The Ulsan Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (CEO Kim Heon-seong, hereinafter referred to as the Ulsan Center) announced that it is recruiting participants for the '2025 Global Inbound Startup Campus', a foreign startup support program, in cooperation with the Korea Productivity Center and major universities in Ulsan.
This program runs for three months, from September to November, and is open to any foreigner residing in the Ulsan area or wishing to start a business. The curriculum consists of OASIS-4 entrepreneurship skills training, one-on-one customized mentoring, a foreign entrepreneurship competition, and follow-up support. It also includes the OASIS course required for obtaining a Technology Entrepreneur Visa (D-8-4), providing practical support for entrepreneurial success.
The detailed course covers all aspects of entrepreneurship, from idea generation to business plan writing, investor relations presentations, and understanding Korean business culture and laws. Furthermore, a startup competition will identify outstanding ideas, with winning teams receiving prize money and opportunities to participate in the Ulsan Center's incubation program.
Ulsan's foreign population has been steadily increasing recently. As of June 2025, the total number of foreign residents in Ulsan reached 28,556. Dong-gu, in particular, saw its population more than double in just three years, increasing from 4,091 in 2022 to 8,828 in 2025. Consequently, the city surpassed the OECD's 5% foreign resident ratio threshold for a multicultural society for the first time, and demand for foreign entrepreneurs is expected to grow further in the future.
In keeping with these changes, the Ulsan Center plans to actively support foreign entrepreneurs in designing competitive business models that leverage Ulsan's industrial strengths.
Ulsan Center CEO Kim Heon-seong said, “This global inbound startup campus will be a significant opportunity for Ulsan to leap forward as a global startup city,” and added, “We will actively support foreign entrepreneurs so that they can grow and settle down within Ulsan’s industrial ecosystem.”
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