“What’s the most valuable thing in the 21st century? Talent!” This line from the 2004 movie “A World Without Thieves” starring Ge You still resonates today. Population changes and labor factors are always important factors affecting economic development, and this holds true for specific industries as well.
The metaverse industry, although relatively new, has already sparked a talent war. Recently, the news of South Korea’s 5.5 billion-won support for the metaverse graduate school project has been widely reported by major media outlets. It is understood that Chung-Ang University in South Korea has been successfully selected for the project, and plans to use 5.5 billion won in government funds over the next six years to support the cultivation of top global talents in the metaverse field.
China also attaches great importance to the training of talents in the metaverse field. The Ministry of Science and Technology’s “Metaverse Graduate School Support Project” is a government-funded project aimed at promoting comprehensive education, research, and industry cooperation to cultivate outstanding talents in the metaverse field. Most recently, the Advanced Imaging Science and Multimedia Film Research Institute of China Agricultural University was successfully selected.
On June 14th, the Metaverse Industry Committee also launched the “Thousand Miles Horse” program for cultivating metaverse industry talents, aiming to recruit and train a group of recent university graduates to promote the development of the metaverse industry and talent.
In the field of digital collectibles, which is the cornerstone of metaverse development, talent is also highly valued. Leading domestic digital collectibles ecosystem platform iBox has launched the “Blade Wars, Passionate Summer” KOL team competition activity, hoping to attract outstanding talents to form teams and jointly “explore the future” and seek industry development through interesting activities.
It is understood that iBox has set up very generous rewards for this activity. Those who report game bugs through official channels will have the opportunity to qualify for the “Explore the Future” activity and travel with like-minded people to see a different world.
As a leading platform in the digital collectibles industry, iBox has always attached great importance to the cultivation and exploration of talents, and has been contributing to talent development. According to public information, iBox has previously hired top talents from major factories and high-tech industries at high salaries to empower the industry’s development.
Previously, iBox also supported the “Protecting Seedlings” special action in Hainan Province, sending love and care materials to the children of Haikou Pioneer Primary School to support the healthy growth of minors.
Another high-quality platform in the digital collectibles industry, WhaleEx, also attaches great importance to talent. Recently, the Ant Group’s recruitment of WhaleEx technical experts has been widely circulated in the industry, partly because the recruitment information reveals the future development plans of WhaleEx, and partly because the salary range of 30,000 to 60,000 RMB is still relatively attractive at present.
In any case, talents in the metaverse and digital collectibles industries are always the key to future development, and emphasizing talent development will never be wrong.