Mayor Oh Se-hoon Celebrates 'Youth Day' with MZ Generation through 'Reverse Mentoring'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the occasion of Youth Day, Mayor Oh Se-hoon will hold a 'reverse mentoring' session on the 13th at the Seoul Volunteer Center (Tteurak) to gather and communicate on-site opinions from young volunteer workers.

'Reverse mentoring' is the opposite concept of traditional mentoring where seniors teach juniors; it refers to reverse mentoring where junior employees become mentors to seniors or top executives.

The participants in reverse mentoring are six young people who have experience participating in Seoul's mentoring volunteer program 'Seoul Donghaeng.' Among them are youths who participated as mentees during their school days, received guidance, and later became university student mentors to teach their juniors.

'Seoul Donghaeng' is a Seoul volunteer program where university (graduate) students share their talents and experiences with younger students in elementary, middle, and high school, growing together. It started in 2009 and is operated on the largest scale nationwide among mentoring volunteer activities.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government stated, "Mayor Oh will collect on-site opinions from young participants of Seoul Donghaeng, ask questions they are curious about, and provide time for the youth to freely ask the mayor questions." They added, "Mayor Oh plans to connect with the mentoring site via video call to talk and encourage the young mentors and students participating in Seoul Donghaeng mentoring."

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