Gyeonggi-do Youth Space 'Naeil Square' Opens Successively in Ansan and Yangpyeong

Photo of the Opening Ceremony of Yeoju Gyeonggi Youth Space

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi-do's youth space 'Naeil Square' opened in Yangpyeong-gun on the 25th, following Ansan-si on the 17th.

The youth space is a youth-exclusive complex facility supporting various youth activities such as communication, rest, employment, and entrepreneurship, as pledged by Gyeonggi-do Governor Lee Jae-myung. It was established last year in Goyang, Yangju, Gimpo, and in Yeoju this past May.

The Ansan-si youth space, which opened on the 17th, is a 475㎡ facility spanning from basement level 1 to the 2nd floor, consisting of a multipurpose room, counseling room, rest cafe, bookstore, study rooms, and lecture rooms. It operates from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, and is closed on Sundays and public holidays.

The Yangpyeong-gun youth space, opened on the 25th, is conveniently located near Yangpyeong Station and the Yangpyeong Mul Malgeun Market. The Yangpyeong youth space has a total exclusive area of 350㎡ across the 2nd and 3rd floors. The 2nd floor is the youth communication space Odogada (shared kitchen, meeting rooms, rest and lecture spaces), and the 3rd floor is the employment and entrepreneurship space C.lab (education room, video editing room, startup studio, startup meeting room). Operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and closed on Sundays and public holidays.

The province plans to establish a total of 12 youth spaces. By the first half of this year, six youth spaces were opened, with up to 100 million KRW in program operation funds provided per location.

In the second half of this year, Yongin, Hwaseong, and Yeoncheon-gun will open their spaces, and next year, Uijeongbu, Pocheon, and Gwangmyeong-si will each open theirs.

Kim Kyung-hwan, head of the Youth Welfare Policy Division of the province, emphasized, "We will continue to promote and expand related projects so that youth spaces can serve as centers for youth information exchange."

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