Selected for the ‘Future Space Education Center’ project in the aerospace sector Incheon City, which leads the aviation maintenance business (MRO), will also play a leading role in the space industry. Incheon City and Inha University were selected for the ‘Future Space Education Center’ project in the aerospace field, which was openly recruited by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The “Future Space Education Center” trains young space experts who can solve future space problems and lead new technologies. An education center is installed at the Aerospace Industry-Academic Convergence Center located in Songdo, and it is operated together with the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Inha University. Through the selection of this open recruitment, 5 billion won in government funds will be secured for five years until 2026. To attract this project, Incheon City has formed a total of 22 consortiums including universities, research institutes, and companies. In the future, the education center plans to train 45 professionals a year with master's and doctoral degrees with expertise to conduct future space technology research. In addition, it plans to develop autonomous precision celestial navigation technology required for lunar exploration through industry, academia, research and government cooperation, lunar exploration rover and electrolytic thruster to mine water resources buried on the moon, and core space technologies that can be directly used in the domestic lunar probe development project scheduled for 2030. ▲ Scenarios for resource utilization of lunar poles and Mars exploration The Aerospace Industry-University Convergence Center is a specialized institution composed of 50 specialized research personnel to create an industry-university convergence district through aerospace convergence and composition, to foster new future industries, and to nurture RD and aviation professionals. The city expects that this education center will greatly contribute

Performance of attracting investment from global companies in the future car industry The achievements of attracting investment from global companies in the future car industry, which Incheon City is focusing on as a key strategic industry for the future, are gradually becoming visible. The city announced that MCNEX, a leading autonomous-driving company that joined the 1 trillion club in sales and the city succeeded in attracting investment last year, had completed the relocation of its headquarters and research center to Songdo and started work on the 4th. ▲ The city announced that MCNEX, a leading autonomous-driving company that joined the 1 trillion club in sales and the city succeeded in attracting investment last year, had completed the relocation of its headquarters and research center to Songdo and started work on the 4th. The picture is a view of MCNEX's Songdo office building (headquarters). MCNEX is a leading company in autonomous driving technology that develops and produces image sensing autonomous driving systems including electronic components such as mobile camera modules, biometric sensors, and vehicle cameras, and it is a listed company on the KOSPI that achieved annual sales of KRW 1 trillion as of last year. In particular, in the field of vehicle cameras used in autonomous driving technology, it has the largest market share in Korea and the fifth in the world, and is also prominent in the field of biometric technology sensors. In October of last year, the city signed an investment attraction business agreement with MCNEX to relocate the headquarters and research center in Gasan Digital Complex, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul to Songdo, and to foster and develop the future car parts industry through autonomous driving technology RD cooperation, etc. ▲ Autonomous-driving car developed by MCNEX (image provided by MCNEX) After that, MCNEX purchased a new building with a total floor area of​​27,870 m² (1 basement level – 13 above ground) in Songdo Fre

Recruitment of candidates in 3 fields of the Youth Startup Branch For the first time this year, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Incheon Technopark are attracting attention by starting youth support projects leading to the so-called 'Cradle to TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup)' in order to create jobs for young people through nurturing startups. ▲ For the first time this year, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Incheon Technopark are attracting attention by starting youth support projects leading to the so-called 'Cradle to TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup)' in order to create jobs for young people through nurturing startups. The three programs, including the 'Youth Startup Branch', consist of providing startup business education for young people, consulting on startup technology verification for young entrepreneurs, and supporting them to be selected for TIPS, the technology startup investment program of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Each program is characterized by providing step-by-step support to inspire young people to challenge startups, discovers and nurtures excellent startups, and finally achieve results through TIPS selection. In this process, there are many benefits, such as support for upgrading products or services of excellent startups. ▲ Internal facilities of Incheon Startup Park located in Songdo The Incheon Economic Administration recruits young start-ups and young people in three areas, including △ Youth Startup Branch, △ Youth Entrepreneurship Program, △ Youth TIPS Incubation. First, the Youth Startup Branch Program provides startups with opportunities to secure excellent manpower through networking by operating education for startup business and 4th industrial technology-based practice for young people in the district. Five resident companies and supporting companies of Incheon Startup Park will be selected as mentors, and they will conduct technical seminars and education by matching with un

