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“Media Contest to Improve Public Awareness of Out-of-School Youth” to Be Held

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The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the “Media Contest to Improve Public Awareness of Out-of-School Youth” will be hosted by the Busan Out-of-School Youth Support Center through June 30.

This contest is designed to help improve the negative perceptions surrounding out-of-school youth.

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Any adult or youth residing in Korea is eligible to participate, and entries should address the theme of “improving awareness of out-of-school youth” in a creative way.
The contest is divided into two categories: ▲Image Content ▲Video/Audio Content.

○ The “Image Content” category includes card news, posters, and webtoons.
The “Video/Audio Content” category includes documentaries, dramas, music videos, and short-form videos.

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All submissions will undergo document screening and evaluation by internal and external experts in mid-August.
Five winners will be selected: ▲1 Grand Prize ▲1 First Prize ▲3 Excellence Awards. Winners will receive certificates and prizes.

○ The results will be announced at the end of August on the website of the Busan Out-of-School Youth Support Center (Youth Counseling and Welfare Center) at www.cando.or.kr, and winners will be notified individually.

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Applications must be submitted via email to the Busan Out-of-School Youth Support Center (bsycdodream@hanmail.net).

○ For more details, refer to the announcements on the Center’s official website (Youth Counseling and Welfare Center).

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Currently, 17 Out-of-School Youth Support Centers (1 municipal and 16 district/county-level centers) operate in Busan.

Each center offers unique and diverse programs for academic return, independence support, and self-development.

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Park Seol-yeon, Director-General of the Busan Gender Equality and Family Bureau, stated,
“We hope this contest will serve as an opportunity to foster proper understanding and positive awareness of out-of-school youth.”
She added, “Busan will continue to do its utmost to improve public perception of out-of-school youth.”

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