Jungjingong Hosts Youth Startup Academy Global Conference in Vietnam

Activation of Korea-Vietnam Startup Ecosystem Exchange

The Small and Medium Business Corporation announced on the 28th that it held the 'Youth Startup Academy Global Conference' in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event consisted of three programs aimed at revitalizing the startup ecosystem exchange between Korea and Vietnam: ▲ a conference on the Korea-Vietnam startup ecosystem ▲ a job fair between local software (SW) talent and domestic startups ▲ and a consultation meeting between domestic startups and local buyers.

The conference included lectures on successful strategies for domestic startups entering the Vietnamese market, the current and future state of the local startup ecosystem in Vietnam, and a panel discussion on human resource management (HRM) necessary for startups.

Vice Chairman Lee Byung-chul is speaking at the Cheongchangsa Conference held in Vietnam on the 28th. Photo by Jungjin Gong

Additionally, at the job fair and buyer consultation meeting, about 50 startups from the Youth Startup Academy and Global Startup Academy under the Small and Medium Business Corporation, 150 local Vietnamese software (SW) job seekers, and 100 local buyers participated, creating opportunities for domestic startups to recruit development personnel and expand into Vietnam.

This year, the Small and Medium Business Corporation is promoting a new project called the ‘Overseas Workforce Employment Matching Support Project (K-Tech College)’ to nurture Vietnamese software development talent and support job matching with domestic startups. They are currently recruiting and training 200 people, with 23 of them having successfully secured employment at Korean companies.

Lee Byung-chul, Vice President of the Small and Medium Business Corporation, said, “This event will provide opportunities for domestic startups to enter Vietnam beyond the borders of Korea and Vietnam, and for Vietnamese SW talent, it will be the start of a new career with Korean startups. We will continue to maintain ongoing communication and collaboration to revitalize the startup ecosystems of both countries.”