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Recruiting Young Designers for the “Busan Design Campus” A Practical Training Program for Industry-Aligned Next-Generation Talent

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The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) and the Busan Design Promotion Agency (President Kang Pil-hyun) announced a call for applications for young people to join the new “Busan Design Campus” project—a practical, industry-oriented training program for designers.

○ Launched for the first time this year, the Busan Design Campus is an initiative to cultivate job-ready professionals in the design sector through an industry-academia cooperative curriculum that emphasizes hands-on learning.

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The program consists of four core components:
▲Online training linked with prestigious global institutions
▲On-site project-based learning
▲Customized support services
▲Public lectures and forums

○ Selected graduates (or soon-to-be graduates) of design-related departments will participate in online courses from globally recognized institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School.

○ Participants will receive practical experience through hands-on training and one-on-one mentoring aligned with the needs of participating companies.

○ The program also includes tailored support such as assistance with applications for domestic and international design awards and the development of design networking opportunities to help facilitate employment.

○ To foster a sustainable design talent ecosystem, seminars and forums will be held featuring prominent domestic and international designers.

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The City previously selected four companies capable of hosting “design-specialized projects” in April, and will now recruit 20 young participants.

○ These specialized projects include:

• ●Small and household appliance design (Lumena)

• ●Smart device cases and digital transformation (DX) solutions for wearable tech (Slash B Slash)

• ●Integrated design for complex cultural spaces (Daeboreum Osiria)

• ●Advanced e-learning content design (Hoho Edu)
  Each project offers practical, on-site training tailored to real-world design roles.

○ Training will run for six months, during which participants will engage in real company projects and receive 1:1 mentoring from experienced designers to strengthen their capabilities.

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Eligibility is open to unemployed youth under the age of 39 who have graduated (or are expected to graduate) from a design-related department and are residents of Busan. Applications must be submitted via email to the Busan Design Promotion Agency (infokyung@dcb.or.kr) by June 4.

○ Full eligibility criteria and application details can be found on the Busan Design Promotion Agency website (www.dcb.or.kr).

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Kim Yu-jin, Director General of the Future Design Headquarters of Busan, stated,
“Although over 2,000 design majors graduate annually in the Busan area, local companies still face difficulty securing skilled talent.”
She continued,
“This program aims to build a sustainable design talent development ecosystem and establish an education model that enables local youth to settle in Busan and thrive as professionals.”

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Attachment: 2025 Busan Design Campus Program Overview

□ Program Overview

• ●Period: January–December 2025

• ●Implementing Agency: Busan Design Promotion Agency

• ●Budget: KRW 400 million (City-funded)

• ●Eligibility: Design-related companies and students/graduates of design programs

• ●Main Content: Industry-academia collaborative education specialized in design

• ○Online education with globally accredited institutions

• ○Company-based practical training and mentoring

• ○Employment support via award applications and network building

• ○Public lectures with renowned domestic/international designers

□ Recruitment Details

• ●Participants: 20

• ●Eligibility:

• ○Graduates or graduating students in design-related majors

• ○Unemployed youth under age 39 with resident registration in Busan

• ●Application Deadline: By 14:00 on June 4, 2025

• ●Selection: Eligibility screening followed by company-specific interviews

• ○Interview Period: Through June 9, 2025 (notified individually)

• ○Final Selection: By June 10, 2025

• ●Submission: Via email to infokyung@dcb.or.kr

• ●Inquiries: Busan Design Promotion Agency, Industrial Innovation Team (+82-51-790-1083)