Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "Suwon City Will Support Young People in Achieving Their Dreams"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun pledged to newly enrolled university students that "Suwon City will be with you so that you can achieve your dreams."

The mayor attended entrance ceremonies for new students at Ajou University and Kyonggi University's Suwon Campus on the 23rd, and Sungkyunkwan University's Natural Sciences Campus entrance ceremony on the 24th, offering his congratulations.

At Ajou University and Kyonggi University, he also introduced Suwon City's youth policies.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "As you take your first steps as adults, Suwon City will be with you to help realize your dreams," and added, "We will listen to the concerns of young people and work together to find ways to solve the difficulties they face."

He continued, "We conducted a survey of Suwon youth, and 55% of respondents said their concern is 'employment and job opportunities,'" and added, "Suwon City will implement various employment support policies, including overseas job placement support and job fairs, to connect businesses and young people."

Suwon City will implement 57 youth policies and projects across five sectors this year: employment, housing, education, welfare and culture, and participation and rights.

Employment sector projects include free rental of interview attire for job-seeking youth, large and small-scale job fairs, youth administrative experience programs, and Suwon-style Growth-Up job projects.

Housing sector projects include the supply of 5,000 young and newlywed housing units, monthly rent support for youth, and deposit support through the Youth and Newlywed Hope Touch program.

Welfare and culture sector projects include university student cultural planning groups, healing centers for mental wellness, and basic income provision for youth, while participation and rights sector projects include the operation of youth policy coordination committees and youth councils.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "About 20 years ago, I came to Suwon from the countryside and attended university in this beautiful and healthy environment, where I dreamed and continuously challenged myself," and added, "Suwon City will make every effort to support our new students in realizing the futures they dream of."