‘Move the Korea Military Academy to Nonsan’ Chungnam Officially Launches Campaign to Host KMA

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is officially starting preparations to attract the Korea Military Academy (hereafter, KMA) to Nonsan.

On the 14th, the province announced that it will begin full-scale activities to attract the KMA with the launch of the KMA Attraction Promotion Committee.

The Promotion Committee, which held its launching ceremony on the day, will utilize human networks such as the Chungcheong Alumni Association and the Nonsan City Seoul Alumni Association, as well as various external activities including debates and forums, to promote the necessity of attracting the KMA to Chungnam, expand nationwide public consensus, and serve as a focal point for government-level attraction efforts.

The committee consists of 25 members, including representatives from the Provincial Council and Nonsan City Council, provincial policy advisors, former military personnel, civil society organization leaders, alumni associations, and academic figures. The three co-chairpersons are Lee Pil-young, Deputy Governor of Chungnam Province, and Hwang Myung-seon, Mayor of Nonsan, among others.

Chungnam Governor Yang Seung-jo emphasized, “Chungnam (Nonsan) has the advantage of geographical proximity with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Training Center, and the Defense University, as well as about 30 defense-related industry-academia-research institutions such as the Agency for Defense Development and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.” He added, “Considering these conditions along with the established metropolitan transportation infrastructure, Nonsan is inevitably the optimal location for relocating the KMA.”

He further stated, “The province will ensure that the efforts made so far to attract the KMA, centered on the Promotion Committee, can be materialized.”

Meanwhile, attracting the KMA to the Nonsan area is one of the pledges of the 7th local government administration, and the province has formed and operated an expert advisory group on KMA attraction to conduct research projects.

Additionally, the official announcement to promote the attraction of the KMA was made on July 28 of last year.

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