Gwangju City to Host Consecutive Fairs in the Second Half of the Year... "Communicating Closely with Citizens"

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on August 30 that it will continue to strengthen communication with citizens by consecutively hosting various fairs across different sectors in the second half of the year, in line with its city administration slogan, "Closely and Thoroughly."

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province is strengthening communication with citizens by continuously hosting various expos in the second half of the year to practice its administrative slogan, "Close and Detailed." Photo by Gwangju City

The city achieved meaningful results from the fairs held in the first half of the year. At the university admissions and career fair held in June, 37 universities and over 1,600 participants took part, offering one-on-one admissions counseling and career experience opportunities. At the subsequent job fair, 900 people attended and participated in interviews, resulting in 56 individuals being hired on the spot.

To build on these achievements, the city will sequentially host specialized fairs by sector from September to October.

The first event is the Women's Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair, scheduled for September 2. Fifteen companies will participate, providing one-on-one job interviews for female job seekers, along with mentoring and special lectures for citizens preparing to start their own businesses.

Next, on September 6, the "2025 Gwangju City Welfare Fair" will be held at WASBE Square. Under the theme "Closely and Thoroughly," the event will feature welfare service experiences and intergenerational programs. It will also serve as a venue for the "Social Welfare Day" ceremony and for fostering unity among welfare workers.

Additionally, from October 18 to 21, the "2025 Korea Forest Expo" will take place at Gonjiam Ceramic Park. Co-hosted by the Korea Forest Service and Gyeonggi Province, this expo is a symbolic event where Gwangju City will declare its transition to a "sustainable carbon-neutral city." The event will include forest experiences, forest product exhibitions, and a "Mountain Day" ceremony, along with the "Oreubit Water Pagoda" exhibition content, which was selected for a Gyeonggi Province public contest project.

Mayor Bang Sehwan stated, "These fairs are not just simple events, but practical venues for implementing and communicating citizens' voices into policy," adding, "I hope that with your interest and participation, these fairs will be even more enriching."

Meanwhile, detailed information related to this policy communication can be found on the official Gwangju City Hall YouTube channel.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.