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Busan Selected for the “Local Talent Development Support” Project… Establishing a Foundation for Talent Retention

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has been selected for the Ministry of Education’s “Local Talent Development Support” project, aimed at intensively supporting the development of local talent before and after college admission in connection with the City’s RISE Plan.

The City formed a consortium with the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, the Busan RISE Innovation Center, and four universities in Busan (Pusan National University, Kyungsung University, Dong-Eui University, and Silla University), and applied for the project by selecting the “Future Mobility” sector. The application process included an in-person evaluation and written inquiries conducted on May 26.

With this selection, the City will systematically strengthen career exploration and major education beginning in high school to foster regionally rooted talent in the future mobility field, which includes automobiles, ships, and aviation.

Busan is already focusing on fostering the future mobility industry—including convergence parts and materials and future aviation—as one of its nine strategic industries and five emerging industries. With the designation of a special opportunity development zone for future mobility and the opening of Gadeokdo New Airport, there is an urgent need to cultivate skilled professionals who will remain in the region in response to the advancement of core industries such as shipbuilding, ports, and railroads.

Through this project, high school students will be supported to receive high-quality advanced education at excellent local universities, thereby encouraging them to enroll in regional universities. Pre-admission educational programs will also be provided to enhance college readiness and establish a cyclical system that helps students settle in the region after graduation.

From 2025 to 2029, a total of KRW 3.075 billion (including KRW 2.15 billion in national funding and KRW 925 million in city funding) will be invested. To establish a foundation for nurturing outstanding local talent linked to the RISE initiative, the City will implement high school-university linked education programs in the future mobility sector, expand and advance the local talent admission track (to be reflected in the 2028 college admissions), and strengthen the competencies of local talent prior to admission.

• ●The high school-university linked education program will include curriculum development in the future mobility sector, expanded credit recognition between high schools and universities, and enhancement of education information systems.

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• ●The expansion and advancement of the local talent admission track will involve broadening the scope of admission tracks in the future mobility sector, advancing and differentiating the evaluation methods, and increasing support to encourage local talent to remain in the region.

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• ●The pre-admission competency enhancement program will focus on strengthening basic academic abilities, pre-learning of core subjects, customized career exploration and counseling based on the local community, and specialized industry-academic education linked to RISE.

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< Local Talent Development System Linked to RISE >

• ●High School Education: High school-university linked education programs

• ●University Admission: Expansion and advancement of local talent admission tracks

• ●University Education: Pre-admission competency enhancement, customized advanced majors (tentative), support for internships (tentative), regional scholarships (tentative)

• ●Regional Retention: Expansion of pre-employment contracts (tentative), regional retention incentives (tentative)

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Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Our city aims to establish a local talent development support model (covering future talent development, employment, entrepreneurship, and settlement) in collaboration with universities, education authorities, and businesses, spanning the stages before and after college admission. Through industrial linkages, we will secure new growth engines to drive regional development. By centering our efforts on the Busan RISE Plan and connecting various projects, we will build a foundation for outstanding talent to remain in the region and make Busan a city where youth thrive.”