The Yongsan Welcome Center will host the subway-themed youth policy experience space on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the first of its kind among Seoul's autonomous districts
Policies are organized by 'lines' and 'stations' following youth life stages, with one-on-one consultations available
Yongsan-gu in Seoul is setting up a special space where young residents can explore policies tailored to their needs in an easy and engaging way.
The district will operate "Yongsan Station Exit 0(Young)" — Seoul's first subway-themed youth policy experience space among the city's autonomous districts — at the Yongsan Welcome Center on the third floor of Yongsan I'Park Mall on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The space brings together youth policies scattered across national, Seoul Metropolitan Government and Yongsan-gu channels in one place, making it easier for young people to find what applies to them. Its defining feature is a subway metaphor: policies that young people might find dry or intimidating are presented through the familiar framework of subway stations and lines, allowing visitors to explore them hands-on.
The name "Exit 0" carries special meaning. No real subway station has a zero exit, so the designation symbolizes a "new exit" — a gateway for young people to discover the policies they need and step toward new opportunities.
The experience space maps the youth life cycle onto four subway lines, with each line's "stations" introducing key policies.
The "Youth Preparation" line features stations covering career exploration, independence readiness, seed-money building and experiential growth. The "Youth Leap" line includes stations for career challenges, settling-in preparation, asset growth and work-life balance. The "Youth Settlement" line offers stations on career advancement, finding a home, future planning and happy settlement. A separate "Mental Care" line runs stations dedicated to youth mental health, youth networking, youth support care, youth community building and a youth festival.
The participation format mirrors the experience of riding the subway. Visitors receive a "ticket," choose a line and make their way through the policy stations in sequence, then pass through the "exit" after exploring the policies that interest them.
The space covers Seoul and Yongsan-gu youth policies across a range of fields — employment, residential welfare, education and finance, culture, and participation and rights — with dedicated consultation booths offering one-on-one advice by policy area. Practical information is also available on Yongsan-gu youth support projects and programs, startup funds and loan programs, savings products and the National Employment Support System.
On-site participation events will draw on sponsored goods provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Amorepacific, Woori Bank, the Ministry of Employment and Labor's Seoul Western Employment and Welfare Center, and Korea Mars. The event is open to anyone with an interest in youth policy.
Yongsan-gu District Mayor Kim Kyung-dae said the district would work to expand opportunities for young people to access policies easily and comfortably, "so that no young person misses out on a policy they truly need simply because they didn't know it existed." He added that the district would "consistently listen closely to young people's voices and continue to identify and support policies they can actually feel — in employment, housing, asset building, and culture and welfare."
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