Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District, Shares 'Songpa Ssaem' Case at Innovation Education Local Government Association Regular General Meeting

Songpa-gu's Own Educational Model 'Songpa Ssem (SSEM)' Announced

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced on the 17th that it shared the excellent case of the Songpa education model ‘Songpa SSEM (Songpa Smart Education Model)’ at the regular general meeting of the ‘Innovative Education Local Government Council’ held at Dobong-gu Office in Seoul on the 16th.

The ‘Innovative Education Local Government Council’ was launched in March 2018 to strengthen cooperation between central and local governments, as well as between general autonomy and educational autonomy, regarding local education policies. Currently, 52 local governments nationwide are participating and active.

At this regular general meeting, a joint cooperation declaration was made with the ‘National Education Council,’ a public-private joint education reform advisory body under the direct control of the president, regarding cooperation plans for establishing a future education system and promoting local educational autonomy and decentralization.

In particular, the event included presentations and sharing of excellent cases among member cities, such as efforts to improve regional educational capacity, considerations on the direction of regional education after COVID-19, and cases of operating innovative education districts.

At this occasion, Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, presented the platform that provides various educational programs covering the entire life cycle from infants to seniors, as well as Songpa-gu’s own education model ‘Songpa SSEM (Songpa Smart Education Model).’

He shared the four main core projects of Songpa SSEM (Person Library, Future Education Center, Instrument Library, Online Education Portal).

▲ The ‘Person Library’ delivers diverse wisdom and knowledge through local figures’ books (360 people including local talents, companies, and experts) ▲ The ‘Future Education Center’ supports advanced technology education such as coding and AI in preparation for the 4th Industrial Revolution era ▲ The ‘Instrument Library’ helps residents freely access and experience musical instruments to develop artistic literacy and aptitude ▲ The ‘Online Education Portal’ connects all educational infrastructure in Songpa-gu through an online network to facilitate easy use, were introduced in detail.

At the regular general meeting, along with Songpa-gu, Osan City and Suwon City presented innovative education policy cases and discussed ways to enhance regional educational capacity together.

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu said, “We developed Songpa SSEM with the idea that the city itself is one big school and campus,” adding, “Going forward, through Songpa SSEM, we will provide customized education necessary throughout the lifelong journey of residents from infants to seniors, nurture talents who will lead the future, and improve the quality of life of residents.”

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