ji Young won two major awards simultaneously amidst this fierce competition, gaining recognition for her artistic merit and sculptural prowess on the international stage.

The winning pieces from this competition will subsequently participate in a touring exhibition, moving from the ‘Museum of Recent Art (MARe)’ to AlbAlb. Alumna Kim Ji Young's work is also planned to be continuously introduced through the Romanian Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition Network.

Meanwhile, Kim Ji Young was also selected as one of the ‘Jewelry Designers of the Year’ at the 12th Venice Design Week 2025, running until October 19, and received the My Day By Day Gallery Award. Alongside this, she is actively continuing her international activities centered in Europe, showcasing her work in Venice and Rome.

This award once again demonstrates the international competitiveness of alumni from the Jewelry Design major at Kookmin University's Graduate School of Design and their sustained achievements in the contemporary jewelry field.