Hyundai Motor Group launches mobility training aid for 50 vocational high schools
In short
Hyundai Motor Group said on 22 October it is starting a social contribution programme called "HMG Future Mobility Tech Campus". Over three years it plans to support 50 automotive vocational high schools and about 6,000 students with donated practice vehicles, on-site training and online mentoring.
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Hyundai Motor Group said on 22 October that it is starting a new social contribution programme, "HMG Future Mobility Tech Campus", to support automotive vocational high schools and their students. According to the reports, the programme provides educational equipment, invitation training at maintenance sites and online mentoring. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The group plans to donate practice electric and hybrid vehicles and maintenance tools to the schools. Teachers and students will be invited to Hyundai Motor Hi-Tech Centers and Kia Digital City Stores (DCS), where field experts teach future mobility technology and facility tours are offered. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
This year's invitation training takes place on 21-22 October at the Hyundai Suwon and Goyang Hi-Tech Centers, and continues in November at Kia's Siheung, Wonju and Incheon DCS sites. Asia Economy said students took part in the training at the Suwon Hi-Tech Center on 21 October. [ 1 , 3 ]
The group also plans video mentoring in which engineers and other working professionals talk with students online. Asia Economy said the aim is to give more students, regardless of region, technical education, career exploration and job experience. [ 1 , 3 ]
The programme begins this year in Gyeonggi, Incheon and Gangwon, expands to Seoul, Jeolla and Jeju in 2027, and to Chungcheong, Daejeon and Gyeongsang in 2028. Over the three years the group plans to support 50 schools and about 6,000 students. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The group said many automotive vocational schools use internal combustion vehicles averaging about 15 years old for practice, and that training opportunities are scarcer outside the Seoul metropolitan area. A group official said competitiveness in the future mobility industry starts with developing talent, and that the group would support the students with its technology and infrastructure. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The group said many automotive vocational schools train on internal combustion cars averaging about 15 years old, and that students outside the Seoul area have fewer training opportunities. The programme is aimed at those gaps, though the documents give no figures on its cost or the number of vehicles to be donated.
Key facts
- Hyundai Motor Group announced the new social contribution programme "HMG Future Mobility Tech Campus" on 22 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The group plans to support 50 automotive vocational high schools and about 6,000 students over three years. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- It plans to donate practice electric and hybrid vehicles and maintenance tools to the schools. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Teachers and students are invited to Hyundai Motor Hi-Tech Centers and Kia Digital City Stores (DCS) for training and facility tours. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- This year's invitation training runs on 21-22 October at the Hyundai Suwon and Goyang Hi-Tech Centers, followed in November by Kia's Siheung, Wonju and Incheon DCS sites. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The programme starts in Gyeonggi, Incheon and Gangwon this year, expands to Seoul, Jeolla and Jeju in 2027, and to Chungcheong, Daejeon and Gyeongsang in 2028. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Online video mentoring links engineers and other working professionals with students. [ 1 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Hyundai Motor Group announced on 22 October the "HMG Future Mobility Tech Campus" programme for automotive vocational high schools. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The three-year plan covers 50 schools and about 6,000 students, starting in Gyeonggi, Incheon and Gangwon this year and widening to other regions in 2027 and 2028. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The group said many automotive vocational schools use internal combustion vehicles averaging about 15 years old for practice. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- How many practice vehicles will be donated, and to which schools. The documents give no vehicle numbers and do not name the schools.
- The cost of the programme. No document states a budget.