Hyundai Motor Group to Support Future Mobility Education at 50 Automotive Vocational High Schools

Donation of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles for Hands-On Training
Maintenance Training at Service Centers and Online Mentoring
Support for Approximately 6,000 Students Over Three Years Through 2028

Hyundai Motor Group is launching a social contribution initiative to support future mobility technology education for students at automotive vocational high schools. The initiative will donate electric and hybrid vehicles for hands-on training and provide maintenance training at service centers and online mentoring, helping students gain experience with the latest automotive technologies and the industry.

Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 22nd that it will launch a new social contribution initiative, the “HMG Future Mobility Tech Campus.” The program will provide educational equipment to automotive vocational high schools and students nationwide, offer invitation-based training at maintenance centers, and arrange online mentoring with industry professionals.

Automotive vocational high school students take part in the “HMG Future Mobility Tech Campus” invitation program at Hyundai Motor’s Suwon High-Tech Center on the 21st. Hyundai Motor Group

Although the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles is expanding, many automotive vocational high schools still use internal combustion engine vehicles that are, on average, around 15 years old for hands-on training. Educational opportunities to experience the latest technologies are also relatively limited outside the Seoul metropolitan area. Hyundai Motor Group developed this initiative to improve training environments and expand educational opportunities linked to industry workplaces.

From donating electric vehicles for hands-on training to providing maintenance training at service centers, Hyundai Motor Group plans to donate electric and hybrid vehicles for hands-on training, along with vehicle maintenance tools and other educational equipment, to automotive vocational high schools. Teachers and students will be invited to Hyundai Motor high-tech centers and Kia Digital City Stores (DCS), where industry experts will teach them about future mobility technologies and provide opportunities to tour the facilities.

This year's invitation-based training will take place on the 21st and 22nd at Hyundai Motor's Suwon and Goyang High-Tech Centers, and will continue in November at Kia's Siheung, Wonju, and Incheon DCS locations.

The program will also offer online video mentoring sessions where students can connect with industry professionals, including engineers. The aim is to provide more students, regardless of their region, with opportunities for technology education, career exploration, and work experience.

The support program will begin this year in Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gangwon, expand to Seoul, Jeolla, and Jeju in 2027, and then to Chungcheong, Daejeon, and Gyeongsang in 2028. Hyundai Motor Group plans to support 50 automotive vocational high schools and approximately 6,000 students nationwide over three years.

A Hyundai Motor Group official said, “The competitiveness of the future mobility industry starts with nurturing outstanding talent. We will provide the group's technology and infrastructure so that students at automotive vocational high schools can gain firsthand experience with the latest technologies and the industry and grow.”

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