Leading the hydrogen public transportation era with hydrogen anchor companies such as Hyundai Motor Company, SK ES, and Plug powerOn March 30th, Incheon started fostering the hydrogen industry in earnest by attracting investment from Plug Power, a world-class company in the hydrogen industry, and through the conversion of hydrogen public transportation.On the same day, Incheon Metropolitan City signed a 'business agreement for attracting investment from global first-class hydrogen companies' and 'a business agreement for creating a leading city for hydrogen public transportation' with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Environment, Korea Land and Housing Corporation, SK ES, Hyundai Motor Company, Plug Power, etc., and they agreed together to foster the hydrogen industry promoted by Incheon.▲ On March 30th, Incheon started fostering the hydrogen industry in earnest by attracting investment from Plug Power, a world-class company in the hydrogen industry, and through the conversion of hydrogen public transportation.Business agreement to attract investment from global first-class hydrogen companiesIn the meantime, the city has been working with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to prepare an investment base such as suitable land and electricity supply to attract investment from Plug Power, a global first-class hydrogen company.In particular, Park Namchoon, Mayor of Incheon, met with Plug Power CEO Andrew Marsh in October of last year to attract investment and introduced the plan to build a hydrogen cluster in the Cheongna region, drawing a lot of sympathy.Plug Power is a global hydrogen company that occupies 95% of the hydrogen forklift market in the US and has core technology for water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen. It established a joint venture in Asia with SK ES in January and built a fuel cell and water electrolysis facility* production system (Giga-factory) in Cheongna, Incheon, and plans to enter the Asian market as we

Opening in the second half of this year, a healing gift with the scent of phytoncide for citizensNational and public natural recreation forests under construction by Incheon are expected to be available from the second half of this year at the earliest.This is good news as the public demand for forest recreation facilities is increasing due to the prolonged COVID-19.▲ The natural recreation forest and Hwagae Garden under construction on Muuido Island Island and Gyodong-myeon, Ganghwa by Incheon will be completed in June and will be operated from the second half of this year. Aerial view of Hwagae Garden.Incheon plans to complete the construction of the natural recreation forest and Hwagae Garden in Muuido Island and Ganghwa Gyodong-myeon in June and start operation in the second half of this year. The construction of the Deokjeokdo Island natural recreational forest project, which is being promoted together, is expected to be completed in December next year.The Hwagae Local Garden and Deokjeokdo Island and Muuido Island Natural Recreation Forest are the representative forest recreation promotion projects of Incheon, and when the construction is completed, it is expected that it will provide a wide range of opportunities for citizens to engage in recreational activities.▲ The Muuido Island National Recreation Forest creation project started in 2016 with the Incheon Metropolitan City’s visit to the Korea Forest Service and continued recommendations for promoting the National Recreational Forest, and KRW 8.6 billion was invested in the project. Aerial view of Muuido Island Natural Recreation Forest.The Muuido Island National Recreation Forest creation project started in 2016 with the Incheon Metropolitan City’s visit to the Korea Forest Service and continued recommendations for promoting the National Recreational Forest, and KRW 8.6 billion was invested in the project. On an area of 139 ha, there will be a visitor information center and a parking lot, as well a

