Kidzania Busan Wins Busan Education Mecenat Award for the Sixth Time

Recognized for Contributions to Experiential Education Donations for Vulnerable Children
Over 900 Million Won in Cumulative Support Provided

Kidzania Busan (CEO Kang Jaehyung) announced on December 19 that it received the Education Mecenat Award at the 18th Busan Education Mecenat Awards Ceremony, recognized by the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education for its contributions to promoting educational donations. With this latest honor, Kidzania Busan has now received the Education Mecenat Award six times.

The Busan Education Mecenat Award is a regional recognition for educational donations, jointly organized by Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education, the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Busan Ilbo. Each year, institutions and individuals who have contributed to the advancement of local education and the spread of a donation culture are selected and honored. At the 18th awards ceremony this year, a total of 42 companies, organizations, and individuals were recognized, receiving 28 Education Mecenat Awards, 10 Education Mecenat Plaques, and 4 Certificates of Commendation.

Kidzania Busan was highly praised for its ongoing free admission program for children from low-income and vulnerable backgrounds, as well as for providing diverse career experience opportunities. The company has also consistently expanded its community contribution efforts by supporting and sponsoring experience programs in partnership with other companies for children in welfare facilities and socially disadvantaged groups.

Since its opening in 2016, Kidzania Busan has provided experiential educational donations to a total of 29,452 children, amounting to approximately 910 million won. In particular, from November 2024 to October 2025, the company is continuing its donation activities by offering experiential education worth about 105.51 million won to 2,087 children over the course of one year.

Park Changhee, Head of Kidzania Busan, stated, "It is very meaningful that our educational donation activities, carried out together with the local community, have been recognized in this way," and added, "We will continue to expand experiential opportunities for underprivileged children and further strengthen our social contribution activities in cooperation with the local community."