G20 Special Education Ministers' Meeting Held via Video Conference... Joint Declaration Adopted

Conducted for 2 Hours via Video
Adoption of Declaration to Overcome Crisis

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye is speaking at the G20 Special Education Ministers' Meeting. (Provided by the Ministry of Education)

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Ministry of Education announced on the 28th that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hae attended the G20 Special Education Ministers' Meeting held via video conference for two hours from 8:30 PM on the 27th. After the meeting, the G20 countries adopted a joint declaration emphasizing international cooperation efforts to overcome the crisis.

Saudi Arabia, the G20 chair country this year, has been holding sector-specific ministerial meetings among member countries via video conference since March to overcome the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is the second G20 Education Ministers' Meeting this year, and the official meeting is scheduled to be held on September 5 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Yoo shared the whole-of-government efforts to ensure uninterrupted education amid the COVID-19 crisis, as well as South Korea's experiences with online school openings and in-person classes. She also explained the Korean government's preparations for future education. In particular, she stated that the current crisis will be used as an opportunity to prepare for future education by guaranteeing education for all students and creating an innovative future education system.

Deputy Prime Minister Yoo proposed, "Let the G20 countries and international organizations collaboratively identify and promote cooperative tasks so that all students worldwide can receive quality education regardless of nationality or wealth."

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