Hana Financial Group has begun recruiting participants for the fifth edition of “Hana Social Venture University,” its flagship entrepreneurship support initiative aimed at fostering young startup founders, the company said Sunday. As part of the initiative, the group entered into a strategic partnership with Kyung Hee University to strengthen regional startup ecosystems. Launched in 2022 in cooperation with the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the program partners with leading universities across the country to provide practice-oriented entrepreneurship education, helping young entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into sustainable businesses while cultivating talent suited to local industries and regional characteristics. The initiative began with 10 universities across five regions, before expanding nationwide to 30 universities the following year, emerging as a notable example of collaboration among the private sector, academia and government. By the end of 2025, a total of 431 startup teams launched through the program were operating steadily, while cumulative job creation had re
