“Ulsan Listens to Citizens’ Voices Ahead of City Bus Route Reorganization”

Collecting Public Opinions Online and Offline from August 26 to September 30

Results to Be Released in November…to Be Used as Basic Data for Route Reorganization Project

Ulsan Metropolitan City announced that it will collect public opinions from August 26 to September 30 to identify in advance citizens’ inconveniences and suggestions regarding bus use, ahead of the reorganization of city bus routes.

This opinion-gathering effort is being carried out to broadly collect diverse opinions from citizens who actually use the buses, reflect them in the future route reorganization, and establish a more convenient city bus route system that citizens can genuinely feel the benefits of.

The opinion-gathering will be conducted both online and offline so that any citizen can easily participate.

Citizens can participate in the survey through the QR code included in the online notice. Information on how to participate will also be provided through the websites and social media (SNS) of Ulsan, the Office of Education, districts and counties, related institutions, and schools and universities, as well as through the Ulsan Bus app and the Bus Information System (BIS).

In addition, notices containing QR codes will be posted at bus stops, inside city buses, and at facilities frequently used by citizens, such as schools, welfare centers, sports facilities, senior centers, and apartment complexes, to encourage citizen participation.

For citizens who have difficulty participating online, questionnaires will also be made available at civil affairs offices of districts/counties (eup/myeon/dong) and major multi-use facilities to collect opinions offline as well.

The survey consists of a total of 13 questions and will broadly gather citizens’ opinions on the use and improvement of city bus routes, including the purpose and frequency of bus use, frequently used bus routes, the creation of new routes and reinstatement of discontinued routes, route adjustments, and bus service intervals.

Ulsan plans to analyze the opinions received, release the results in November, and use them as basic data for the city bus route reorganization project to be carried out from the same month. Afterwards, the city will comprehensively reflect the research results and citizens’ opinions to implement the city bus route reorganization starting July 1, 2027.

In particular, based on the results of this opinion-gathering, the city will analyze citizens’ inconveniences and requests for improvement by region and route, and will review ways to ensure that citizens’ opinions are sufficiently reflected in the future route reorganization process.

A city official said, “This opinion-gathering is a process to first listen to the inconveniences and improvement requests that citizens feel while actually using the buses, ahead of the route reorganization,” adding, “We will closely review citizens’ valuable opinions and actively use them to establish a more convenient and efficient city bus route system.”

“MOIS Policy Training Group Visits ‘Hydrogen City Ulsan’”

On the 25th, Touring Key Sites from Hydrogen Mobility to Power Generation, Charging, and Demonstration

Benchmarking Ulsan’s Best Practices in the Hydrogen Industry to Explore Carbon-Neutral Policy Directions

Ulsan Metropolitan City announced that a policy training group from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS)’s Local Government Officials Development Institute (LOGODI) will visit Ulsan, a leading hydrogen city, on August 25 to tour hydrogen industry sites and policy implementation cases.

This visit was arranged to directly examine the hydrogen city policies and industrial sites that Ulsan has pursued for carbon neutrality and the future development of the hydrogen industry, and to benchmark Ulsan’s experience and policy practices in fostering the hydrogen industry.

The visiting group consists of 27 government officials from local governments across the country who are in charge of, or perform work related to, the hydrogen industry and carbon-neutrality policy.

The main itinerary includes visits, in order, to the NEXO production base at Plant 5 of the Hyundai Motors Ulsan Plant, the Ulsan Hydrogen Pilot City, the Taehwagang Station hydrogen charging station, and the Ulsan Technopark Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Center.

First, the group will visit the NEXO production base at Plant 5 of the Hyundai Motors Ulsan Plant to tour a world-class hydrogen electric vehicle production site and confirm Ulsan’s industrial competitiveness, which is expanding across mobility as a whole, including hydrogen trucks, hydrogen buses, and hydrogen-electric tractors.

As the hydrogen industry continues to expand into hydrogen trucks, hydrogen buses, and hydrogen-electric tractors, Ulsan expects this site visit to serve as an opportunity to showcase both the present and future of Ulsan’s hydrogen mobility industry.

Next, the group will visit the Ulsan Hydrogen Pilot City to tour the Yuldong District hydrogen fuel cell combined heat and power plant, which actually uses hydrogen as an energy source within an urban residential area.

