Gwangju Buk-gu Provides College Entrance Scholarships for Out-of-School Youth

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 17th that it has awarded scholarships totaling 6 million won, with 1 million won each, to six out-of-school youths who attended the Out-of-School Youth Support Center and passed the qualification exam to enter university.

This scholarship was prepared to help out-of-school youths from economically disadvantaged families, who have been relatively more marginalized during the COVID-19 situation, to advance to university.

Buk-gu operates the Out-of-School Youth Support Center to provide uninterrupted educational opportunities to out-of-school youths in the region.

Since 2019, it has been selected as a pilot institution for the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education's learning support project for preschool and school dropout students, conducting various programs including compulsory education-level learning and online education.

By supporting learning counseling, job experience, and employment, 258 youths successfully returned to school or entered society last year.

In particular, the qualification exam study class has been operated regularly, resulting in 173 out of 178 out-of-school youths affiliated with the center passing the exam last year.

Moon In, Mayor of Buk-gu, said, “We will actively provide customized learning and career/employment guidance so that out-of-school youths are not excluded from educational welfare.”

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