After Official Opening on January 13, Ten Young Prospective Entrepreneurs Move In... Full-Scale Operations Begin
Monthly Rent of 30,000 to 50,000 KRW, Utility Fees Waived, and Priority Support for Startup Programs
On the 4th, Mayor Kim Kyung-ho Visits and Encourages Resident Youth... "Wishing for Great Success at the Youth Startup Support Center"
Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) officially opened the ‘Youth Startup Support Center’ on the 13th of last month and began full-scale operations.
The ‘Youth Startup Support Center’ is a public shared office directly managed by the district for young prospective entrepreneurs with potential. It has been reborn as a place for intergenerational harmony and communication where seniors and youth coexist, utilizing two idle spaces: Junggok 4-dong Senior Center (39-gil 57, Ginkgo-rang-ro) and Hwayang Jangsu Senior Center (36, Gunja-ro).
A total of 10 young people have moved into the office to realize their entrepreneurial dreams, such as handmade accessory production and building online commerce platforms.
Resident youths can use individual workspaces, meeting rooms, and rest areas for a monthly rent of 30,000 KRW for single rooms and 50,000 KRW for double rooms. This cost is 200,000 to 300,000 KRW cheaper per month compared to commercial shared offices, and public utility fees are also waived, reducing the financial burden. Additionally, they receive priority support benefits for startup programs linked with the ‘Seoul Youth Center Gwangjin’.
On the 4th, Mayor Kim Kyung-ho visited the two Youth Startup Support Centers in succession, toured the facilities, and encouraged the young entrepreneurs.
Mayor Kim said, “I hope the Youth Startup Support Center becomes a stepping stone for young prospective entrepreneurs who lack initial capital to realize their dreams and further opens the door to success. I sincerely support the youth in bearing good fruits here.”
Meanwhile, the district provides support policies and job information for youth on the Gwangjin-gu Office website’s ‘Youth Portal’.
Gwangjin-gu Operates ‘Traditional Market Cleaning Day’ Once a Month
Regular Hygiene and Disinfection in Traditional Markets to be Added from 2025
Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) will expand the ‘Traditional Market Cleaning Day’ project, which aims to create clean traditional markets, starting in 2025.
Since 2023, as part of the Urban Cleaning project, the ‘Traditional Market Cleaning Day’ is carried out in cooperation between the district and traditional markets to regularly clean stores and aisles within the markets, creating a clean and safe traditional market environment.
The event takes place on the last Wednesday of every month at eight traditional markets and alley-type shopping districts in the area. Water cleaning within the markets is conducted by submitting cleaning schedules by market to the district, which coordinates with the cleaning department to carry out the cleaning.
Market aisles, individual stores, and surrounding alleys are thoroughly cleaned voluntarily, unnecessary items are discarded, and compliance with yellow line markings is rechecked. Fire prevention and safety management are also carefully conducted by inspecting fire alarm facilities, wiring, power strips, heaters, and other market facilities.
Starting this year, hygiene disinfection by professional companies will be added on ‘Traditional Market Cleaning Day’ to provide a cleaner and safer market environment through pest control activities in common market areas.
Additionally, to sustain the ‘Traditional Market Cleaning Day’ efficiently and stably, the district has implemented a cleaning responsibility system for each market, creating a system where merchants lead and actively operate the cleaning autonomously. Outstanding markets and stores are selected, and a ‘Our Market Clean Keeper’ plaque ceremony and commendations are held to actively support merchants.
Mayor Kim Kyung-ho of Gwangjin-gu said, “The prejudice that markets are narrow and unclean will no longer exist in Gwangjin-gu. The district and merchants are working together to create pleasant and clean traditional markets, so I hope many residents visit the markets and see the changes.”
Dongdaemun-gu Partners with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for Elementary English Education
Providing Opportunities for Elementary Students to Improve English Skills... Selecting ‘HUFS Teachers’ After-School English Instructors from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) signed a business agreement on the 5th with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (President Park Jung-woon) to strengthen English education during the transition from elementary to middle school. The agreement aims to establish a cooperative system for developing and operating customized English education programs in the region.
Dongdaemun-gu and HUFS agreed to actively share and support human and material resources and specialized educational know-how each institution possesses to alleviate concerns of students and parents about English education and reduce the burden of private English education.
The main contents of the agreement include ▲developing customized teaching materials for English education during the elementary to middle school transition ▲selecting ‘HUFS Teachers,’ an after-school English teacher group from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies ▲capacity building through training and class consulting for ‘HUFS Teachers’ ▲operating after-school English education for local students during vacation periods.
Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Under the goal of ‘Dongdaemun-gu, a good educational city for raising children,’ we will do our best to contribute to the growth of local students as global talents by collaborating without distinguishing the roles of the district and the university.”
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