Education Superintendent Jang Seok-woong Supports Naju Hosting the '4th Generation Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator'

Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education of Jeollanam-do, joined forces with students and parents to attract the '4th Generation Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator' to Naju. Photo by Jeollanam-do Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Superintendent Jang Seok-woong has lent his support to attract the large-scale national project, the ‘4th Generation Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator,’ to Naju.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 7th, Superintendent Jang Seok-woong attended the on-site inspection of the planned site for the synchrotron radiation accelerator conducted by evaluation committee members in Naju City, promoting the necessity of selecting Naju as the host city.

The Office of Education sent three rounds of text messages encouraging participation in the national petition to all staff, and requested cooperation to encourage online signature campaign participation from approximately 390,000 teachers, students, and parents.

They also recommended watching promotional videos for attracting the synchrotron radiation accelerator to the Honam region via YouTube.

As of the previous day, 102,000 people had participated in the Blue House national petition to attract the project to Naju, and as of the 26th of last month, 1.25 million people had participated in the online signature campaign.

The Office of Education analyzed that the number significantly increased as a result of encouraging participation from the Jeonnam education family.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong said, “If the synchrotron radiation accelerator is linked with Honam region universities centered around the Korea Electric Power Corporation University, scheduled to open in 2022 in Bitgaram Innovation City, research capabilities will be enhanced, which is advantageous for the development of future core technologies,” adding, “It will also greatly contribute to regional balanced development and the future education development of Jeonnam.”

The site selection for the ‘4th Generation Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator,’ a project by the Ministry of Science and ICT, has been narrowed down to two locations: Naju City in Jeonnam and Ochang in Chungbuk. Following the on-site inspection on this day, the priority negotiation region is scheduled to be announced on the 8th.

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