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Busan Metropolitan City to Hold Launch Ceremony for Supporters of the 2026 Junior Ocean Conference

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that it has selected 71 supporters for the 2026 Junior Ocean Conference and will hold a launch ceremony at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, October 3, in the City Hall Grand Conference Room to officially begin their activities.

The 2026 Junior Ocean Conference was organized to identify future talent for Busan as a maritime capital and to raise awareness of the importance of conserving the marine environment for a sustainable ocean.

Busan Metropolitan City recruited supporters from among middle and high school students in Busan and selected a total of 71 participants. Beginning with the launch ceremony, they will take part in field visits and reporting activities before presenting the results of their work at the main event to be held in November.

At the launch ceremony, the supporters will work with their team mentors to establish plans for their upcoming activities. They will also learn reporting methods needed for their fieldwork through a special lecture by a KNN reporter on reporting, field research, and interview techniques.

Following the launch ceremony, the participants will visit Pusan National University, Pukyong National University, and Korea Maritime & Ocean University. Each team will conduct firsthand reporting on designated maritime-related departments, providing an opportunity to learn about the future of the maritime sector.

In particular, the program is designed so that young participants do more than simply receive maritime-related information. By visiting sites and conducting their own reporting, they will be able to consider Busan’s maritime sector and its future from their own perspectives.

The supporters will present the findings and ideas gained through their field visits and reporting at the main event of the 2026 Junior Ocean Conference on November 14.

Each team will select a presentation topic based on its reporting and field visits, produce the results as Reels and PowerPoint presentations, and share them with other participants.

Through these activities, participants are expected to gain a broader understanding of the many aspects of Busan as a maritime capital and to expand their interest in the future of the maritime sector.

Shim Jae-min, Assistant Mayor of Maritime Capital Policy Office, said, “The Junior Ocean Conference will provide an opportunity for young people in Busan to visit sites themselves and learn about Busan as a maritime capital through what they see, hear, and experience.”

He added, “We will do our utmost to support young people, as the next generation, so that they can take an interest in Busan’s maritime vision and environment and freely develop and express their own ideas.”