Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongnam Office of Education Join Hands to Support 'Strong Educational Integration in Si-Gun'

Formation of Gyeongnam Education Cooperation Support Council and Practical Support Plans at the Metropolitan Level

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongsangnam-do and the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education are taking the lead in breaking down the barriers between local governments and the Office of Education and solving regional educational issues by holding regional councils for cities, counties, and education support offices within the province.

At the regular meeting of the Gyeongsangnam-do Educational Administration Council held last September, the province and the office agreed to actively strive to discover and support various educational cooperation models, such as enacting ordinances to revitalize village education communities, designating and operating Happy Education Districts, and establishing a permanent integrated education cooperation system at the city and county level.

Based on this agreement, from September to November, demand surveys and regional councils were held targeting cities, counties, and city/county education support offices to gather opinions on discovering educational cooperation projects, difficulties in cooperative tasks, and support measures at the metropolitan level.

In particular, during the regional councils held from November 16 to 23, issues related to the effectiveness of city/county educational administrative councils and difficulties in cooperative governance between cities/counties and education support offices were discussed intensively.

To resolve the difficulties of cities and counties discussed at the councils, the province plans to establish and operate the ‘Gyeongnam Education Cooperation Support Council’ starting next year.

The council will be responsible for establishing a close cooperative system among the province, the provincial office of education, cities/counties, and city/county education support offices regarding educational issues, as well as for practical cooperation and support functions at the metropolitan level.

Min Gisik, head of the Integrated Education Promotion Team of the province, said, “The Integrated Education Promotion Team is producing concrete results through joint projects based on win-win cooperation. Cooperative governance between basic local governments and education support offices is essential for the development of regional education. Next year, we will strive to achieve educational innovation led by the region by resolving regional educational issues through cooperative governance of cities and counties.”

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