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A meaningful monument was constructed by the main gate of Seoul Park in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The monument honors the Goryeo people who immigrated to Uzbekistan 80 years ago and settled in the country after experiencing numerous hardships. In 1937, over 170,000 Goryeo people were forced to relocate to Central Asia by the...   Read more

The 4th General Assembly of WeGo, for which Seoul is currently serving as the Chair City, will be held in Ulyanovsk, Russia from June 27 to June 30. WeGO (World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments) is an international intercity organization that works to realize sustainable urban development and reduce the intercity information capacity...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will tour Eurasia for the first time since his appointment from June 26 until July 4. The mayor will tour three cities in Russia (▴Moscow, ▴ Ulyanovsk and ▴Saint Petersburg) as well as Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, worded weirdly) over 9 days. Through the visit to Eurasia,...   Read more

On June 12, 2017, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium was crowned as an honorary citizen of Seoul. Seoul Metropolitan City confers the title of “honorary citizen” to foreigners who are credited with having contributed to the government administration or are distinguished foreign guests to the city. Prior to the Princess of Belgium, the...   Read more

■ Internship Overview ○Period : 2017.7.3(Mon.) ~ 2017.8.21(Mon.) (7 weeks total, 35 days) ○Number of Recruits : 34 people ○Current Openings : Refer to the attached document(application form) ○Eligibility – Foreign undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in universities located in Seoul(exchange students are also eligible to apply) – Period of sojourn(visa) must be valid until...   Read more

On May 18, 2017, the Sharing Cities Alliance was launched with the five cities of Seoul, New York, Toronto, Amsterdam and Copenhagen as members. The Sharing Cities Alliance will discuss operation of a knowledge network platform, share experiences among cities and announce future action plans including the hosting of an international seminar. The alliance was...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will visit Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam between May 21 and 26, 2017 to fulfill his duties as the new ASEAN envoy. Assembly members Kim Hyeon-mi and Sin Kyeong-min will accompany him. In the afternoon of the 21st, Mayor Park will visit the Philippines and have discussions with the Minister of Foreign...   Read more

Mayor João Doria of São Paulo, who is visiting Seoul from April 12 (Wed) until April 15 (Sat) in celebration of the 40th anniversary of sister city ties between Seoul and São Paulo, paid a visit to Seoul City Hall on April 13 (Thurs) at 9:20 a.m. and was presented with a “Certificate of Honorary...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and London Mayor Sadiq Khan met up at the London City Hall on April 3, 2017 (Mon) to sign a “Seoul-London Friendship City Agreement” and promised cooperation in nine areas including democratization of the economy, response to climate change, and digital innovation. The two mayors, who both served as human rights...   Read more

On April 2 (Sunday), Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who is touring the three European countries of Paris, Vienna, and London, arrived at his last destination, London. Upon arrival, he first visited the Korean War Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, between the River Thames and the Ministry of Defense headquarters, to lay flowers and pay his...   Read more

< Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon visits Vienna, Austria to benchmark its public rental housing policy > On March 30, 2017 (Thursday) at 11am (local time), Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who is on a tour to three European countries under the theme of Sustainable City, visited Vienna, Austria. He visited Karl Marx Hof, known as one...   Read more

□ Application period: Feb. 1st to Feb. 14th, 2017 □ Eligibility: Foreign students enrolled in universities (graduate schools) located in Seoul (Number of recruits: 70 people) □ Activity period: March. 1st to Dec. 31st, 2017 (10 months) □ Volunteer Activities ○ Teach foreign languages online to elementary school students from Baengnyeongdo Island, Imjado Island, Cheonghak-dong,...   Read more