The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has established the Basic Plan for the Establishment of a Seoul-type Educational Platform (tentative name: “Seoul Learn”) to restore the broken educational ladder and reduce the educational disparity between social classes. The plan consists of introduction, establishment and expansion stages for teenagers, youths and all citizens that will be implemented...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will launch the city’s first project to support national and public childcare centers in Seoul with installation costs for ventilation systems to keep childcare centers safe from COVID-19. Air circulators will be installed at childcare centers where infants and children who are vulnerable to infections are crowded to lower levels...   Read more

The Seoul Herstory House, a space to share women’s history, will be open to the public. The Seoul Herstory House comprises two buildings and is located in Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) started its pilot operation in November last year as a historical and cultural space to discover and promote the lives of...   Read more

The number of public daycare centers in Seoul was increased to 1,749 by the end of 2020, which was the largest in 17 cities and provinces in the nation. The rate of use of the daycare centers is 43.8%, about three times as higher as the other cities and provinces (15.1% on average). On Mon,...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is launching its “Thank you for your effort” campaign to cheer on citizens weary of the prolonged COVID-19 crisis and reinforced social distancing. Additionally, the SMG is supporting citizens with psychological assistance for them to overcome difficulties in daily life, such as increased household conflict between family members due to...   Read more

Corey , the mascot elephant of the Seoul Metropolitan Children’s Hospital, will be making its debut as a YouTuber. Corey will be creating content for the hospital’s YouTube channel Rainbow TV (“서울특별시어린이병원레인보우TV”) featuring online performances, lectures and podcasts, while interacting with people with developmental disabilities. Updates on performances, such as relay concerts of “Rainbow Musicians”...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has opened the 100th Seoul Kium daycare center as part of the city’s efforts to provide after-school and school-break daycare services to elementary school children of double-income or single-parent households. It has been two years and five months since the opening of the first center for pilot operation in June...   Read more

1. (Elementary/Middle school students) Information on applying for temporary care of foreign students <Main Contents> Target: Children with foreign nationality(aged under 18) attending elementary/middle schools(national/public/private), miscellaneous schools, special schools ※ Children attending elementary/middle schools as of Oct. 8, 2020 ※ Students attending foreign schools and non-approved alternative schools are supported by “out-of-school students” programs Payment...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will begin its pilot operation of the first Seoul Kium day care center on Mon, Oct. 12 to serve as a facility where children can freely rest and play as well as experience various forms of art in daily life. The SMG is planning to provide various arts, cultural and...   Read more

Although the number of recently confirmed patients through local spreading has become stable, the number of confirmed patients coming from abroad continues to rise. Accordingly, this has called for control of preventative measures regarding international students who are awaiting the second semester of university in terms of revitalization of online classes and management of entrance...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will implement the trial run of the “Seoul-type Smart Work” project that allows Seoul-based small- and medium-sized enterprises to work flexibly without being restricted by time and location. Smart Work is a service that allows for the completion of business without being tied down by time or space through the use...   Read more

Seoul Southwestern Working Mom Support Center (hereinafter “Southwestern Center”) has published the English “Guidebook for Employees in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting Period” (hereinafter “Guidebook”) to promote the institutions that support work and life balance for immigrants who have married Koreans or foreign employees who are unfamiliar with the Korean language, as well as to encourage...   Read more