South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced June 28 that it is recruiting 130 youth interns for the second half of 2026, offering participants hands-on experience in ministry policy and field operations.
The ministry selected 145 youth interns for a five-month first-half program and plans to run the second-half cohort of 130 from Aug. 10 through Dec. 11 — a roughly four-month term timed to begin as the first-half program concludes.
Recruitment covers 10 fields: administration, public relations, foreign languages, facility management, air traffic control, information technology, geospatial information, records management, curatorial work and food hygiene.
Selected interns will be assigned to departments based on their areas of interest and academic backgrounds. They will support policy development in land, housing, construction and transportation, and take part in policy implementation activities such as construction site inspections and administrative and training support for air traffic control operations.
Any young person between the ages of 19 and 34 is eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted from June 29 through July 9. The selection process sets aside conventional criteria such as academic major, certifications and language test scores, relying instead on a "policy proposal" in which applicants describe their interest in policy and motivation to participate. Results will be announced Aug. 3.
Kim Heon-jeong, director general of planning and coordination, said the first-half program showed that the youth intern system goes beyond simple work experience to give young people a chance to discover their own potential. "We will actively support the program in the second half as well, so that more young people can gain meaningful experience across the land and transportation sector," he said.
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