Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye Attends Post-Corona Education 'Honam Region Forum'

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye attended the '2nd Regional Forum for the Great Transformation of Post-Corona Education' along with Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Jeonnam Office of Education, and other education officials. Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 21st that it held the '2nd Regional Forum for Post-Corona Education Transformation' at the Suncheon Bay International Wetland Center Conference Hall.

The event was co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, and Suncheon City, attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye, Jeonnam Superintendent of Education Jang Seok-woong, Suncheon Mayor Heo Seok, as well as education officials, local government representatives, and parents.

The event began with 'Suncheon-type Public-Private-Academic Governance Creating Local Educational Autonomy,' followed by a presentation titled 'Suncheon People Raised Together by Schools and Villages in the COVID-19 Era,' and introduced the 'Dongcheon Village Education Curriculum Created Together by the Village and School.'

Attendees shared practical cases of community education cooperation systems emerging due to COVID-19 and had the opportunity to discuss future education policy directions and challenges.

In particular, the presentation of the 'Future-type Educational Autonomy Cooperation District' case in the Suncheon area drew attention.

The 'Future-type Educational Autonomy Cooperation District' is a model deepening the innovative education districts promoted by the Ministry of Education to enhance regional educational capacity. Through a public contest, 11 districts nationwide were selected and are being operated. In Jeonnam, three districts?Suncheon, Gokseong, and Gurye?were selected.

Professor Yang Byung-chan of Kongju National University, who participated in the designated discussion, said, “The practical case of Suncheon’s village education community teaches that when schools and villages form an educational community based on learning, they eventually connect and converge to form the foundation of an educational ecosystem for the entire city.”

Following the case presentations and discussions, a roundtable meeting was held where various opinions from the local education community regarding cooperation methods between the education office and local governments for future education were presented.

Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye stated, “As in the case of Suncheon City, even amid the COVID-19 crisis, local governments, education offices, schools, and villages have created various cooperative cases by mutually coexisting,” adding, “We will actively support so that the local education community can wisely overcome difficult and challenging times and move forward together toward future education.”

Superintendent of Education Jang Seok-woong said, “As seen during this COVID-19 phase, the village can be the safest educational space,” and added, “In that regard, Jeonnam’s educational environment, which is advantageous for caring for and educating each child individually, along with its clean nature, might be a space prepared for future education.”

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