K League Football Industry Academy: All Alumni Gather for '2026 Career Conference, Campus Day' Successfully Held

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The Korea Professional Football League (KPFL) announced on the 10th that it held the '2026 Football Industry Academy Career Conference: Campus Day' on the 6th at Dream Plus Gangnam, located in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

The Football Industry Academy Career Conference is an event consisting of lectures by current sports industry professionals and networking programs between cohorts. Approximately 100 alumni from the 1st cohort in 2013 to the 25th cohort, which graduated in May of this year, attended.

This event was jointly planned by the League's Education Support Team and the 25th cohort of the Football Industry Academy. It was held under the 'Campus Day' concept to allow participants to recall their university days while preparing for careers in the sports industry. Participants engaged in various programs that recreated university life, from orientation to team projects.

The first session of the day was a sharing session on the current status of the Football Industry Academy. Two teams that demonstrated excellent results in the 25th cohort's practical projects and the SNS team, which operates an official Instagram account, took charge of the presentations. The 'Away Team Regional Exchange Space Business Project' in collaboration with the Incheon club and the 'Youth Career Experience Program' with the Jeonbuk club received high interest and positive responses from participants.

Next, Interbrand Min Eun-jeong (EVP) delivered a special lecture on 'Personal Branding Strategy' and exchanged views with participants on career development. In the subsequent talk show, Football Industry Academy alumni active in the sports industry field participated as panelists. Flapfootball Kang Dong-gyu (CEO) (3rd cohort), Kim Dong-jin, Assistant Manager of KT Sports Marketing Division (17th cohort), and Park Ji-kyung, Professional of JejuSK FC Marketing Team (20th cohort), took the stage to share sports industry trends and career experiences, followed by a question-and-answer session.

The next session was the 'Rotation Networking Program,' which created a space for exchange across cohorts and job functions. The final segment of the event was the Football Industry Academy Slogan Contest. Participants directly planned and presented slogans reflecting the vision and identity of the Football Industry Academy. 'Build Up Your Kareer,' meaning to grow together with the K League and build a career, was ultimately selected.

The League has been operating the Football Industry Academy since 2013, striving to cultivate professional talent, and has graduated a total of 806 alumni to date. Additionally, to ensure continuous exchange and information sharing among alumni, the League operates various programs including the Career Conference.

Meanwhile, the 26th cohort of the Football Industry Academy is scheduled to recruit in July.

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*This content was translated by AI.