Hapcheon-gun, Recruitment of Students for 2021 Agricultural Startup Complex Admission

Providing Accommodation Spaces for Returning Farmers and Rural Migrants, Various Agricultural Education, and Rural Experience Events

Panoramic View of Hapcheon-gun Rural Startup Complex (Photo by Hapcheon-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 28th that it is recruiting residents for the agricultural startup complex established to provide living spaces for return-to-farm and return-to-village individuals, various agricultural education, and rural experience events to support stable agricultural settlement.

The agricultural startup complex is equipped with facilities including 10 studio-type units (40㎡) and 5 two-room units (50㎡) in the residential building, 2 leisure creative studios, individual and group vegetable gardens, a communal garden, and a practical training center.

The recruitment announcement period is until the 20th of next month. Applicants must first visit the site facilities in person and then submit their applications in person to the Return-to-Farm and Return-to-Village department of the Agricultural Policy Division at the Hapcheon-gun Agricultural Technology Center from January 13 to 20, 2021.

However, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), postal applications postmarked by January 20 are also accepted.

The recruitment target is capable urban residents under the age of 65 who have lived in urban areas for more than one year and wish to move to Hapcheon-gun to return to farming.

The residency period is about 10 months from March to December 2021, during which various theoretical and practical training and experiential farming programs will be completed.

During the period, the tuition and facility (housing) usage fees are 200,000 KRW per month for studio-type units and 250,000 KRW per month for two-room units, with a deposit of 3,000,000 KRW for both.

Hapcheon-gun plans to select applicants with higher scores through document evaluation (60%) and interview evaluation (40%), prioritizing those with larger families and younger generations.

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