Establishment of Incheon-type MRO industry portfolio, effect of employment of 3,000 people by 2025Incheon seeks an Incheon-type job model in the aviation maintenance (MRO) industry.Incheon announced on the 23rd that it was selected for the ‘2022 labor-management win-win local job consulting support project’ by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.​▲ When Incheon's aviation industry is activated, Incheon will have both wings of future food along with the 'Incheon bio industry' that is being promoted. This will provide a new engine for economic growth and job creation for young people in Incheon. The picture shows an aircraft remodeling process. Sharp Technics.This public offering project is a project to create local-specific jobs by developing a job model that can coexist with the local community and supporting the establishment of implementation plans. Of the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, only 3 local governments including Incheon were selected for this project.Incheon planned this project to develop a local job model that can create synergy in connection with the various aviation maintenance (MRO) industries promoted by the city.The city plans to discover an Incheon-type job model by supporting customized direct jobs to companies such as the IAI aircraft remodeling project, the US Atlas heavy maintenance center, and the Korean Air engine maintenance cluster project, which it attracted last year, and providing stable jobs to job seekers. And it is expected to enhance the competitiveness of companies and create jobs for young people.Based on the tripartite agreement signed by the Incheon Regional Headquarters of the Korea Federation of Trade Unions and the Incheon Enterprises Federation and Incheon Metropolitan City in February, the city aviation department will oversee the project and Jung-gu, Incheon, where many aviation maintenance companies are located, will participate as a cooperative local government. In addition, the Institute for Aerospace In

Finding ways to use it publicly and building an open archive platformIncheon begins the Camp Market recording project in earnest.On the 23rd, Incheon signed a service for ‘establishing a basic plan for building a Camp Market archive’. It is to establish an open archive platform through systematic management and public utilization of Camp Market records.▲ ‘Bupyeong Camp Market’ returns to Incheon’s new futureAlong with the discussion on the creation of a cultural park following the return of the Camp Market, the need for a systematic record of changes in camp market space and function and historical and cultural assets centered on the Camp Market has been constantly raised.Accordingly, Incheon has conducted a case study and established basic data for the camp market recording project, policy research to suggest a direction for establishing a camp market archive, securing related service project expenses, and releasing architectural drawings for the camp market return area.This service for ‘establishing a basic plan for building a Camp Market archive’ was carried out to present a specific implementation plan through the establishment of an archive master plan.The main tasks of the service are, for the Camp Market and surrounding areas from the Japanese colonial period to the time of the return of US bases, ▲Research on the history of this area, from the Japanese military base to ASCOM City after the Korean War, and to Camp Market ▲Identification and arrangement of the current status of public and private records related to the Camp Market and surrounding areas ▲ Establishment of a basic plan (roadmap) by time and stage for the building of Camp Market archive, etc., and it will begin on March 23 and run for 7 months.Incheon plans to establish public-private partnership governance in which experts in related fields and the local community participate together for efficient and successful research service, and to prepare a systematic reporting syste

Moved to Incheon as an excellent company by forming the Innovation Mother Fund No. 3 Association Incheon Metropolitan City is expected to be reborn as a city for youth venture by forming the Innovation Mother Fund No.3 Association. The city of Incheon announced on the17th that it had signed a business agreement for the ‘Incheon Innovation Mother Fund No. 3 Association’ in the hospitality room of the city hall and awarded commendation plaques to the accelerator (AC)companies headquartered in Incheon. ▲ Incheon Metropolitan City is expected to be reborn as a city for youth venture by forming the Innovation Mother Fund No.3 Association.The photo shows the 'business agreement for Incheon Innovation Mother Fund No. 3 Association and awarding ceremony of commendation plaques to the accelerators' on the 17th at the City Hall Hospitality Room. The total size of the 'Incheon Innovation Mother Fund No. 3 Association' is 8 billion won, and six organizations, including Incheon Metropolitan City and (Corporation) Small and Medium Business Convergence Incheon Bucheon Gimpo Federation, Geomdan General Industrial Complex Management Corporation, Inha University I-Startup Lab,Incheon National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Startup Support Group, Incheon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation, will participate in the agreement. The parties to the agreement agreed to actively cooperate to revitalize the local economy, not only by investing funds in the future, but also by helping companies grow through the discovery of excellent companies. (Corporation) Small and Medium Business Convergence Incheon Bucheon Gimpo Federation and Geomdan General Industrial Complex Management Corporation, which are leading the future industry through convergence and collaboration, will cooperate in revitalizing the investment ecosystem by discovering and supporting excellent promising venture start-ups. This fund is an association in the form of mother fund (a fund of fund

