Politics · South Korea · 7 hrs ago
Daejeon plans youth internships, housing and a youth-led policy body
Daejeon Mayor Heo Tae-jeong says the South Korean city will expand support to help young people find work and settle there.
A new youth council will help shape city policy; its 95 members include students, job seekers and workers.
The city plans to use projects proposed by the council in its participatory budget from 2028.
Next year, 100 young people can take public-sector internships lasting up to six months, with monthly pay of about 2.63 million won.
Daejeon plans 5,000 homes for young people and newlyweds by 2034, including public rental and publicly supported private rental homes.
The city will also offer more career and university admissions guidance, and make its youth savings scheme easier to use.
The plans aim to help young people work and settle in Daejeon, while a previously paused basic-income scheme will restart only if the city’s finances improve.
Daejeon plans to expand youth internships and housing and give young people a direct role in shaping policy.
The city will offer practical work experience to 100 unemployed young people aged 18 to 39 from next year.
It plans to increase youth housing supply to 5,000 homes, with 5,489억원 in investment through 2034.
A 95-member Daejeon Youth Council will help develop, carry out and assess youth policies.
Mayor Heo Tae-jeong said the aim is to help young people work and settle in the region.
- Who
- Daejeon Metropolitan City and Mayor Heo Tae-jeong. The plans target young people, including unemployed residents and students.
- What
- The city plans public-sector youth internships, more youth housing and a youth-led policy body.
- When
- The mayor announced the plans on November 10, 2026. Internships are planned from March 2027.
- Where
- Daejeon, South Korea.
- Why
- The city says the measures aim to help young people work and settle in Daejeon, and to let them shape policy directly.
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Daejeon launched its first Youth Council, made up of 95 students, job seekers and workers.
Mayor Heo Tae-jeong announced the city’s youth policy plans at a municipal briefing.
The city plans to open applications for the public-sector youth internship program.
The city plans to begin the internships, offering up to six months of practical experience.
The city plans to put pilot projects developed by the Youth Council into the participatory budget.
The city plans to complete its investment of 5,489억원 in youth housing.
- Youth Council
- 95 members
- Internship places
- 100
- Internship eligibility
- Unemployed people aged 18–39 who live in Daejeon or attend a university or graduate school there
- Youth housing target
- 5,000 homes
- Housing investment
- 5,489억원 through 2034
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What people are saying
I will build Daejeon into a “youth special city” where young people can work in the region and settle down securely.
Beyond simply expanding youth support programs, I will help young people directly design and implement policies.