Busan Office of Education to Hold Career Exploration and Vocational Education Expo

37 Specialized and Meister High Schools Participate

Enhancing Technical Skills and Fostering Pride

The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education (Superintendent Ha Yoonsoo) will hold the '2024 Busan Vocational Education Expo' on June 11 and 12 at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 and online to promote vocational education.

This expo, first launched nationwide in 2000, aims to enhance the professional skills and pride of students from specialized and Meister high schools, while providing middle school students with opportunities for career exploration and hands-on career experiences.

The Busan Office of Education will host the opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on June 11 at the performance hall in BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1, and will operate the expo with a variety of programs.

This year's expo features participation from 37 specialized and Meister high schools in the Busan area, and includes a Skills and Arts Exhibition, Career Experience Zone, Career Exploration, special zones such as Future SALON, Navy Uniform Fitting Experience, and Digital Convergence Class Experience, as well as opening and special performances.

The Skills and Arts Exhibition will showcase 105 works, including products and animations applying various ideas and advanced techniques, videos, websites, designs, crafts, needlework, clothing, characters, photography, and sculptures.

The Career Experience Zone offers 104 programs, including invention exhibits, VR experiences, E-sports game experiences, hologram kit making, face painting, AI coding, mood lamp and keyring making, Navy AI content experience, navigation simulator operation, digit making, DIY woodworking, drone helicopter flight, and carving decoration.

The special zones include Navy Uniform Fitting Experience, career counseling for military (Navy) professions, Future SALON, 'Beat the Computer Science High School with Games,' character drawing using Wacom tablets, Beauty Plus, casino table experience, and entrepreneurship using food trucks.

The opening and special performances will feature club and musician performances from 20 specialized and Meister high schools over two days, including plays, non-verbal percussion, wind ensemble, orchestra, fashion show, band, cheerleading, and dance, creating a festive atmosphere.

Ha Yoonsoo, Superintendent of Busan Office of Education, said, "This expo is a place of hope where the creativity and dreams of Busan vocational high school students become reality, and it will serve as an opportunity for Busan vocational education to embrace the future of vocational education in Korea." He added, "We will spare no effort to support students so they can nurture their dreams and grow into talents who settle in Busan, through the reorganization of the vocational high school system linked to local strategic industries."

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education

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