This facility, a core installation of the Ulsan Hydrogen Pilot City, generates electricity from hydrogen and uses the waste heat generated during power generation for heating and hot water. It is operated with three 440 kW-class PAFC units, for a total capacity of 1.32 MW.

In 2025, the facility was the first among public institutions nationwide to win a bid in the general hydrogen power bidding market, and it is expected to generate additional annual revenue of about KRW 1.1 billion. In addition, it uses 75℃ waste heat for heating and hot water at the nearby Yuldong WithU Apartment, reducing heating costs by about 30% and thereby realizing an eco-friendly, carbon-neutral housing model.

Next, the group will visit the Taehwagang Station hydrogen charging station, the third in the country to receive hydrogen directly through a dedicated pipeline.

The Taehwagang Station hydrogen charging station is a hub station that stably receives hydrogen through a 10.5 km hydrogen pipeline network built under the Hydrogen Pilot City project, and it is capable of charging up to 80 kg of hydrogen per hour.

In particular, through a charging performance upgrade in February this year, the station established the nation’s first multi-vehicle charging system capable of charging not only hydrogen passenger cars and hydrogen buses but also hydrogen trucks, hydrogen-electric tractors, and hydrogen fuel cell forklifts. Ulsan explained that this is contributing to the spread of hydrogen mobility and improved user convenience.

Lastly, the group will visit the Ulsan Technopark Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Center to receive a briefing on the center’s main functions and the current status of hydrogen industry demonstrations.

At this session, the center will introduce its verification of the performance and safety of hydrogen fuel cells, demonstration of various hydrogen energy technologies, green hydrogen production, and its infrastructure for demonstrating hydrogen production, storage, and utilization technologies.

The group will then directly tour major hydrogen production and demonstration facilities, including green hydrogen production equipment, to confirm the full life-cycle industrial base extending from hydrogen production to utilization, as well as Ulsan’s competitiveness in the hydrogen industry.

Kim Seong-il, team leader of the policy training group (affiliated with Jeonbuk State), said, “This visit was meaningful because it allowed us to directly see Ulsan’s hydrogen city, its eco-friendly mobility policies, and the current status of its hydrogen industry,” adding, “Ulsan’s excellent policies and on-site cases will be of great help in establishing new energy business policies and carrying out related work in the future.”

Mayor Kim Sang-wook said, “Ulsan has built a hydrogen industry ecosystem encompassing production, supply, charging, and utilization by combining the hydrogen industry with its existing core industries,” adding, “I hope that through this visit, Ulsan’s experience in developing the hydrogen industry and its carbon-neutrality policy cases will be widely shared with local governments across the country.”

Meanwhile, based on the achievements of the Hydrogen Pilot City, Ulsan plans to build a total of 11.9 km of hydrogen energy supply network across Buk-gu and the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex from 2025 to 2028. The plan is to connect 6.7 km from Hyomun Intersection to the Gyeong hydrogen charging station and 5.2 km from Hyundai Motors’ Plant 5 to the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex, thereby stably supplying hydrogen to hydrogen mobility and industrial sites, and working to realize carbon neutrality and strengthen the competitiveness of local companies. In addition, the city plans to expand its large-capacity hydrogen charging infrastructure by connecting pipelines to two charging stations, including the Gyeongdong hydrogen charging station.

UNIST College of Engineering Opens “Smart Classroom (Nexus Hall)”

Advanced Smart Classroom Built with Support from Ulsan

Fostering a Hub for Semiconductor Talent Development and Industrial AI Transformation

Ulsan Metropolitan City announced that Mayor Kim Sang-wook attended the opening ceremony of the smart classroom “Nexus Hall” held at the College of Engineering of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) at 2 p.m. on August 25, reaffirming the city’s commitment to cooperation in fostering talent for the region’s advanced industries.

About 80 people attended the opening ceremony, including Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-wook and UNIST President Park Chong-rae, as well as officials from major domestic semiconductor companies, such as Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President Lee Ju-young and SK hynix Executive Vice President Lee Se-yeon, and university officials.

Nexus Hall is a smart classroom designed to provide students with a high-quality educational environment and to strengthen advanced engineering education. It is equipped with an advanced audiovisual (AV) system, including a large LED display and a digital lectern.

