Hyundai Motor Company Announces Recruitment for '2021 2nd Semester Future Car School'

Hyundai Motor Company Announces Recruitment for '2021 2nd Semester Future Car School'

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Hyundai Motor Company announced on the 23rd that it will recruit schools to participate in the second semester of 2021 for the 'Future Automobile School Growing Dreams with Hyundai Motor (hereinafter Future Automobile School),' a specialized career education program for middle school students under the free semester system and a creative experiential activity program for elementary schools, from the 24th of this month to the 18th of next month.

The 'Future Automobile School' is an educational program developed by Hyundai Motor in 2016 as the first private company to sign a business agreement with the Ministry of Education to help youth explore career paths. The program consists of classes that help students understand future automotive technologies and explore various jobs within the industry.

Hyundai Motor has operated the 'Future Automobile School' in 120 middle schools in 2016, 200 in 2017, 240 in 2018, 300 in 2019, and 300 in 2020, receiving consistent praise from the education sector for its easy and enjoyable lessons on the engineering principles of automobiles and its systematic curriculum related to mobility.

To provide educational opportunities to more growing generations, Hyundai Motor developed and expanded a creative experiential activity program for elementary schools starting in 2020. As applications from elementary schools wishing to participate in the 'Future Automobile School' have continuously increased, the program expanded from 20 schools last year to 100 schools this year, actively sharing Hyundai Motor’s vision for future mobility with the youth who will lead the future.

The classes for middle school students are conducted as a regular program consisting of 16 sessions under the themes ▲ Mobility, Adding Vitality to the City ▲ Mobility, Achieving My Value ▲ Mobility, Breaking All Boundaries, and as a short-term program consisting of 3 sessions.

Additionally, for elementary school students from grades 4 to 6, the program is conducted in a hands-on learning format over 3 sessions with themes such as ▲ Eco-friendly Mobility ▲ Characteristics and Principles of Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles ▲ Making My Own Clay Model. Participating schools will receive online teacher training and online class guides suitable for the educational environment transitioned to digital after the COVID-19 situation.

A Hyundai Motor official said, “As this program is useful for youth to understand the automobile industry and explore career paths, we expect much interest and participation,” adding, “We will continue to be a brand that actively communicates with the growing generation who will lead the future.”

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