Busan Metropolitan Office of Education to Award 100 Million KRW for Reporting Educational Misconduct

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education building. (Photo by Busan Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will provide whistleblowers who report educational corruption and contribute to improving integrity with a reward of up to 100 million KRW.

The Busan City Council's Education Committee announced on the 21st that it has approved a revised ordinance on "Reward Payment for Reporting Corruption" proposed by the Office of Education.

The Office of Education proposed an amendment to increase the reward from 30 million KRW to 50 million KRW for those who report structural and fundamental corruption and make a groundbreaking contribution to improving integrity.

The City Council's Education Committee deemed it necessary to activate reporting of corruption in the education sector and, considering reward amounts in other regions (Seoul 200 million KRW, Gyeonggi-do 300 million KRW), revised the maximum reward to 100 million KRW before passing the amendment. This ordinance will be implemented from March once approved at the plenary session on the 22nd.

Kim Seok-jun, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "We will eradicate educational corruption and create an honest Busan education system by providing rewards to whistleblowers who courageously report educational corruption."

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