This classroom is especially meaningful in that it was built jointly by industry and academia. Beyond serving as a simple lecture space, it will be used as an education innovation platform that connects universities, the region, and industry, as well as supporting education and research in the fields of materials, semiconductors, and engineering.

A special lecture connecting the semiconductor industry and education is also planned for the opening ceremony. Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President Lee Ju-young and SK hynix Executive Vice President Lee Se-yeon will hold a session with students, explaining changes in the semiconductor industry, future technologies, and the competencies required in the field.

Ulsan plans to strengthen its ties with companies and research institutions, such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, centered on UNIST’s research capabilities and talent. The city also envisions expanding UNIST’s role as a hub that leads industrial AI transformation (AX) by bringing together Ulsan’s manufacturing infrastructure and technologies from Korea and abroad.

Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-wook said, “Semiconductors are a core foundation that determines the competitiveness of advanced industries, such as artificial intelligence (AI), secondary batteries, and future mobility,” adding, “For the industry’s continued growth and development, systematically fostering outstanding talent is more important than anything else.”

He added, “Ulsan will expand cooperation with local universities to cultivate the specialized workforce that companies need, and will strive to create an industrial and educational ecosystem in which young people can grow within the region.”

Going forward, Ulsan plans to expand cooperation between local universities and companies to strengthen a regional government-industry-academia cooperation system that spans talent development, research and development, corporate support, and on-site industrial demonstration, and to build a virtuous cycle in which talent nurtured in the region leads the innovation and growth of local industry.

To foster the region’s future advanced industries and cultivate semiconductor talent, Ulsan is providing a total of KRW 3.5 billion in municipal funding, including KRW 1 billion for the Ministry of Education’s Semiconductor-Specialized University Support Project and KRW 2.5 billion for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources’ Semiconductor-Specialized Graduate School Support Project, helping to expand the educational and research infrastructure of local universities. End.

Realizing “Ulsan, a Democratic City Where Citizens Are the Masters”

“Ulsan Listens to On-Site Voices on Human Rights Education”

On the 25th, Holds the “Working-Level Advisory Meeting with Human Rights Education Institutions”

Discussing Development of Customized Educational Materials with About 20 Specialized and Related Institutions

Ulsan Metropolitan City announced that it will hold the “Working-Level Advisory Meeting with Human Rights Education Institutions” at 2 p.m. on August 25 in the Citizens’ Hall on the 1st floor of the Ulsan Metropolitan Council.

This meeting was arranged to enhance the effectiveness of education by reflecting the opinions of specialized institutions that have carried out human rights education in local communities in the future development and operation of human rights education materials.

About 20 related institutions will attend the meeting, including human rights education institutions across various fields such as general human rights, disability, youth, women, foreign residents, social welfare, and universities, as well as the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

The main topics of discussion include the direction for developing human rights education materials, improving how human rights education is operated, and ways to spread human rights culture in the region.

Ahead of the meeting, Ulsan conducted a written consultation from August 10 to 20 with the institutions scheduled to attend the meeting. The opinions received will be organized by category and shared on the day of the meeting, and specific improvement measures will be discussed with the attending institutions based on them.

Ulsan plans to comprehensively organize the on-site opinions presented on this day by category in September, use them as basic data for establishing the 2027 human rights education project plan, and reflect them in the production of human rights education materials as well.

A city official said, “Since human rights education is meaningful only when citizens genuinely feel its effects on the ground, we aim to incorporate the expertise of institutions that have directly carried out this education from the early stages of the project,” adding, “We will continue to expand human rights administration based on citizen participation.” End.

Ulsan Agricultural Technology Center

Holds Graduation Ceremony for the 17th Class of the 2026 Ulsan Green Agricultural College

50 Graduates from the Blueberry Department…Growing a Step Further as Professional Farmers

The Ulsan Agricultural Technology Center announced that it will hold the “Graduation Ceremony for the 17th Class of the 2026 Ulsan Green Agricultural College” at 2 p.m. on August 25 in the Agricultural Techonology Center’s main auditorium.

The graduation ceremony will be attended by 50 graduates of the Blueberry Department of the 17th class of the Ulsan Green Agricultural College, along with guests, and will include the presentation of diplomas and certificates of merit, congratulatory remarks, and a commemorative photo session.

