Hyundai Motor's Future Mobility School launches in France, its European debut, with Korean-language materials
Hyundai Motor is taking its Future Mobility School youth program to French schools for the first time in Europe, adding Korean-language instruction.
- approximately 110,000
- more than 2,700
- 565
- 1,400
What Happened
Hyundai Motor has announced it is bringing its Future Mobility School (FMS) youth education program to schools in France, marking its European debut. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Education Center in France at the Embassy of Korea in Paris. Sang-Myung Jung, Director of the Korean Education Center in France, and Sung Kim, President of the Strategy & Planning Division at Hyundai Motor Group, signed the MoU, with diplomatic and corporate officials in attendance. The agreement commemorates the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France and introduces Korean-language educational materials into FMS for the first time.
FMS is an experiential learning program Hyundai Motor developed to help young people understand future mobility technologies and industry transformation. As of the end of 2025, it had grown to more than 2,700 schools and reached approximately 110,000 students worldwide. The company now runs FMS across Asia in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, the Philippines and China, and launched a pilot at the German School Seoul International in September 2025.
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Hyundai Motor expands FMS globally by partnering with UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU).
A pilot FMS program launches at German School Seoul International.
Hyundai Motor signs an MoU with the Korean Education Center in France to launch FMS in France, its European debut.
The MoU aims to give French students opportunities to understand future mobility technologies and industry transformation while creating chances for future generations in Korea and France to connect through mobility innovation. Hyundai Motor says the initiative reflects growing interest in Korean language and culture in France. Combining future mobility education with Korean-language resources lets students build technical understanding and foundational Korean skills, enabling them to better understand Korean technological innovation in the mobility sector.
- In 2026, the Korean Education Center in France received 565 TOPIK applicants, the highest number since the exam began in France in 2005.
- As of 2025, 69 schools in France offered Korean as a foreign language subject, educating approximately 1,800 students.
- The number of elementary, middle and high school students in France learning Korean tripled over the past five years.
- Bordeaux University's Korean language program received 1,400 applications for just 40 available spots.
- The King Sejong Institute in Paris saw more than 900 applicants for its inaugural intake.
Previously from Hyundai
Hyundai Motor has also pursued youth education in Africa. With KOICA it launched 'Hyundai-KOICA NextGen' in Ghana to train 405 local youth and teachers in modern hybrid and EV maintenance skills.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Hyundai's official releases.
Why this matters
The expansion gives French students a way to learn about future mobility technologies while building Korean-language skills at a time when Korean-language education in France is reaching record demand. It extends a worldwide FMS network that already reaches roughly 110,000 students across more than 2,700 schools. Hyundai Motor says the combined curriculum helps students understand Korean technological innovation in the mobility sector.
Terms in This Story
- MoU
- Memorandum of Understanding: a signed document that records an agreement between parties to cooperate, often before a formal contract is drawn up.
- TOPIK
- Test of Proficiency in Korean: a standardized test used to measure the Korean language ability of non-native speakers.
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