Total opening of ‘connecting road between Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu and Songhyeon-dong, Dong-gu’ in 2025 Incheon's long-standing conflict and challenge, the Sungin Underpass, started full-scale construction with the first shoveling in 20 years of project promotion. ▲ Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor Park Namchoon delivers a commemorative speech at the'Sunginji Underpass and Connecting Road Construction Groundbreaking Ceremony'held in Yulmok-dong, Jung-gu, on the 15th.​ On the 15th, Incheon Metropolitan City held a groundbreaking ceremony for‘Sungin Underpass and Connecting Road Construction’ for section 3, the last remaining section of a total of 4 sections of the ‘connecting road between Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu and Songhyeon-dong, Dong-gu’ in Yulmok-dong, Jung-gu and Geumgok-dong, Dong-gu.The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by around 100 key figures and resident representatives, including Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor Park Namchoon, as well as local councilors.As for the ‘connecting road between Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu and Songhyeon-dong, Dong-gu’, also called ‘Baedari Penetration Road’, is 2.92 km long and 50-70 m wide, construction started in 2001 after the approval of the implementation plan was announced in 1999 for the balanced development of Yeonsu-gu, Jung-gu, Dong-gu, and Seo-gu regions by securing a street network on the north and south sides of Incheon Metropolitan City.​ ▲The Sungin Underpass, which was scheduled to be carried out in 2010, was at a standstill due to opposition from local residents, such as inconvenient passage for the elderly, concerns about disconnection due to regional segregation, and deterioration of the residential environment.​(left) Geumchang-dong Residents’ Autonomy Committee briefing session (2019.08.06.), (right) 2ndpublic-private council on-site inspection (2018.11.06) After that, most of the construction of the connecting road was completed by2011, except for the section of the Sungin Underpa

‘Neunghae IC ~ Hagik JC section’ to improve citizens’ health and living conditions Incheon Metropolitan City is promoting the construction of an underground road for the Second Gyeongin Expressway to improve the health of citizens and the living environment. ▲ Incheon Metropolitan City is promoting the construction of an underground road for the Second Gyeongin Expressway to improve the health of citizens and the living environment.​ The photo shows Yonghyeon-Hagik Urban Development Zone. Incheon Metropolitan City requested the Korea Expressway Corporation to consider the construction of underground road for the Second Gyeongin Expressway (Neunghae IC ~ Hagik JC section) in order to create a pleasant residential environment in the ‘Yonghyeon/Hagik Urban Development Project Zone’ currently under development. The Second Gyeongin Expressway (NeunghaeIC ~ Hagik JC section) is a gateway for transporting cargo from Incheon Port to the whole country, and is used by an average of 57,000 vehicles per day, or approximately 21 million vehicles per year. At the time of the opening of the highway in 1994, the area around Neunghae IC ~ Hagik JC was not a big problem because it was concentrated with factories, etc., but as urban development projects were carried out and residential facilities were located, the Second Gyeongin Expressway, which was installed in the form of a bridge, has become a facility that disturbs the residential environment by generating noise and dust and damaging the landscape. ▲ View of the Second Gyeongin Expressway Currently, around the Second Gyeongin Expressway (Neunghae IC ~ Hagik JCsection), the Yonghyeon/Hagik district urban development project is in progress,and last year, four block projects were completed, including SK Sky View, Hagik Doosan We've, Hillstate Hagik, and ExLLu Tower, and residents have moved in. In addition, on the site that OCI Company Ltd. has moved to the outside near the Second Gyeongin Expressway, site developm