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Busan Metropolitan City Successfully Concludes "I Am an Instructor!" Economic Education Content Development Program

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Chun Jae-soo) announced that it held the third workshop and awards ceremony for the 2026 "I Am an Instructor!" economic education content development program on October 16 in the main conference room of the Busan Development Institute, selecting five outstanding teams.

Now in its fourth year, "I Am an Instructor!" is a program that develops customized economic education content and curricula to help citizens make rational economic decisions and acquire economic knowledge.

The program is hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and organized by the Busan Regional Economic Education Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Center"), which operates within the Busan Development Institute.

Participants develop educational content in teams, refine their materials through workshops and expert consultations, and undergo evaluations to determine the outstanding teams.

At the third workshop, nine teams delivered demonstration lectures using content they had developed. Evaluators assessed the originality, completeness, and effectiveness of content delivery, selecting five outstanding teams and determining their final rankings.

Each team presented a variety of educational materials, including lesson plans, teaching aids, and videos. The materials were finalized through three workshops, two interim progress reports, expert consultations, and exchanges of feedback.

A total of 46 people applied when recruitment opened in May, and nine teams were formed based on the participants' interests and areas of expertise.

The award-winning teams were Youth Financial and Economic Education B (presenter: Lim Se-hun), which received the Grand Prize; Youth Financial and Economic Education A (presenter: Kim Hyeong-jun), which received the Excellence Award; Tourism Economic Education (presenter: Nam Hyeon-do), which received the Outstanding Achievement Award; and Economic Education for the Sandwich Generation (presenter: Shin Cheol-woo) and Early Childhood Economic Education (presenter: Choi Geun-ha), both of which received Encouragement Awards.

The Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Outstanding Achievement Award winners received awards from the Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, while the Encouragement Award winners received awards from the President of the Busan Development Institute.

The Grand Prize-winning team designed its lessons for third-grade students at Munhyeon Elementary School, explaining the development and value of money using major Busan landmarks, including Gwangalli Beach and the Busan International Finance Center, as educational settings.

The Excellence Award-winning team introduced a simulated investment game titled "Now I'm a Wall Street Investor Too," designed for middle and high school students to select investment targets from six fictional companies based in Busan. The lessons were structured to help students acquire financial knowledge and develop sound investment decision-making skills through the game.

The content developed through this program will belong to the Busan Development Institute and be used as educational materials by the Center.

Busan Metropolitan City expects the materials to support customized economic education that reflects the characteristics and needs of diverse groups, including young children, adolescents, middle-aged adults, older adults, and people with disabilities, thereby improving educational quality and learner satisfaction.

Meanwhile, the Center provides economic education tailored to different demographic groups and stages of life to meet citizens' educational needs. It also implements initiatives to promote economic education, including instructor recruitment and educational content development.

The Center has qualified instructors and educational materials to help citizens acquire practical economic and financial knowledge in areas such as financial literacy, consumption, career planning, saving, and investment.

Citizens interested in applying for educational programs may contact the Center at 051-860-8832 or 051-860-8771.

Kim Gi-hwan, Assistant Mayor of Economic Policy Office at Busan Metropolitan City, said, "We hope more citizens will take advantage of the economic education programs offered by the Busan Regional Economic Education Center, which has highly qualified instructors and excellent educational content."

He added, "We will continue working to make economic education more accessible to underserved groups and citizens who need it throughout our local communities."