Yoo Eun-hye: "Universities Should Reflect the Difficulties of Extracurricular Activities for High School Seniors"

University Has Priority Decision Rights
Negotiations Will Continue

Bucheon Logistics Center, Situation Serious
Many Asymptomatic Cases
Adjustments to Attendance Schedule for All Grades Except 3rd Year High School Students Unavoidable

Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye is attending the 'Government Policy Coordination Meeting' held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Yoo Eun-hye, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, stated that consultations with universities regarding the 2021 academic year college admissions are ongoing.

Deputy Prime Minister Yoo appeared on MBC Radio's Kim Jong-bae's Focus on the 28th and said, "I have previously mentioned that we are in consultation with the Korea Council for University Education," adding, "We understand that universities are also facing difficulties in conducting extracurricular activities, and considering such circumstances, they intend to evaluate students accordingly." She continued, "How to specifically reflect this in the system must be carefully prepared, and since universities have the primary decision-making authority, we are continuing consultations with them."

In Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, where a mass infection occurred at a Coupang logistics warehouse, all grades except for third-year high school students have had their school attendance postponed. Regarding this, Deputy Prime Minister Yoo said, "We are taking this very seriously. In the case of the Bucheon logistics center, over 4,000 people including employees and their family contacts have been tested, and many asymptomatic cases have been identified," adding, "We needed time to adjust according to the epidemiological investigation results, so we took unavoidable measures."

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