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51 Professors from Suncheon National University Declare Support for Preliminary Candidate Jang Man-chae View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 11th, 51 professors including Professor Kwak Jihoon (Dean of the College of Education, Department of Chemistry Education) at the National Suncheon University declared their active support for preliminary candidate Jang Manchae as the next member of the National Assembly for Suncheon.


The Suncheon University professors who declared their support that day introduced, "Preliminary candidate Jang Manchae devoted 24 years to education at Suncheon University and was elected as the 5th president of Suncheon University through a direct election within the university, faithfully serving as president for four years."


They continued, "While serving as president, Candidate Jang secured numerous large-scale national projects such as the World Class University (WCU), the only one among local universities at the time, enhancing the university's capabilities," and emphasized, "He also contributed to raising the university's status by attracting the College of Pharmacy and the Department of Nursing."


They added, "Recognized for such active activities and abilities, preliminary candidate Jang Manchae was selected as 'KAIST Proud Alumnus of the Year' in 2009 and received the '2019 Proud Global Citizen Award' for his contributions to regional cultural development and social contribution."


Along with this, they stated, "Candidate Jang, who was elected as the first popularly elected Superintendent of Education for Jeonnam in 2010, demonstrated outstanding educational achievements during his eight years in office, including minimizing students below basic academic skills, fostering convergence education through creative experiential activities, nurturing creative talents by strengthening reading and discussion classes, and achieving the nation's number one employment rate for specialized high schools for four consecutive years."


Furthermore, they praised, "Candidate Jang Manchae is a figure who has done his best to improve Jeonnam's educational environment by strengthening communication among the educational community including parents, realizing free school meals, and creating a clean educational atmosphere," and boasted, "He personally practiced integrity and fairness, ranking first several times in nationwide evaluations of superintendents' job performance and integrity."


Professor Kwak Jihoon emphasized again, "This Candidate Jang has declared his candidacy for the National Assembly election as a member of the Democratic Party in the upcoming April 15 general election," and said, "Candidate Jang, who set Jeonnam's education right, is a talent nurtured by Suncheon with a political philosophy toward a fair society, passion leading with service and dedication, and strong driving force."



On that day, the professors identified preliminary candidate Jang Manchae as ▲ a talent who accurately understands the diverse culture and arts of the cultural city Suncheon ▲ a new figure who can breathe life into the stagnant Suncheon ▲ a talent who will restore the reputation of the educational city Suncheon ▲ a talent who contemplates Suncheon's future and creates new wealth.


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