The Ulsan Green Agricultural College ran for five months, from April to August. Trainees grew a step further as professional farmers by participating in a curriculum that included theoretical education on blueberry varieties, growth physiology, and management techniques for stable, high-quality production, as well as field trips to outstanding cultivation sites.

At the award ceremony, a total of 19 people will receive awards. Fourteen people will receive perfect attendance awards and two will receive academic excellence awards, while Kim Na-jin will receive the Ulsan Metropolitan City Mayor’s Award, Kim Seong-bae will receive the Rural Development Administration Administrator’s Award, and Kim Esther will receive the Agricultural Technology Center Director’s Award.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center said, “The Ulsan Green Agricultural College, which has produced graduates for the past 16 years, has contributed to the continuous learning of local farmers and the cultivation of professional farmers,” adding, “We will continue to provide systematic education tailored to farmers’ needs to enhance the competitiveness of local agriculture and continuously cultivate professional agricultural personnel.” End.

Ulsan Museum, in Connection with Culture Day,

Expands Operation of “After-work Rest (休) at the Museum”

Program to Launch a Month Earlier Than Originally Planned, Thanks to Citizens’ Enthusiastic Response in the First Half of the Year

Singing Bowl Meditation Experience on the Second Wednesday of Each Month from September to November

Recruiting 30 Participants for the September Session on a First-Come, First-Served Basis from August 26

The Ulsan Museum will expand its operation of “After-work Rest (休) at the Museum,” a healing program for adults such as office workers, thanks to the enthusiastic response from citizens.

The Ulsan Museum announced that it will move up “After-work Rest (休) at the Museum,” a program linked to “Culture Day” that was originally scheduled to run from October, by one month and operate it for three months, from September to November.

“After-work Rest (休) at the Museum” is a hands-on program designed to allow adults, such as busy office workers, to recharge their body and mind at the museum after work.

The first-half program, held from April to July, drew high interest, with the number of applicants reaching twice the recruitment quota. With participants consistently expressing high satisfaction and requests to expand the program, it has become the Ulsan Museum’s signature healing program.

Accordingly, the Ulsan Museum has decided to start the second-half program, which was originally scheduled to run for two months in October and November, in September instead, expanding it to a total of three months.

As in the first half, the second-half program will also be a meditation experience that heals body and mind through the sound and vibration of singing bowls. Under the guidance of a professional instructor, participants will experience a 90-minute session including awakening bodily senses (stretching), observing the breath and mind (meditation), and singing bowl sound meditation (deep relaxation).

The program will be held twice a month, at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., in the Immersive Space of Industrial History Gallery 2 at the Ulsan Museum. Up to 17 adults can participate in each session, for a total of 34 participants per month, and there is no participation fee.

Applications for the September session will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis from 10 a.m. on August 26 to 5 p.m. on September 1 through the “Ulsan Moa” website (https://ulsan.go.kr/y/yes/main.do), the city’s integrated reservation system. Participants for the October and November sessions will likewise be recruited through the Ulsan Moa website at the end of each month.

For further details, please check the Ulsan Museum website (www.ulsan.go.kr/s/museum) or contact the Ulsan Museum Education and Public Relations Team (052-229-4731).

An official from the Ulsan Museum said, “Thanks to the enthusiastic support and requests for expansion that citizens showed for the singing bowl meditation program in the first half of the year, we are able to launch the second-half program starting in September,” adding, “We hope citizens will fill their tired daily lives with new energy through the clear resonance of the singing bowls at the quiet museum after work.”

Ulsan Museum to Screen the Film “Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission” for August’s Culture Day

On the 26th, Free Admission for the First 200 Visitors at the Museum’s 2nd-Floor Auditorium

Reflecting on Cultural and Historical Meaning Through the Story of Those Who Protected the Korean Language

In celebration of August’s Culture Day, the Ulsan Museum will screen the film “Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission” at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, in the museum’s 2nd-floor auditorium.

“Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission” (directed by Eom Yu-na), the film to be screened this time, depicts the story of people who sought to compile a Korean-language dictionary to protect the Korean language and writing during the Japanese colonial period.

Through the process of characters from different walks of life joining forces to create a “Korean dictionary,” the film shows that protecting our language and writing is, in itself, protecting our history and culture.

