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Seoul will launch the second Foreign Residents Council as a window of communication and governance with foreign residents. In preparation for the increasing cultural diversity of the city population, including over 420,000 foreign residents, Seoul city organized and operated the Foreign Residents Council, a council comprised solely of foreign residents, from December 2015. The first...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon became the first Seoul mayor to give a lecture at China’s prestigious Peking University on November 26th. Under the topic, “A new future of Northeast Asia found in the city,” Mayor Park Won-soon spoke on the issues of countermeasures for climate change, ecological civilization, new and renewable energy, urban regeneration, and innovative...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon will be visiting Beijing, China, for four days and three nights, from November 25-28, making it his first visit since his 2015 tour to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Seoul looks to fortify cooperative relations between Seoul and Beijing in light of the 25th anniversary of the two cities’ signing of the Sister...   Read more

The City of Seoul is attending Malaysia’s largest international tourism exhibition, MATTA Fair 2018, launching into battle to attract Malaysian tourists with “Seoul citizen daily life experience” marketing. Malaysia is a core Southeast Asian market with high potential for growth, with a yearly average growth rate in tourists visiting Korean of 10.3%. A total of...   Read more

Seoul City will hold the Seoul Friendship Festival 2018 (Sept. 1 – 2), its representative The global event, where people can enjoy a treasure trove of diverse cultures from around the world in one place. The festival (formerly the Seoul Friendship Fair) is famous for its history and its tradition of allowing visitors to enjoy...   Read more

Mayor Park Won-soon received the internationally prestigious ‘Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize,’ also called the ‘Nobel Prize for Urban Administration,’ on behalf of the 10 million Seoul citizens. On Monday, July 9 at 6:15 pm, Mayor Park Won-soon was awarded a certificate, medal, and prize money of 300 thousand Singapore dollars by Singaporean president,...   Read more

On July 8, Sunday, Mayor Park Won-soon was in attendance at the 2018 World Cities Summit (WCS) held in Singapore among mayors and delegates from as many as 120 cities from around the world, under the theme of ‘Liveable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation and Collaboration.’ The World Cities Summit invites mayors...   Read more

From July 7-10, Mayor Park Won-soon will be in Singapore to receive the ‘Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize,’ which is considered the Nobel Prize for Urban Administration. Mayor Park Won-soon will meet individually with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and discuss measures regarding Seoul-Singapore exchange and cooperation, for the peace of Northeast Asia...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government confers honorary citizenship upon international residents in Seoul in recognition of their contributions to the city and the local community, including being a role model to Seoul citizens as well as other foreign residents. 1. Qualification for Honorary Citizenship of Seoul 1) Current foreign residents who have resided in Seoul for...   Read more

Seoul City was selected for its third consecutive year as one of the world’s most active locations for international conferences. According to the June 15th International Meetings Statistics Report, an official statistical report showing where international conference locations were held throughout a given year provided by the Union of International Associations (UIA), Seoul was selected...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s know-how in creating a ‘smart city,’ currently maintaining its status as the ‘No. 1 E-government’ in the global market since 2003, has been incorporated into the implementation of the mid-to-long term urban development planning of Manila, the capital of the Philippines boasting of a 12 million resident populace. Seoul government officials...   Read more

■ Internship Overview ○ Period : 2018.7.2(Mon.) ~ 2018.8.20(Mon.) (7 weeks total, 35 days) ○ Number of Recruits : 33 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...   Read more