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Fostering Future Cybersecurity Talent: Busan Information Security Gifted Education Center Holds Entrance Ceremony

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Park Heong-joon, announced that it will hold the 5th entrance ceremony of the Busan Information Security Gifted Education Center (hereinafter referred to as the “Gifted Education Center”) tomorrow (April 18) at 11:00 a.m. in Hyangpa Hall at Pukyong National University.

The ceremony is expected to be attended by approximately 100 people, including 45 newly admitted students from middle and high schools in the Busan area, along with their parents and officials from the Gifted Education Center.

Following the ceremony, class-based orientations will be conducted, and spring semester classes will begin, marking the first full step toward nurturing information security talent.

This year, the Gifted Education Center conducted a first-round document screening and a second-round interview for 79 applicants and ultimately selected 45 students.

The selected students were recruited from middle and high school students in the Busan area who have an interest in information security, and they were chosen based on submitted documents such as application forms and personal statements, followed by evaluation by faculty members of Pukyong National University.

The curriculum consists of three classes: 15 students in the middle school basic course, 15 in the middle school advanced course, and 15 in the high school integrated basic and advanced course, all conducted by the operating institution, Pukyong National University.

The program runs from April to November and provides a total of 100 hours of specialized information security education. Upon completion, outstanding students will receive awards, and the program is offered entirely free of charge.

Classes are held as regular sessions every other Saturday, and at the end of July during the summer term, a one-week intensive program will be conducted, including field visits such as tours of information security-related companies.

The curriculum includes core theories and practical training in information security, such as information ethics, network security, system security, cryptography, and programming practice. In addition, the program plans to support students in strengthening their expertise and practical capabilities through various activities, including participation in information security competitions hosted by external organizations.

Park Geun-rok, Director General of the Administrative Affairs Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “We hope that students will grow into professionals with expertise in the field of information security and become white-hat hackers who will safeguard cyberspace in the future,” adding, “We will continue to provide active support so that Busan can establish itself as a city that systematically nurtures information security talent from the youth stage.”