Gyeonggi-do Completes First Phase of Youth Overseas Employment and Startup Experience Program

Young people visiting Bengaluru, India, are listening to local officials talk about employment, startups, and related topics.

Gyeonggi Province has completed the first phase of the ‘2024 Gyeonggi Youth Overseas Employment and Startup Opportunity Expansion (Gyeongcheong Stars)’ program, which was promoted to provide young people with opportunities for overseas employment and startups.

The first phase took place over four weeks from July 29 to August 23, with youth participating in 10 cities across 10 countries: Los Angeles, USA (10 people); Tokyo, Japan (10 people); Jakarta, Indonesia (10 people); Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (10 people); Bengaluru, India (10 people); Tashkent, Uzbekistan (10 people); Vienna, Austria (5 people); Melbourne, Australia (10 people); Bangkok, Thailand (10 people); and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (15 people).

On the 26th, the young participants who experienced the program in Vienna, Austria, returned home, marking the completion of the first phase for all 100 participants.

The program included various activities depending on the region, such as local practical language training, mentoring, job training, trade marketing practice with local domestic companies, and participation in overseas exhibitions.

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency will conduct a 2-day, 1-night pre-education session for 100 participants of the second phase of ‘2024 Gyeongcheong Stars’ on October 11-12, and will sequentially carry out the second phase of overseas company experiences by region starting in mid-October.

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