Uijeongbu City (Mayor Dong-geun Kim) announced that it will operate a pop-up store called ‘Future Planet 2050’ from January 10 to April 9 at the Uijeongbu Station underground shopping mall, East 6-2, Special E, where youth can experience ‘Future Planet’, a future job experience theme park.
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[Korean Today] Uijeongbu City, Future Planet 2050 pop-up store overview and promotional poster © Reporter Eunyoung Kang |
Under the slogan, “Tomorrow’s Me That I Met Today,” this pop-up store offers an immersive experience program set on the virtual artificial planet Future Planet in 2050. Participants can explore various occupations and technologies with the theme of change and innovation in future society, and naturally experience creativity and problem-solving skills.
The pop-up store’s experiential program focuses on helping participants learn the importance of cooperation and communication while carrying out given tasks. In particular, there are interesting side events such as space flight tests and costume events, and participants are also given generous prizes.
This pop-up store is a preliminary experience space for Future Planet, which is scheduled to open in 2028 on the site of a former oil storage facility next to the Geumohyeon-dong Metropolitan Administrative Town, and is a meaningful opportunity to show citizens the vision of the experience center that will be built in the future.
Future Planet is a space where you can experience about 60 different jobs in 6 fields including space, information technology (IT), energy, bio, and culture, set in a virtual future city in 2050. This facility is designed to help children from the upper grades of elementary school to the first and second grades of middle school develop creative and proactive problem-solving skills.
A Future Planet 2050 official said, “This pop-up store will be a special opportunity for young people to understand new jobs that are emerging or disappearing amidst technological innovation and industrial changes, and to confirm their own potential.”
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[Korean Today] Uijeongbu City, Bird’s-eye view of Future Planet 2050 © Reporter Eunyoung Kang |
Mayor Kim Dong-geun said, “The Future Planet 2050 pop-up store is a special experience that opens up the infinite possibilities of the future society to citizens and youth,” and added, “Uijeongbu City will continue to lead future education and create an environment where youth can foster their dreams and challenges.”
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