In particular, as the film deals with the story of people who protected the language and culture of the Korean people, it resonates with the Ulsan Museum’s purpose of examining the traces of our lives and culture through the various historical and cultural heritage items it holds and exhibits.

The screening is expected to be an opportunity for viewers to reflect on the value of the language and writing used in everyday life, as well as to think about the value of cultural heritage.

Admission is free, and viewers can enter starting 20 minutes before the screening begins. Seats are limited to the first 200 visitors and may fill up early.

An official from the Ulsan Museum said, “‘Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission’ is a film that lets us reflect on the history and value contained in the language and writing we usually take for granted,” adding, “We hope this screening will be a meaningful opportunity for citizens to see the value of our culture in a new light and to encounter history and culture together at the museum.”

For further details, please refer to the Ulsan Museum website (www.ulsan.go.kr/s/museum) or contact the Ulsan Museum (☎052-229-4724). End.

Ulsan Museum’s Second-Half 2026 Hands-On Play for Young Children,

“Story Garden Journey to the Museum” to Be Held

Held 22 Times from September 10 to November 26…Applications Accepted from August 27 on a First-Come, First-Served Basis

The Ulsan Museum announced that it will hold the second-half 2026 hands-on play for young children, “Story Garden Journey to the Museum,” a total of 22 times from September 10 to November 26, twice every Thursday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

“Story Garden Journey to the Museum” is a theater-based, convergence-type education program that reinterprets Ulsan’s historical figures and legends at children’s eye level.

In the first half of the year, the program was held 20 times, with 556 children from 10 daycare centers and kindergartens participating to become familiar with local folktales, and it received an enthusiastic response.

Building on this enthusiastic response, the second-half course will also be conducted as a participatory class combining a play based on “the Dokkaebi of Dotjilsan Mountain,” a representative folktale of Ulsan’s Nam-gu, with physical expression activities and a pungmulnori (traditional percussion) experience.

In particular, by taking part in a role-play in which they search for treasure together with the dokkaebi in the play, children will naturally come into contact with Ulsan’s traditional culture and also learn the values of cooperation and inclusion.

The program is intended for children aged 4 to 7, with about 25 participants per session. Applications must be submitted by a group leader representing a daycare center, kindergarten, or similar organization.

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis from 10 a.m. on August 27 to 5 p.m. on September 3 through the Ulsan Moa integrated reservation system (https://ulsan.go.kr/y/yes/main.do).

An official from the Ulsan Museum said, “We used forms of play and children’s theater familiar to kids to present the region’s precious stories in an engaging way,” adding, “We hope this will be a meaningful time for local children to take pride in their hometown’s culture and enjoy playing together with their peers.”

For further details, please contact the Ulsan Museum website (http://www.ulsan.go.kr/museum) or the Ulsan Museum Education and Public Relations Team (☎052-229-4733).

Ulsan Nambu Fire Station

Conducts Fire Safety Education at Association for the Blind Union

Ulsan Nambu Fire Station announced that it will conduct on-site fire safety education at 2 p.m. on August 25 at Welfare Center for the Blind, located in Nam-gu, to raise safety awareness and strengthen response capabilities in the event of fires and other disasters.

This education program was arranged to ensure the safety of visually impaired people, who may have difficulty evacuating in emergencies such as fires.

The training will be conducted for about 20 people, including service users and staff, focusing on customized safety education that can be applied in real situations.

The main content of the training includes how to report a fire to 119 and quickly evacuate, how to use a fire extinguisher, guidance on signing up for and using the 119 Safety Call service, the importance of installing household fire-safety equipment (fire extinguishers and standalone smoke detectors), and how to act in emergencies such as fires.

In particular, to strengthen the safety net for disaster-vulnerable groups, the training will focus on introducing the 119 Safety Call service, which supports prompt rescue and customized dispatch in the event of a fire, and the need to install household fire-safety equipment to reduce damage from house fires.

An official from Nambu Fire Station said, “Since disaster-vulnerable groups, such as the visually impaired, may have difficulty quickly assessing situations and evacuating in the event of a fire, ongoing safety education is more important than anything else,” adding, “We will continue to provide customized fire safety education tailored to different groups so that all citizens can live safely.” End.