Mokpo National Maritime University Hosts Regional National and Public University Presidents' Council Meeting

The "2020 3rd Regional-Centered National and Public University Presidents' Council" was held in the conference room on the 5th floor of the Mokpo National Maritime University Headquarters. (Photo by Mokpo National Maritime University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National Maritime University (President Park Sung-hyun) announced on the 6th that it held the '2020 3rd Regional-Centered National and Public University Presidents' Council' at 2:30 PM on the 5th in the 5th-floor conference room of the university headquarters.

At this meeting, attended by presidents of 15 universities, the Higher Education Policy Officer of the Ministry of Education, and the Secretary-General of the Korean Council for University Education, discussions were held on measures to alleviate the discrepancies in civil servant quotas among national universities. This was in light of the financial difficulties faced by universities due to reduced admission quotas and tuition freezes, which have increased the financial burden caused by the replacement recruitment of university accounting staff.

Additionally, regarding the role of national universities for future education, the meeting specifically reviewed the implementation plans related to the 'Integrated Network of National Universities Centered on Hub National Universities' proposed by the Presidential National Education Council, which had been discussed in the 2nd meeting.

Park Sung-hyun, President of Mokpo National Maritime University, stated, “Despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19, each university is striving to ensure the safety and learning rights of students,” and added, “We will prepare measures to overcome the crisis through building a network based on close cooperation with each university.”

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