Jeonnam Provincial Council Holds 'Student Education Committee Public Debate'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Council's 'Visiting Jeonnam Education Policy Research Group' announced on the 18th that it will hold an online public forum to strengthen college entrance competitiveness and prepare employment measures for specialized high schools.

This public forum, under the theme "Students Become Education Committee Members," is scheduled for the 24th at the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education to directly hear students' educational suggestions and discuss them with education officials.

The forum will be conducted in a format where 10 high school students from the Mokpo area take on the role of education committee members to ask questions, and provincial council members and education office officials respond.

The public forum, moderated by Councilor Lee Hyuk-je, will feature students acting as education committee members asking questions, with answers provided by Councilor Choi Seon-guk (Democratic Party·Mokpo 3), Councilor Choi Hyun-joo (Justice Party·Proportional Representation), Mokpo Education Support Office Director Kim Gap-su, and Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Career and Admission Team Leader Hwang Tae-sik.

Additionally, to prevent COVID-19, the forum will be live-streamed from 4 p.m. via the internet live broadcast system in the Education Committee meeting room on the Provincial Council website and YouTube.

Representative Councilor Lee Hyuk-je stated, "I hope that the content students preparing for college entrance and employment want to convey to the education office will be properly communicated and reflected in policies," adding, "Especially, I hope this will be an opportunity to explore ways to enhance college entrance competitiveness and increase employment rates."

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