Gwangmyeong City to Provide Education, Mentoring, and Consulting for Future Entrepreneurial Talent

Government-Academic MOU Signed with Creative Management High School to Support Entrepreneurship Students
Park Seungwon: "We Will Build a Startup-Friendly City Where Young People Can Realize Their Dreams"

Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi Province is taking steps to foster a local startup ecosystem by nurturing future entrepreneurial talent.

Park Seungwon, Mayor of Gwangmyeong (left), and Choi Minsan, Principal of Creative Management High School, are holding up the agreement document at the business agreement ceremony on the 9th. Provided by Gwangmyeong City

On July 9, Gwangmyeong City signed a government-academic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Creative Management High School at the city hall's medium conference room to promote creative competency development and the activation of entrepreneurship.

This agreement was initiated to strengthen students' capabilities by linking school education with the city's startup policies, as Creative Management High School plans to establish an entrepreneurship department in 2028.

Under the agreement, the city will provide Creative Management High School students with practical startup education, mentoring, and expert consulting centered around the Startup Support Center. The two institutions plan to jointly pursue specific action items such as cooperation in entrepreneurship education activities, consulting on the establishment of entrepreneurship education programs, and collaboration in the operation and participation of joint programs.

Taking this agreement as an opportunity, the city plans to strengthen its support system throughout the entire startup process, including financial support for prospective entrepreneurs, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)-oriented startup management consulting, and linkage with government support programs, to build a sustainable foundation for entrepreneurship.

Park Seungwon, Mayor of Gwangmyeong, said, "This agreement is an innovative model of cooperation between education and the local community to nurture future entrepreneurial talent," adding, "We will create a startup-friendly city where young people can realize their dreams."