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Busan Metropolitan City Holds Pre-Departure Briefing Session for This Year’s Model Youth Overseas Exploration Trip to Taiwan – Youth Lecture on Self-Discovery Receives Positive Response

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it held a pre-departure briefing session for this year’s Model Youth Overseas Exploration participants and youth organization officials on July 10 at the Yangjeong Youth Training Center.

The session was attended by 50 individuals, including high school-aged youth from the Busan region who were selected as participants based on exemplary behavior and strong moral character, as well as representatives from youth organizations.

The briefing session proceeded in the following order: introduction to the exploration itinerary, preparation guidance, Q&A session, special lecture, and group programs.

The Model Youth Overseas Exploration is a program that offers cultural experiences abroad to exemplary youth who persevere in challenging environments, aiming to develop their global competencies. The city introduced the itinerary for this year’s exploration, which will be held in Taiwan from July 22 to 25.

The youth participants will visit key locations in Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, and Taipei, engaging in diverse experiences spanning history, culture, and science.

Major destinations on the itinerary include:

• ●Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung

• ●Hsinchu Science Park

• ●National Tsing Hua University

• ●Taipei 101 Observatory

• ●National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

• ●National Palace Museum

In particular, a campus tour at National Tsing Hua University will allow participants to experience the local education culture, and the visit to Hsinchu Science Park will include robot exhibitions, contributing to the enhancement of youth global competencies.

In addition, Jeong Yoon, Director of the Youth Affairs Division of Busan Metropolitan City, delivered a special lecture titled “21 Ways to Find Myself,” aimed at emotional healing and self-discovery for youth.

The lecture was met with high interest and empathy, receiving positive feedback for providing an opportunity to reflect on life and career paths through various approaches.

Attendees shared their impressions:

• ●“It was helpful in organizing my thoughts on self-reflection and career concerns during this uncertain time.”

• ●“It was impressive to learn that core values should be defined not just as simple words but as actionable life directions.”

Park Seol-yeon, Director General of the Women and Family Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “We hope that Busan’s youth will broaden their global perspectives through overseas cultural experiences and grow into global talents. Our city will continue to discover and operate various programs aimed at strengthening youth competencies.”