Mokpo National University Condemns Movement to Promote Medical School in Southeastern Jeonnam Region

Statement on the Agreement Ceremony for the Promotion of Medical School in the Southeastern Region of Jeonnam

Mokpo National University campus view (Photo by Mokpo National University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National University stated that the establishment of a medical school and university hospital is a 30-year aspiration of both the 700,000 residents of the southwestern region and Mokpo National University itself. On the 13th, the university released a statement regarding the policy agreement ceremony held on the 12th with Yang Jeong-cheol, head of the Democratic Research Institute of the Democratic Party, concerning the establishment of a medical school in the southeastern region of Jeonnam and the reinforcement and expansion of the regional emergency medical center functions.

Mokpo National University lamented, “Numerous signature campaigns have been conducted over time, and it has been a recurring pledge in presidential and parliamentary elections, but the aspiration to establish a medical school at Mokpo National University has rarely been realized.”

They added, “In 2018, the Ministry of Education commissioned the Health and Social Research Institute under the Prime Minister’s Office to conduct a feasibility study on establishing a medical school and university hospital at Mokpo National University,” explaining, “The study results recognized high feasibility, and the establishment of the medical school at Mokpo National University is imminent.”

However, they expressed regret, stating, “Ignoring these policy procedures, the ruling party announced a pledge to attract a medical school to Suncheon based on political engineering interests, causing great shock. On the 29th of last month, the ruling party announced a pledge to attract a medical school to the southeastern region of Jeonnam at a party event, and ultimately, on the 12th, Yang Jeong-cheol, head of the Democratic Research Institute and a key figure in the ruling party, even held a policy agreement ceremony for attracting the medical school to the southeastern region, which caused a great sense of betrayal.”

In particular, they emphasized, “This act can only be seen as the arrogance of the ruling party that mocks the long-standing aspirations and efforts of the 700,000 residents of the southwestern region who desire the establishment of a medical school at Mokpo National University and uses the attraction of the medical school for election purposes.”

The members of Mokpo National University strongly condemned the ruling party’s political maneuvering to promote the medical school in the southeastern region of Jeonnam and strongly urged that the establishment of the medical school and university hospital at Mokpo National University be promptly pursued through proper policy procedures.

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